Balombo weather in October

In October, Balombo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 205 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Balombo's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
205 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:38 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Balombo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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32815
42815
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212716
222616
232616
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292616
302616
312616

Balombo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°17119.712.65.1
Feb25° / 16°16717.412.45.1
Mar25° / 16°23923.912.14.4
Apr26° / 16°11516.411.75.6
May27° / 14°61.311.48.3
Jun27° / 12°0011.38.9
Jul28° / 12°0011.38.4
Aug30° / 13°30.711.66.9
Sep30° / 14°458.711.95.6
Oct27° / 16°20525.912.34.2
Nov25° / 16°26826.812.64.0
Dec24° / 16°22423.212.74.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26634
36436
46337
56139
65941
75743
85545
95347
105149
114753
124555
134357
144159
153961
163763
173565
183268
193169
202971
212773
222575
232377
242278
252179
261981
271882
281783
291684
301585
311486

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Balombo gets around 205 mm of rain over 25.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
263
364
466
567
669
771
872
974
1076
1178
1279
1381
1483
1584
1686
1787
1888
1990
2091
2192
2293
2394
2494
2595
2695
2796
2896
2996
3096
3196

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11347400
21245430
31144450
41042480
5940510
6938530
7836560
8734590
9731620
10629650
11527680
12525700
13423730
14421750
15319771
16318781
17216811
18214831
19113851
20111871
21110881
2219891
2308911
2407921
2507921
2606931
2706931
2805932
2905932
3005932
3105932

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:475:53
212.15:465:53
312.15:455:53
412.15:455:53
512.25:445:53
612.25:435:53
712.25:435:53
812.25:425:53
912.25:415:54
1012.25:415:54
1112.25:405:54
1212.25:405:54
1312.25:395:54
1412.35:395:54
1512.35:385:54
1612.35:385:54
1712.35:375:54
1812.35:375:55
1912.35:365:55
2012.35:365:55
2112.35:355:55
2212.35:355:55
2312.45:345:56
2412.45:345:56
2512.45:335:56
2612.45:335:56
2712.45:335:57
2812.45:325:57
2912.45:325:57
3012.45:325:57
3112.45:315:58

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
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175.8Bright
185.7Bright
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215.7Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Balombo

In seasonPeak

In October, Balombo sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Balombo's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Balombo?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Balombo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balombo in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Balombo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Balombo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balombo peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Aug 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Balombo in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Balombo is worst in August — around 114 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.5× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 10113 µg/m³Dec 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul109Unhealthy
Aug114Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Balombo?

Balombo sits at 12.4°S, 14.8°E, 1,203 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Chindumbo, 56 km away.

Alto Hama

Topography around Balombo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balombo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,197 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,995 m.

The land around Balombo is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, trees (31%), cropland (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%), grassland (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
1,436 m
80 km
1,995 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Chindumbo 56 km · Londuimbali 61 km · Bocoio 70 km · Cubal do Lumbo 70 km · Ucuma 74 km · Ganda 75 km · Longonjo 80 km · Alto Hama 86 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,129
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
26.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 413
Religion
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Balombo (-12.3543°, 14.7723°, elevation 1,203 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).