Zabré weather in October

In October, Zabré sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 44 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 11.7 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 43% 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 Zabré's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zabré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:55 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

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

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.

Zabré 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
Jan33° / 20°00.111.44.4
Feb36° / 23°10.411.62.6
Mar38° / 26°51.511.91.1
Apr38° / 28°275.812.21.1
May36° / 27°5010.212.52.1
Jun33° / 25°661212.63.3
Jul30° / 24°13920.212.63.6
Aug29° / 23°2242512.43.4
Sep30° / 23°1411812.13.8
Oct33° / 23°448.411.73.6
Nov35° / 22°30.411.53.1
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25743
35842
45941
55941
66040
76139
86238
96337
106337
116436
126436
136535
146535
156733
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207030
217030
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317030

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Zabré gets around 44 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 41% 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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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200008119
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2212519658
2312521647
2423623606
2523725585
2634827535
2744929504
28551130473
29661231433
30771332392
31971432352

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
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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 5:54 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:545:49
211.95:545:48
311.95:545:47
411.95:545:47
511.95:545:46
611.85:545:45
711.85:555:45
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3011.65:585:34
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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 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Zabré

In seasonPeak

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

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

Zabré 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 Zabré?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zabré in October

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

In October, Zabré sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zabré 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 Zabré peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 13Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zabré 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 Zabré 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 Zabré?

Zabré sits at 11.2°N, 0.6°W, 259 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Gomboussougou, 31 km away.

BolgatangaNavrongoBéguédoGarango

Topography around Zabré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zabré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m.

The land around Zabré is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
365 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Gomboussougou 31 km · Bittou 37 km · Bawku 45 km · Bolgatanga 50 km · 56 km · Navrongo 59 km · Béguédo 67 km · Garango 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 Zabré (11.1825°, -0.6322°, elevation 259 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).