Ippy weather in October

In October, Ippy sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 202 mm of rain across 25.8 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 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 Ippy's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ippy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
202 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:24 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Ippy is place in Ouaka, 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 Ippy 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 2°C cooler than November.

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

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.

Ippy 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° / 20°30.811.73.4
Feb36° / 22°112.711.82.6
Mar35° / 23°6511122.6
Apr33° / 23°11816.912.13.1
May31° / 22°14420.812.33.4
Jun30° / 22°12721.412.43.7
Jul29° / 21°1502312.33.8
Aug29° / 21°17924.812.23.6
Sep29° / 21°19025123.3
Oct30° / 21°20225.811.93.3
Nov32° / 21°558.811.74.2
Dec33° / 20°4111.64.1

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 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
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92476
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112476
122377
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212773
222773
232872
242872
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263070
273169
283169
293367
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ippy gets around 202 mm of rain over 25.8 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 81% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
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685
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1185
1285
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1984
2084
2183
2282
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2480
2578
2677
2775
2873
2971
3069
3166

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1004060
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3003961
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7003763
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11003664
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25013861
26023959
27023959
28024058
29134155
30134254
31134254

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 5 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 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 5:26 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:265:22
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311.95:255:21
411.95:255:21
511.95:255:21
611.95:255:20
711.95:255:20
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.3Bright
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ippy

In seasonPeak

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

Ippy's rainy season runs April–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 Ippy?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ippy.

What to pack for Ippy in October

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

In October, Ippy 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 Ippy 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 Ippy peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 18UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ippy 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 Ippy is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 2362 µg/m³Sep 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar38Poor
Apr22Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ippy?

Ippy sits at 6.3°N, 21.2°E, 596 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bambari, 82 km away.

BambariBriaAlindaoKouangoGbadoliteDekoaKaga-BandoroBangassou

Topography around Ippy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ippy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 592 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Ippy is covered by shrubs (51%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Bambari 82 km · Bria 90 km · Alindao 138 km · Kouango 199 km · Gbadolite 223 km · Dekoa 237 km · Kaga-Bandoro 239 km · Bangassou 245 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 Ippy (6.2679°, 21.2247°, elevation 596 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).