Zemio weather in October

In October, Zemio sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 192 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 29°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 Zemio's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zemio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:08 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Zemio is settlement in 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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Zemio reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 4 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
4
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.

Zemio 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°11211.73.6
Feb35° / 22°234.611.82.9
Mar33° / 23°8412.8123.0
Apr31° / 23°15420.112.13.2
May30° / 22°15521.712.23.5
Jun29° / 21°11320.312.34.0
Jul29° / 21°11120.712.34.1
Aug29° / 21°14622.912.23.8
Sep29° / 21°15924.7123.5
Oct29° / 21°19226.111.93.3
Nov30° / 21°8813.811.84.2
Dec32° / 21°142.911.74.4

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 (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82377
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102377
112377
122377
132377
142278
152278
162179
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232278
242377
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282575
292575
302674
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Zemio gets around 192 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 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
385
485
585
685
785
885
985
1085
1184
1284
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2085
2184
2284
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2483
2583
2682
2781
2880
2979
3078
3177

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
103763
203763
303763
403664
503664
603565
703565
803565
903565
1003565
1103565
1203565
1303565
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1503664
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1703763
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1903862
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2203862
2303862
2413960
2513960
2614059
2714059
2814059
2914158
3024157
3124256

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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
15calm
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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 5:10 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 4:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:105:07
212.05:105:07
311.95:095:06
411.95:095:06
511.95:095:05
611.95:095:05
711.95:095:04
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2711.85:084:58
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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 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zemio?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zemio.

What to pack for Zemio in October

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

In October, Zemio sees daytime highs around 29°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 Zemio 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 Zemio peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 20UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Zemio 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 Zemio is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.0× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateModerateGoodModerateJan 1262 µg/m³Sep 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb48Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr17Moderate
May11Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov30Moderate
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zemio?

Zemio sits at 5.0°N, 25.1°E, 579 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bondo, 210 km away.

BondoButaBangassouBakwaAketiIsiroBria

Topography around Zemio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zemio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 576 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m.

The land around Zemio is covered by trees (41%), grassland (33%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
240 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bondo 210 km · Buta 254 km · Bangassou 259 km · Bakwa 270 km · Aketi 296 km · Yambio 365 km · Isiro 372 km · Bria 387 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 Zemio (5.0314°, 25.1361°, elevation 579 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).