October Weather in Mīzan Teferī Ethiopia

Daily high temperatures are around 80°F, rarely falling below 75°F or exceeding 85°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 59°F to 56°F, rarely falling below 52°F or exceeding 61°F.

For reference, on February 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Mīzan Teferī typically range from 58°F to 84°F, while on December 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 54°F to 83°F.

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.

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The month of October in Mīzan Teferī experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 59% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is October 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 43% of the time.

For reference, on April 17, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82%, while on September 13, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 47%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Mīzan Teferī, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 63% and ending it at 51%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 85% on April 28, and its lowest chance is 15% on December 31.

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 Mīzan Teferī is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 5.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.6 inches or falls below 1.9 inches, and ending the month at 4.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.4 inches or falls below 1.4 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 5.4 inches on October 10.

Over the course of October in Mīzan Teferī, 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.

The latest sunrise of the month in Mīzan Teferī is 6:25 AM on October 1 and the earliest sunrise is 1 minute, 21 seconds earlier at 6:24 AM on October 20.

The latest sunset is 6:28 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 11 minutes earlier at 6:17 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Mīzan Teferī during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:23 AM and sets 12 hours, 32 minutes later, at 6:55 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:44 AM and sets 11 hours, 43 minutes later, at 6:27 PM.

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.

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.

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 Mīzan Teferī is gradually increasing during October, rising from 1% to 4% over the course of the month.

For reference, on May 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 10% of the time, while on August 19, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

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 Mīzan Teferī is essentially constant during October, remaining around 2.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 17, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.8 miles per hour, while on May 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.2 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Mīzan Teferī throughout October is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 64% on October 28.

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 Mīzan Teferī 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.

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 Mīzan Teferī are rapidly increasing during October, increasing by 522°F, from 4,932°F to 5,454°F, over the course of the month.

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 Mīzan Teferī is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.8 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Mīzan Teferī are 6.997 deg latitude, 35.589 deg longitude, and 4,649 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Mīzan Teferī contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,430 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,688 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,489 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,608 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Mīzan Teferī is covered by cropland (100%), within 10 miles by cropland (66%) and trees (34%), and within 50 miles by cropland (32%) and trees (30%).