Nouna weather in October

In October, Nouna sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 31 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Nouna's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nouna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Nouna is town 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 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nouna reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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

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.

Nouna weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°00.111.34.8
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.9
Mar39° / 25°10.511.90.9
Apr40° / 27°133.312.30.2
May39° / 28°277.312.60.7
Jun36° / 26°5711.512.72.1
Jul32° / 24°14618.812.73.1
Aug31° / 23°21122.612.43.3
Sep32° / 24°1201612.13.5
Oct35° / 24°316.411.72.7
Nov36° / 21°00.211.42.7
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56535
66535
76535
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297129
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317228

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Nouna gets around 31 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
234
333
432
531
631
730
830
929
1028
1128
1227
1326
1425
1523
1622
1721
1819
1918
2016
2115
2213
2312
2411
259
268
277
287
296
305
315

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10019828
200110818
300112807
400214786
501216765
601317745
701319734
801421704
901423684
1011525653
1112627613
1212728593
1313830553
1413931542
15141032512
16251233472
17251334432
18361435402
19471536372
20581636341
21691736301
227101836271
239111836251
2411121935221
2513141934201
2616152033170
2718162031150
2821162029130
2925172027110
3028181925100
313218192380

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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
157calm
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288calm
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318calm

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 6:08 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:01
211.96:086:00
311.96:086:00
411.96:085:59
511.86:085:58
611.86:085:58
711.86:085:57
811.86:085:56
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3111.56:135:45

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
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76.1Intense
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96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
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276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Nouna

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nouna sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
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Apr
May
Jun
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Dec

Is October a good time to visit Nouna?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nouna.

What to pack for Nouna in October

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

In October, Nouna sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nouna 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 Nouna peaks around March 16 at about 13 (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 16UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nouna 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 Nouna is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 964 µg/m³Aug 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nouna?

Nouna sits at 12.7°N, 3.9°W, 277 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Pa, 12 km away.

DédougouSolenzoTouganBamaTomaYorossoKouri

Topography around Nouna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nouna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 272 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Nouna is covered by cropland (35%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (38%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
262 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
October weather nearby: Pa 12 km · Dédougou 53 km · Solenzo 66 km · Tougan 94 km · Bama 97 km · Toma 105 km · Yorosso 107 km · Kouri 119 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 Nouna (12.7294°, -3.863°, elevation 277 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).