Bégoua weather in October

In October, Bégoua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 212 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 7% 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 Bégoua's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bégoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 212 mm; 26.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:34 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

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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 Bégoua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

How October really feels in Bégoua

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bégoua weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	11	2.2	11.8	3.8
Feb	34° / 22°	24	4.8	11.9	3.1
Mar	33° / 23°	91	13.3	12	3.0
Apr	32° / 23°	119	16.6	12.1	3.2
May	31° / 23°	123	17.9	12.2	3.5
Jun	30° / 23°	103	17.4	12.3	4.0
Jul	29° / 22°	137	21.3	12.2	3.9
Aug	29° / 22°	190	25.6	12.1	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	198	25.8	12	3.2
Oct	30° / 22°	212	26.3	11.9	3.2
Nov	31° / 22°	103	15.2	11.8	3.9
Dec	32° / 21°	17	3	11.7	4.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	25	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28
Cloudier (%)	75	75	75	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	73	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	27	73
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bégoua gets around 212 mm of rain over 26.3 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 85% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	81	81	80	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	79

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Oppressive (%)	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 5:36 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34
Sunset (PM)	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:36	5:34
2	12.0	5:36	5:33
3	12.0	5:36	5:33
4	11.9	5:35	5:32
5	11.9	5:35	5:32
6	11.9	5:35	5:32
7	11.9	5:35	5:31
8	11.9	5:35	5:31
9	11.9	5:35	5:30
10	11.9	5:34	5:30
11	11.9	5:34	5:30
12	11.9	5:34	5:29
13	11.9	5:34	5:29
14	11.9	5:34	5:29
15	11.9	5:34	5:28
16	11.9	5:34	5:28
17	11.9	5:34	5:28
18	11.9	5:34	5:27
19	11.9	5:34	5:27
20	11.9	5:34	5:27
21	11.9	5:34	5:27
22	11.9	5:34	5:26
23	11.9	5:34	5:26
24	11.9	5:34	5:26
25	11.9	5:34	5:26
26	11.9	5:34	5:25
27	11.9	5:34	5:25
28	11.9	5:34	5:25
29	11.9	5:34	5:25
30	11.8	5:34	5:25
31	11.8	5:34	5:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
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24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bégoua

In seasonPeak

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

Bégoua's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Bégoua?

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 Bégoua.

What to pack for Bégoua in October

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

In October, Bégoua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bégoua 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 Bégoua peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	13	13	11	10	10	13	11	13	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Bégoua 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 Bégoua is worst in January — around 142 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.1× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	142	97	44	26	19	20	19	16	14	18	38	123
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	142	Unhealthy
Feb	97	Unhealthy
Mar	44	Poor
Apr	26	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	38	Poor
Dec	123	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bégoua?

Bégoua sits at 4.5°N, 18.5°E, 410 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bangui, 11 km away.

Topography around Bégoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bégoua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m.

The land around Bégoua is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), grassland (32%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

254 m

artificial surfaces 38%

16 km

329 m

trees 43%

80 km

399 m

trees 64%

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← September Bégoua year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Bangui 11 km · Zongo 14 km · Bimbo 26 km · Boali 59 km · Bobangui 65 km · Mbaïki 89 km · Libenge 90 km · Bossembélé 133 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 Bégoua (4.4544°, 18.5347°, elevation 410 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	27	73
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	27	73
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	27	73
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94