Diébougou weather in October

In October, Diébougou sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 61 mm of rain across 11.7 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 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Diébougou's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diébougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Diébougou 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 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical October day in Diébougou 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 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Diébougou

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.

Diébougou 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°00.211.44.0
Feb36° / 23°20.511.62.4
Mar38° / 26°102.411.91.2
Apr37° / 27°428.312.21.3
May35° / 26°7212.912.52.2
Jun33° / 24°8014.512.63.3
Jul30° / 23°1532112.63.5
Aug29° / 23°23224.812.43.5
Sep30° / 23°1452012.13.7
Oct33° / 23°6111.711.83.5
Nov35° / 22°4111.53.1
Dec34° / 20°10.111.43.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Diébougou gets around 61 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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
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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 6:05 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:055:59
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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 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Diébougou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Diébougou 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 Diébougou?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Diébougou in October

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

In October, Diébougou sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Diébougou 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 Diébougou peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 18UV 14Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Diébougou 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 Diébougou 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 Diébougou?

Diébougou sits at 11.0°N, 3.2°W, 290 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Dano, 29 km away.

HoundéGaouaJirapaFara DepartmentBoromoBobo-Dioulasso

Topography around Diébougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diébougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 291 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m.

The land around Diébougou is covered by grassland (51%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
329 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Dano 29 km · Houndé 67 km · Gaoua 71 km · Jirapa 76 km · Fara Department 82 km · Boromo 94 km · Bobo-Dioulasso 117 km · 124 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 Diébougou (10.9621°, -3.2497°, elevation 290 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).