Djibo weather in October

In October, Djibo sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Djibo's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Djibo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:01 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
40%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical October day in Djibo reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13625
23625
33625
43625
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How October really feels in Djibo

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.

Djibo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°00.111.36.0
Feb34° / 19°0011.54.0
Mar38° / 23°00.111.91.6
Apr40° / 27°20.912.30.1
May40° / 28°82.512.60.3
Jun37° / 27°24612.81.6
Jul34° / 25°8414.312.72.8
Aug32° / 24°13316.312.53.4
Sep34° / 25°5910.312.13.1
Oct37° / 25°112.811.72.1
Nov36° / 21°0011.32.9
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Djibo gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
217
317
416
515
615
714
813
913
1012
1112
1211
1311
1410
159
169
178
188
197
207
216
225
235
244
254
263
273
283
292
302
312

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123135032
223155129
324165127
435185024
535195122
646205020
757214918
858224816
969234715
10810244513
11911244412
121013244310
13121424419
14141524398
15161624377
16181724356
17211824335
18241823304
19271923284
20301922253
21332021233
22372020212
23402019192
24432019161
25472018141
26501917131
27541816111
2857181591
2961171480
3065161270
3168151160

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
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1810calm
1910calm
209calm
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2510calm
2610calm
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2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:52
211.95:595:51
311.85:595:50
411.85:595:50
511.86:005:49
611.86:005:48
711.86:005:48
811.86:005:47
911.86:005:46
1011.86:005:46
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1311.76:015:44
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2611.66:045:37
2711.56:045:36
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3011.56:055:35
3111.56:055:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Djibo

In seasonPeak

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

Djibo sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Djibo?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Djibo.

What to pack for Djibo in October

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

In October, Djibo sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Djibo 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 Djibo peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Djibo 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 Djibo is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 976 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul21Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec55Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Djibo?

Djibo sits at 14.1°N, 1.6°W, 310 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Bourzanga, 48 km away.

TitaoKoukaAribindaKongoussiOuahigouyaKayaGourcy

Topography around Djibo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djibo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Djibo is covered by grassland (47%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
270 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Bourzanga 48 km · Titao 60 km · Kouka 74 km · Aribinda 83 km · Kongoussi 87 km · Ouahigouya 103 km · Kaya 127 km · Gourcy 127 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 Djibo (14.0986°, -1.6266°, elevation 310 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).