Abéché weather in October

In October, Abéché sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Abéché's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abéché's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:31 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
27%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Abéché is city in Ouaddaï Region, Chad.

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 37°C through the month.

A typical October day in Abéché reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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

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.

Abéché weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 17°0011.34.6
Feb36° / 20°0011.52.9
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.1
Apr40° / 26°20.712.30.0
May40° / 27°9312.60.1
Jun38° / 26°235.712.81.0
Jul34° / 24°11116.312.72.5
Aug31° / 23°20722.712.53.1
Sep34° / 23°528.512.13.0
Oct37° / 24°61.811.71.9
Nov36° / 22°0011.42.8
Dec34° / 18°0011.24.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
38119
48119
58218
68218
78416
88416
98515
108614
118614
128713
138812
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Abéché gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
512
611
711
810
99
108
117
127
136
146
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12115203113
22316193012
32616192811
42916192710
5321618259
6351618238
7381618227
8411617206
9451616185
10481516165
11511515154
12551414134
13571414123
14601313113
15631213102
1665121292
1768111182
1871101171
1973101061
207591051
21779941
22798841
23817831
24827731
25856621
26866620
27885520
28895510
29914410
30924310
31924310

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:295:22
211.95:295:21
311.95:295:21
411.85:305:20
511.85:305:19
611.85:305:18
711.85:305:18
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1311.75:315:14
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1911.65:325:11
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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 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
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276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Abéché

In seasonPeak

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

Abéché sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Abéché?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abéché.

What to pack for Abéché in October

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

In October, Abéché sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abéché in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abéché peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Abéché 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 Abéché is worst in March — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (September, 20 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1860 µg/m³Sep 920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb44Poor
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May38Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abéché?

Abéché sits at 13.8°N, 20.8°E, 545 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Biltine, 78 km away.

Umm HājarAdréAl-JunaynahEl Geneina Fort'ĀrdamatāGoz BeidaIriba

Topography around Abéché

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abéché has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m.

The land around Abéché is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
600 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Biltine 78 km · Umm Hājar 136 km · Adré 153 km · Al-Junaynah 179 km · El Geneina Fort 180 km · 'Ārdamatā 183 km · Goz Beida 189 km · Iriba 209 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

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 Abéché (13.8292°, 20.8324°, elevation 545 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).