Bittou weather in October

In October, Bittou sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 39 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bittou's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bittou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:54 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bittou reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
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.

Bittou weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°00.111.44.1
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.4
Mar38° / 26°51.111.91.0
Apr38° / 28°224.912.21.0
May36° / 27°479.512.52.0
Jun33° / 25°5910.212.63.3
Jul31° / 24°12017.812.63.7
Aug30° / 23°19923.612.43.5
Sep31° / 23°13115.812.13.9
Oct34° / 24°397.411.73.4
Nov36° / 22°20.411.52.8
Dec34° / 20°0011.43.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35545
45644
55743
65842
75941
86139
96139
106238
116337
126535
136535
146733
156733
166931
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207129
217129
227129
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267129
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307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bittou gets around 39 mm of rain over 7.4 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 23% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
530
630
730
830
930
1029
1129
1228
1327
1426
1526
1625
1724
1823
1922
2021
2120
2219
2318
2417
2516
2614
2713
2812
2911
3010
319

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100008317
200008416
300008416
400008515
500008614
600018514
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900028513
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2012418669
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2213622617
2314724577
2425726546
2535828515
2636929484
27471031443
28581132403
29791233372
308101333332
3110111434302

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:535:47
211.95:535:47
311.95:535:46
411.95:535:45
511.95:535:45
611.85:535:44
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2611.65:565:34
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2911.65:565:33
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.7Bright
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246.0Bright
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266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bittou

In seasonPeak

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

Bittou's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bittou sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is October a good time to visit Bittou?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bittou. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bittou in October

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

In October, Bittou sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bittou in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bittou peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bittou 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 Bittou is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1575 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bittou?

Bittou sits at 11.3°N, 0.3°W, 242 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Bawku, 23 km away.

GomboussougouTenkodogoGarangoDapaong

Topography around Bittou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bittou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m.

The land around Bittou is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), shrubs (31%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
383 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bawku 23 km · Zabré 37 km · Cinkansé 38 km · Sinkassé 38 km · Gomboussougou 54 km · Tenkodogo 59 km · Garango 66 km · Dapaong 71 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Bittou (11.2581°, -0.3061°, elevation 242 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).