Dundo weather in October

In October, Dundo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 170 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dundo's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dundo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
170 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:17 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dundo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Dundo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 2 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dundo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°16923.212.43.7
Feb29° / 21°14720.312.23.6
Mar29° / 21°19024.6123.4
Apr30° / 21°17821.911.83.5
May32° / 20°366.811.74.5
Jun33° / 18°40.811.64.6
Jul33° / 18°10.211.64.4
Aug32° / 20°31611.84.2
Sep31° / 21°10616.9123.8
Oct29° / 20°17024.412.23.4
Nov28° / 20°20726.712.33.3
Dec28° / 20°21226.112.43.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33070
43070
52872
62872
72773
82773
92674
102674
112476
122476
132377
142278
152278
162278
172179
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192179
202080
212080
221981
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251882
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271783
281783
291684
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dundo gets around 170 mm of rain over 24.4 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 79% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
171
272
373
474
575
676
777
877
978
1078
1179
1279
1379
1479
1580
1680
1780
1880
1980
2081
2181
2281
2381
2482
2582
2683
2783
2884
2984
3085
3185

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
117722
217623
317425
417326
517227
617128
716930
816831
916732
1016534
1116435
1216336
1316237
1406337
1506238
1606238
1706238
1806139
1906139
2006139
2106139
2206139
2306139
2406139
2506139
2606139
2706139
2806238
2906238
3006238
3106238

Wind in October

Winds average 5 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
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:245:28
212.15:235:28
312.15:235:27
412.15:225:27
512.15:225:27
612.15:215:27
712.15:215:27
812.15:205:27
912.15:205:27
1012.15:195:27
1112.15:195:27
1212.15:185:27
1312.15:185:27
1412.25:185:27
1512.25:175:27
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1712.25:165:27
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2012.25:155:27
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2712.25:135:27
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2912.25:135:28
3012.35:135:28
3112.35:135:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dundo

In seasonPeak

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

Dundo's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Dundo?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dundo.

What to pack for Dundo in October

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

In October, Dundo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dundo 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 Dundo peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 13UV 15Aug 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Dundo 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 Dundo is worst in June — around 186 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 18.6× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJun 20178 µg/m³Nov 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May64Unhealthy
Jun186Very unhealthy
Jul142Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep32Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dundo?

Dundo sits at 7.4°S, 20.8°E, 733 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Chitato, 12 km away.

TshikapaLucapaCuiloLueboKanangaSaurimo

Topography around Dundo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dundo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 705 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m.

The land around Dundo is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (36%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
483 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Chitato 12 km · Cassanguidi 55 km · Tshikapa 106 km · Lucapa 117 km · Cuilo 172 km · Luebo 234 km · Kananga 241 km · Saurimo 259 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 Dundo (-7.3664°, 20.8156°, elevation 733 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).