Gomboussougou weather in October

In October, Gomboussougou sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 39 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 46% 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 Gomboussougou's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gomboussougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:56 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 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 Gomboussougou 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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How October really feels in Gomboussougou

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.

Gomboussougou weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.6
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.8
Mar38° / 26°41.211.91.2
Apr38° / 28°224.512.21.0
May36° / 27°419.112.51.9
Jun33° / 25°591112.73.2
Jul31° / 24°13019.212.63.6
Aug30° / 23°2132412.43.4
Sep31° / 23°12515.912.13.9
Oct34° / 24°397.811.73.4
Nov35° / 22°20.311.52.9
Dec34° / 20°0011.34.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% 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
46040
56238
66238
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126535
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gomboussougou gets around 39 mm of rain over 7.8 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 24% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
334
434
534
633
733
832
931
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1130
1229
1328
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1526
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1724
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2120
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3011
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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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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200008119
300008218
400018217
500018316
600018415
700018415
800028414
900028414
1000038413
1100048313
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1300168112
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15011107711
16012117610
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1901318699
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2112522637
2212624616
2313726585
2423828545
2534930504
26341131473
27551233433
28661334392
29771435352
30971635321
311181735281

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
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288calm
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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 5:55 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:555:49
211.95:555:48
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411.95:555:47
511.95:555:47
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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 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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276.0Bright
286.0Bright
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306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gomboussougou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gomboussougou 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 Gomboussougou?

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
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gomboussougou in October

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

In October, Gomboussougou sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gomboussougou 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 Gomboussougou peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gomboussougou 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 Gomboussougou is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1576 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gomboussougou?

Gomboussougou sits at 11.4°N, 0.8°W, 270 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Zabré, 31 km away.

BittouTenkodogoNavrongo

Topography around Gomboussougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gomboussougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m.

The land around Gomboussougou is covered by shrubs (34%), grassland (30%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
153 m
80 km
311 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Zabré 31 km · Béguédo 40 km · Manga 42 km · Garango 48 km · 50 km · Bittou 54 km · Tenkodogo 59 km · Navrongo 69 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 Gomboussougou (11.4261°, -0.7728°, elevation 270 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).