Alindao weather in October

In October, Alindao sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 199 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Alindao's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alindao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:24 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Alindao is human settlement of Central African Republic.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Alindao reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Alindao

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.

Alindao weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°112.411.73.6
Feb35° / 22°255.311.82.9
Mar34° / 23°9213.9122.8
Apr32° / 23°13517.512.13.2
May31° / 22°13820.112.23.5
Jun30° / 22°1132012.33.8
Jul29° / 21°14221.712.33.9
Aug29° / 21°17624.612.23.5
Sep30° / 21°17325.7123.2
Oct30° / 21°19926.111.93.2
Nov31° / 21°831411.83.9
Dec33° / 21°143.111.74.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Alindao gets around 199 mm of rain over 26.1 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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201981
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:255:23
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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 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Alindao

In seasonPeak

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

Alindao's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Alindao?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alindao.

What to pack for Alindao in October

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

In October, Alindao sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alindao in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alindao peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 19UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Alindao 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 Alindao is worst in February — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.6× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 1268 µg/m³Sep 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr21Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov25Moderate
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Alindao?

Alindao sits at 5.0°N, 21.2°E, 441 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Gbadolite, 86 km away.

GbadoliteBambariIppyKouangoBangassouBriaBusingaSibut

Topography around Alindao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alindao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m.

The land around Alindao is covered by trees (63%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
330 m
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October weather nearby: Gbadolite 86 km · Bambari 101 km · Ippy 138 km · Kouango 138 km · Bangassou 181 km · Bria 189 km · Businga 191 km · Sibut 249 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

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 Alindao (5.0267°, 21.2088°, elevation 441 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).