Ndélé weather in October

In October, Ndélé sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 148 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ndélé's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndélé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:28 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Ndélé is market town in the 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ndélé reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23122
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How October really feels in Ndélé

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.

Ndélé 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
Jan36° / 19°0011.62.9
Feb37° / 21°10.311.71.6
Mar38° / 24°143.811.91.1
Apr36° / 25°6010.812.21.7
May33° / 24°11517.312.42.7
Jun31° / 23°12819.712.53.3
Jul30° / 22°18225.112.43.3
Aug29° / 22°22226.212.33.3
Sep30° / 22°21026.4123.0
Oct31° / 22°14820.911.83.2
Nov34° / 21°132.211.63.4
Dec35° / 19°00.111.53.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42476
52476
62575
72575
82674
92674
102674
112674
122872
132872
142971
152971
163070
173169
183268
193367
203367
213466
223565
233763
243862
254060
264159
274357
284555
294753
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ndélé gets around 148 mm of rain over 20.9 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 66% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
385
485
584
684
783
882
981
1079
1178
1277
1375
1473
1572
1670
1768
1866
1964
2061
2159
2257
2354
2452
2549
2647
2744
2842
2939
3037
3134

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10001090
20001189
30001189
40001189
50001288
60001288
70001387
80001387
90011485
100011584
110011683
120011782
130011881
140021979
150022078
160022177
170032275
180132373
190132472
200142570
210142669
220252766
230262864
241362961
251473157
261473256
272583352
282693449
2937103546
3038113642
3149123639

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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115calm
126calm
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216calm
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306calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 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 5:29 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:295:24
211.95:295:24
311.95:285:23
411.95:285:23
511.95:285:22
611.95:285:21
711.95:285:21
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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 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ndélé

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ndélé 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 Ndélé?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ndélé.

What to pack for Ndélé in October

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

In October, Ndélé sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ndélé in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ndélé peaks around March 17 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ndélé 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 Ndélé is worst in December — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateDec 2361 µg/m³Aug 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb49Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr24Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ndélé?

Ndélé sits at 8.4°N, 20.6°E, 514 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Kyabé, 220 km away.

KyabéKaga-BandoroKaboIppyBriaSarhBatangafoDekoa

Topography around Ndélé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndélé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 545 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m.

The land around Ndélé is covered by trees (41%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
481 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Kyabé 220 km · Kaga-Bandoro 226 km · Kabo 236 km · Ippy 247 km · Bria 255 km · Sarh 262 km · Batangafo 288 km · Dekoa 290 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 Ndélé (8.4109°, 20.6473°, elevation 514 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).