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October Weather in Yirga ‘Alem Ethiopia

Daily high temperatures are around 76°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 81°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 58°F to 56°F, rarely falling below 52°F or exceeding 60°F.

For reference, on March 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Yirga ‘Alem typically range from 58°F to 86°F, while on December 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from 54°F to 80°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Yirga ‘Alem

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovcoolcoolcomfortablewarmcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of October in Yirga ‘Alem experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 69% to 63%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 70% on October 8.

The clearest day of the month is October 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 37% of the time.

For reference, on April 18, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82%, while on December 26, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 46%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovDec 2646%Dec 2646%Oct 131%Oct 131%Oct 3137%Oct 3137%Oct 1131%Oct 1131%Oct 2133%Oct 2133%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Yirga ‘Alem, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 51% and ending it at 30%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 67% on May 1, and its lowest chance is 7% on December 29.

Probability of Precipitation in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Probability of Precipitation in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%55%55%60%60%SepNovOct 151%Oct 151%Oct 3130%Oct 3130%Oct 1148%Oct 1148%Oct 2141%Oct 2141%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Yirga ‘Alem is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 4.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.7 inches or falls below 1.1 inches, and ending the month at 2.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.2 inches or falls below 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in Yirga ‘Alem

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October in Yirga ‘Alem, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 11 hours, 53 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 12 hours, 3 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October in Yirga ‘Alem

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Yirga ‘Alem is 6:14 AM on October 1 and the earliest sunrise is 1 minute, 28 seconds earlier at 6:12 AM on October 19.

The latest sunset is 6:17 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 11 minutes earlier at 6:06 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Yirga ‘Alem during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:12 AM and sets 12 hours, 31 minutes later, at 6:43 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:32 AM and sets 11 hours, 44 minutes later, at 6:16 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov6:12 AM6:12 AMOct 196:09 PMOct 196:09 PM6:14 AM6:14 AMOct 16:17 PMOct 16:17 PM6:13 AM6:13 AMOct 316:06 PMOct 316:06 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov001010202020303040405050506060708000010102020303030404050506060607080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 34:56 AMSep 34:56 AMSep 185:35 AMSep 185:35 AMOct 29:50 PMOct 29:50 PMOct 172:27 PMOct 172:27 PMNov 13:48 PMNov 13:48 PMNov 1612:29 AMNov 1612:29 AM6:27 AM6:27 AM6:54 PM6:54 PM6:00 PM6:00 PM6:22 AM6:22 AM5:50 AM5:50 AM6:07 PM6:07 PM6:11 PM6:11 PM6:52 AM6:52 AM5:56 AM5:56 AM6:01 PM6:01 PM5:40 PM5:40 PM6:33 AM6:33 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
2%5:08 AME5:31 PMW-11:20 AMS252,155 mi
2
0%5:50 AME6:07 PMW-11:58 AMS252,557 mi
3
0%6:31 AME6:43 PMW-12:37 PMS252,529 mi
4
2%7:14 AMESE7:21 PMWSW-1:17 PMS252,066 mi
5
6%7:58 AMESE8:02 PMWSW-1:59 PMS251,147 mi
6
12%8:45 AMESE8:46 PMWSW-2:44 PMS249,735 mi
7
19%9:35 AMESE9:34 PMWSW-3:34 PMS247,794 mi
8
28%10:29 AMESE10:26 PMWSW-4:27 PMS245,308 mi
9
38%11:24 AMESE11:21 PMWSW-5:23 PMS242,300 mi
10
50%12:20 PMESE--6:20 PMS238,850 mi
11
60%-12:19 AMWSW1:15 PMESE7:17 PMS235,117 mi
12
71%-1:17 AMWSW2:08 PMESE8:12 PMS231,334 mi
13
81%-2:14 AMWSW2:59 PMESE9:05 PMS227,802 mi
14
89%-3:10 AMWSW3:47 PME9:56 PMS224,857 mi
15
96%-4:04 AMW4:34 PME10:46 PMS222,823 mi
16
99%-4:59 AMW5:22 PME11:37 PMS221,956 mi
17
100%-5:55 AMW6:11 PMENE--
18
100%-6:52 AMWNW7:03 PMENE12:30 AMN222,389 mi
19
97%-7:52 AMWNW7:59 PMENE1:26 AMN224,097 mi
20
91%-8:55 AMWNW8:57 PMENE2:25 AMN226,900 mi
21
83%-9:58 AMWNW9:58 PMENE3:27 AMN230,491 mi
22
73%-10:59 AMWNW10:58 PMENE4:29 AMN234,501 mi
23
63%-11:56 AMWNW11:55 PMENE5:28 AMN238,558 mi
24
50%-12:48 PMWNW-6:23 AMN242,350 mi
25
42%12:49 AMENE1:34 PMWNW-7:13 AMN245,653 mi
26
32%1:38 AMENE2:16 PMWNW-7:58 AMN248,327 mi
27
23%2:23 AMENE2:55 PMW-8:40 AMN250,313 mi
28
15%3:07 AME3:32 PMW-9:20 AMS251,611 mi
29
9%3:48 AME4:08 PMW-9:58 AMS252,265 mi
30
4%4:30 AME4:44 PMW-10:37 AMS252,345 mi
31
1%5:12 AME5:21 PMWSW-11:16 AMS251,930 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Yirga ‘Alem is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 160%Oct 160%Oct 10%Oct 10%Oct 310%Oct 310%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Yirga ‘Alem is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 3.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on July 31, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.3 miles per hour, while on October 6, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.4 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during October is 3.4 miles per hour on October 6.

Average Wind Speed in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Average Wind Speed in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mphSepNovOct 63.4 mphOct 63.4 mphOct 313.8 mphOct 313.8 mphOct 213.6 mphOct 213.6 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Yirga ‘Alem during October is predominantly out of the south from October 1 to October 7 and the east from October 7 to October 31.

Wind Direction in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Wind Direction in October in Yirga ‘AlemSEOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Yirga ‘Alem are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov100%Oct 16100%Oct 16coldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Yirga ‘Alem are rapidly increasing during October, increasing by 475°F, from 4,716°F to 5,191°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Growing Degree Days in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031314,500°F4,500°F4,600°F4,600°F4,700°F4,700°F4,800°F4,800°F4,900°F4,900°F5,000°F5,000°F5,100°F5,100°F5,200°F5,200°F5,300°F5,300°F5,400°F5,400°FSepNovOct 14,716°FOct 14,716°FOct 315,191°FOct 315,191°FOct 114,874°FOct 114,874°FOct 215,033°FOct 215,033°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Yirga ‘Alem is gradually increasing during October, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 5.7 kWh to 6.3 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Yirga ‘Alem

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Yirga ‘AlemOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhSepNovOct 15.7 kWhOct 15.7 kWhOct 316.3 kWhOct 316.3 kWhOct 115.9 kWhOct 115.9 kWhOct 216.1 kWhOct 216.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Yirga ‘Alem are 6.750 deg latitude, 38.417 deg longitude, and 5,833 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Yirga ‘Alem contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 531 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,777 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (4,862 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,317 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Yirga ‘Alem is covered by cropland (100%), within 10 miles by cropland (100%), and within 50 miles by cropland (62%) and grassland (14%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Yirga ‘Alem, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Yirga ‘Alem is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Yirga ‘Alem, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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