Bol weather in October

In October, Bol sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Bol's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:55 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
31%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Bol is city in 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 38°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bol reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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

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
4 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Bol weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 15°0011.36.1
Feb34° / 18°0011.64.0
Mar38° / 22°0011.91.4
Apr41° / 26°10.312.30.0
May41° / 28°62.112.60.0
Jun39° / 28°103.712.80.5
Jul35° / 27°569.812.72.3
Aug33° / 25°10314.212.43.1
Sep36° / 26°34612.12.2
Oct38° / 25°51.411.71.4
Nov35° / 20°0011.43.1
Dec32° / 16°0011.25.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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68020
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bol gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
59
69
79
88
98
107
116
126
135
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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117101129321
219111229290
321111228280
423111228260
526111327240
628111326220
731111324200
835111323180
938111222160
1041111221150
1145111219130
1248111118110
1352101117100
145610101590
15599101480
1662991370
1764991260
1868881150
1971781040
207278940
217567930
227767820
238056720
248156620
258346610
268545510
278635510
288834410
299034300
309223300
319323200

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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3015light breeze
3116light breeze

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 5:54 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:545:47
211.95:545:46
311.95:545:45
411.85:545:44
511.85:545:44
611.85:545:43
711.85:545:42
811.85:545:42
911.85:545:41
1011.85:545:41
1111.85:555:40
1211.75:555:39
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1411.75:555:38
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1611.75:555:37
1711.75:565:36
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1911.75:565:35
2011.65:565:35
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2211.65:575:34
2311.65:575:33
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2811.65:585:31
2911.55:585:31
3011.55:595:31
3111.55:595:30

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bol

In seasonPeak

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

Bol sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

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

Is October a good time to visit Bol?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bol.

What to pack for Bol in October

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

In October, Bol sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bol 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 Bol peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Bol 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 Bol is worst in February — around 121 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 12120 µg/m³Aug 2224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan116Unhealthy
Feb121Unhealthy
Mar108Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct56Unhealthy
Nov73Unhealthy
Dec111Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bol?

Bol sits at 13.5°N, 14.7°E, 291 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Blangwa, 79 km away.

MassakoryGamboruMassaguetKukawaMongunoN'Djamena

Topography around Bol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 284 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.

The land around Bol is covered by grassland (42%) and wetland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and wetland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and wetland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
80 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Blangwa 79 km · Mao 97 km · Massakory 122 km · Gamboru 133 km · Massaguet 135 km · Kukawa 138 km · Monguno 149 km · N'Djamena 155 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 Bol (13.4673°, 14.7135°, elevation 291 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).