Mao weather in October

In October, Mao sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 Mao's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:53 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
27%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Mao 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical October day in Mao 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 1°C warmer than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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

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.

Mao 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
Jan29° / 15°0011.37.2
Feb32° / 18°0011.55.2
Mar36° / 22°0011.92.3
Apr40° / 25°10.312.30.2
May41° / 27°41.312.60.0
Jun40° / 27°82.712.80.3
Jul36° / 26°459.212.82.0
Aug34° / 25°9013.212.52.9
Sep37° / 25°305.612.12.0
Oct37° / 24°30.811.71.7
Nov34° / 20°0011.34.0
Dec30° / 16°0011.26.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38416
48416
58416
68416
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mao gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
56
66
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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1391215268
2411215257
3431215246
4461214226
5481114216
6511114195
7541014175
8561013165
960913144
1063912124
1165812114
1268811103
137171183
147371073
15776962
16776962
17805852
18825751
19845641
20854641
21874531
22894430
23894430
24923320
25923320
26933220
27942220
28952210
29952210
30971110
31971110

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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811calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212light breeze
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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 5:51 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:515:44
211.95:525:43
311.85:525:43
411.85:525:42
511.85:525:41
611.85:525:40
711.85:525:40
811.85:525:39
911.85:525:38
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1211.75:535:37
1311.75:535:36
1411.75:535:35
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1611.75:535:34
1711.75:545:34
1811.75:545:33
1911.65:545:32
2011.65:545:32
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2711.55:565:29
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3111.55:575:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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246.4Intense
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266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mao

In seasonPeak

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

Mao sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Mao?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mao.

What to pack for Mao in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mao 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 Mao peaks around March 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 highMar 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 Mao 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 Mao is worst in February — around 136 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 10135 µg/m³Aug 2027 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan132Unhealthy
Feb136Unhealthy
Mar120Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov87Unhealthy
Dec128Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mao?

Mao sits at 14.1°N, 15.3°E, 350 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Bol, 97 km away.

MassakoryMoussoroBlangwaMassaguetN'DjamenaGamboruKousséri

Topography around Mao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m.

The land around Mao is covered by grassland (51%) and bare terrain (41%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
114 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Bol 97 km · Massakory 133 km · Moussoro 138 km · Blangwa 171 km · Massaguet 184 km · N'Djamena 226 km · Gamboru 228 km · Kousséri 230 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 Mao (14.1229°, 15.3119°, elevation 350 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).