Dano weather in October

In October, Dano sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 51 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 11.8 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 Dano's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:05 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Dano is village in Burkina Faso.

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

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 Dano reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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)
13223
23223
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103323
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How October really feels in Dano

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.

Dano 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° / 20°00.111.44.1
Feb36° / 23°10.411.62.5
Mar38° / 26°7211.91.1
Apr38° / 27°357.112.21.1
May36° / 26°6112.212.52.0
Jun33° / 25°7313.712.63.2
Jul31° / 23°14720.612.63.5
Aug29° / 23°22724.712.43.4
Sep30° / 23°13919.212.13.7
Oct33° / 23°519.911.83.4
Nov35° / 22°30.811.52.9
Dec34° / 20°10.111.43.8

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 (%)
15842
26040
36040
46238
56238
66337
76337
86535
96535
106535
116535
126535
136634
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dano gets around 51 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
247
346
445
544
643
742
841
940
1039
1138
1237
1336
1435
1534
1633
1732
1830
1929
2028
2127
2225
2324
2423
2521
2620
2719
2817
2916
3015
3114

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10001936
20001936
30001936
40002935
50002935
60003925
70004915
80005905
90006895
100017875
110018874
120019864
1300211834
1400212824
1501314784
1601415764
1701417744
1801519714
1901621684
2002722663
2102824633
22131025583
23131127562
24141228532
25251329492
26361430461
27461631421
28571732381
29681833351
30891933310
311092033280

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 8 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
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:045:58
211.96:045:58
311.96:045:57
411.96:045:56
511.96:045:56
611.86:045:55
711.86:045:55
811.86:045:54
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3111.66:085:44

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dano

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dano sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Dano?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dano in October

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

In October, Dano sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dano 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 Dano peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dano 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 Dano is worst in February — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1563 µg/m³Aug 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar54Poor
Apr42Poor
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dano?

Dano sits at 11.1°N, 3.1°W, 285 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Diébougou, 29 km away.

Fara DepartmentHoundéBoromoJirapaGaouaLéo

Topography around Dano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 303 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Dano is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), shrubs (31%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
305 m
80 km
327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Diébougou 29 km · Fara Department 53 km · Houndé 64 km · Boromo 68 km · Jirapa 78 km · Gaoua 92 km · 97 km · Léo 104 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 Dano (11.1464°, -3.0578°, elevation 285 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).