N'dalatando weather in October

In October, N'dalatando sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 77 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 N'dalatando's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see N'dalatando's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:39 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

N'dalatando is city.

Density
90/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in N'dalatando reaches about 28°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 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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N'dalatando weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°10715.112.55.1
Feb29° / 20°10413.612.34.6
Mar29° / 21°19421.812.13.9
Apr29° / 21°23924.311.83.6
May29° / 20°376.311.66.0
Jun29° / 17°10.311.57.4
Jul29° / 16°0011.57.8
Aug28° / 17°51.311.78.0
Sep29° / 18°196.211.96.2
Oct28° / 20°7714.112.25.0
Nov28° / 20°20222.712.44.2
Dec27° / 20°15119.512.54.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23070
33070
42773
52674
62575
72476
82377
92278
102179
111981
121882
131783
141783
151585
161486
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181387
191288
201189
211090
221090
23991
24991
25991
26892
27892
28892
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30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

N'dalatando gets around 77 mm of rain over 14.1 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 46% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
230
330
431
532
632
733
834
935
1036
1138
1239
1340
1442
1543
1645
1746
1848
1949
2051
2152
2254
2355
2457
2559
2660
2762
2864
2966
3068
3170

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1181180
2178210
3175240
4172270
5169300
6166330
7163360
8159400
9156430
10153460
11149501
12146521
13143551
14140581
15137611
16134641
17132661
18129691
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20125731
21123751
22122752
23120772
24119782
25117793
26116794
27115804
28114805
29113806
30113797
31112798

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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316calm

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 5:47 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:475:52
212.15:465:52
312.15:465:52
412.15:455:52
512.15:455:52
612.15:445:52
712.15:445:52
812.15:435:52
912.25:425:51
1012.25:425:51
1112.25:415:51
1212.25:415:52
1312.25:405:52
1412.25:405:52
1512.25:405:52
1612.25:395:52
1712.25:395:52
1812.25:385:52
1912.25:385:52
2012.25:375:52
2112.35:375:52
2212.35:375:52
2312.35:365:52
2412.35:365:52
2512.35:365:53
2612.35:355:53
2712.35:355:53
2812.35:355:53
2912.35:355:53
3012.35:345:54
3112.35:345:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.55 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for N'dalatando

In seasonPeak

None of N'dalatando's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

N'dalatando's rainy season runs March–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 N'dalatando?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit N'dalatando for sightseeing.

What to pack for N'dalatando in October

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

In October, N'dalatando sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in N'dalatando in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in N'dalatando peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in N'dalatando 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 N'dalatando is worst in June — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 21120 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun123Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is N'dalatando?

N'dalatando sits at 9.3°S, 14.9°E, 795 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Golungo Alto, 24 km away.

Cacuso

Topography around N'dalatando

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around N'dalatando has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m around an average of 809 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,527 m.

The land around N'dalatando is covered by grassland (28%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
301 m
16 km
971 m
80 km
1,527 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Golungo Alto 24 km · Lucala 37 km · Dondo 68 km · Bula Atumba 70 km · Calulo 78 km · Cazombo 81 km · Pango Aluquém 82 km · Cacuso 93 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 N'dalatando (-9.2978°, 14.9116°, elevation 795 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).