Massakory weather in October

In October, Massakory sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.2 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 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Massakory's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Massakory's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:51 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
34%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Massakory is city in Hadjer-Lamis, 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 Massakory reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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

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
3 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.

Massakory 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
Jan31° / 16°0011.35.7
Feb34° / 19°0011.63.7
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.612.30.0
May41° / 28°103.112.60.0
Jun39° / 27°17512.80.6
Jul35° / 26°7413.212.72.3
Aug32° / 24°13617.812.43.1
Sep35° / 24°579.412.12.6
Oct38° / 24°92.211.71.5
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.8
Dec32° / 17°0011.25.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Massakory gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1125113141
2135123139
3156123136
4176133133
5196143130
6227143028
7247152925
8277152822
9308152720
10348152518
11378152416
12408152314
13449152112
14479141910
1550914189
1653913178
1757912157
1859912146
1962911135
2065910124
216889114
227188103
23738793
24757783
25787672
26807562
27826552
28846451
29865441
30885331
31894331

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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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 5:49 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:495:43
211.95:505:42
311.95:505:41
411.85:505:41
511.85:505:40
611.85:505:39
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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 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Massakory

In seasonPeak

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

Massakory sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in March.

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

Is October a good time to visit Massakory?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Massakory.

What to pack for Massakory in October

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

In October, Massakory sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Massakory in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Massakory peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Massakory 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 Massakory is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14104 µg/m³Aug 2121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar98Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May41Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Massakory?

Massakory sits at 13.0°N, 15.7°E, 287 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Massaguet, 66 km away.

MoussoroBolN'DjamenaKoussériBlangwaMaoDourbali

Topography around Massakory

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Massakory has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m.

The land around Massakory is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (98%) within 16 km, and grassland (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
16 m
80 km
51 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
October weather nearby: Massaguet 66 km · Moussoro 109 km · Bol 122 km · N'Djamena 124 km · Kousséri 128 km · Blangwa 130 km · Mao 133 km · Dourbali 133 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 Massakory (12.9981°, 15.7319°, elevation 287 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).