Dekoa weather in October

In October, Dekoa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 188 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 8% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dekoa's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dekoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
188 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:33 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dekoa is human settlement.

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 Dekoa 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 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with 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 Dekoa

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.

Dekoa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°10.311.73.6
Feb36° / 22°61.711.82.6
Mar35° / 24°469.8122.4
Apr33° / 24°8713.412.13.0
May31° / 23°12317.912.33.5
Jun30° / 22°13621.312.43.7
Jul29° / 21°22425.912.33.5
Aug29° / 21°25628.212.23.3
Sep29° / 21°22026.2123.2
Oct30° / 21°18825.611.93.2
Nov32° / 21°488.311.74.2
Dec33° / 19°30.711.64.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42674
52674
62674
72773
82773
92773
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162674
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182674
192773
202773
212872
222872
232872
242971
253070
263169
273169
283367
293466
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dekoa gets around 188 mm of rain over 25.6 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 82% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
487
587
687
787
887
987
1087
1187
1286
1386
1486
1585
1685
1784
1884
1983
2082
2181
2280
2379
2478
2576
2675
2773
2871
2969
3067
3165

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 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1002971
2002971
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6002872
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10002872
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21002971
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23012970
24013069
25013069
26023068
27023167
28033265
29033265
30043363
31143461

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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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305calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:345:31
211.95:345:31
311.95:345:30
411.95:345:30
511.95:345:29
611.95:345:29
711.95:345:28
811.95:335:28
911.95:335:27
1011.95:335:27
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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 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dekoa

In seasonPeak

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

Dekoa's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dekoa sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Dekoa?

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
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dekoa.

What to pack for Dekoa in October

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

In October, Dekoa 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 Dekoa 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 Dekoa peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 21UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dekoa 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 Dekoa is worst in February — around 130 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.4× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 14121 µg/m³Sep 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb130Unhealthy
Mar44Poor
Apr24Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dekoa?

Dekoa sits at 6.3°N, 19.1°E, 546 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Sibut, 67 km away.

BoucaBatangafoKaboKouangoBossangoaBambari

Topography around Dekoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dekoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 546 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m.

The land around Dekoa is covered by shrubs (68%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and shrubs (49%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
284 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Sibut 67 km · Kaga-Bandoro 75 km · Bouca 91 km · Batangafo 140 km · Kabo 161 km · Kouango 177 km · Bossangoa 180 km · Bambari 187 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 Dekoa (6.3223°, 19.0792°, elevation 546 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).