Moïssala weather in October

In October, Moïssala sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 98 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Moïssala's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moïssala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Moïssala is town in Mandoul 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical October day in Moïssala reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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

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.

Moïssala weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 19°0011.63.3
Feb38° / 22°00.111.71.6
Mar39° / 26°72.111.90.6
Apr38° / 27°377.512.21.2
May35° / 25°8113.512.42.4
Jun32° / 24°12117.912.53.1
Jul30° / 23°21625.212.43.1
Aug30° / 22°27027.112.33.1
Sep31° / 22°19223.4123.1
Oct32° / 23°9817.111.83.3
Nov35° / 22°71.311.63.2
Dec35° / 19°0011.53.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33268
43268
53268
63367
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123565
133565
143664
153763
163763
173763
183862
193961
204060
214258
224258
234456
244555
254654
264753
274852
285050
295050
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Moïssala gets around 98 mm of rain over 17.1 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 54% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
170
269
369
469
568
668
767
866
965
1064
1163
1262
1361
1460
1559
1658
1756
1855
1953
2051
2149
2247
2345
2443
2541
2639
2736
2834
2931
3028
3126

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001981
2001981
3001981
4001972
5001972
6001972
7002962
8002962
9002962
10002962
11002962
12003952
13003952
14003961
15004951
16005941
17005941
18016921
19017911
20018910
21029890
220210880
230312850
240313840
251414810
261516780
271617760
281719730
292820700
302922670
3131024630

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 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 5:40 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:405:36
211.95:405:35
311.95:405:35
411.95:405:34
511.95:405:34
611.95:405:33
711.95:405:33
811.95:405:32
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1211.85:405:30
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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 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
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265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Moïssala

In seasonPeak

None of Moïssala's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Moïssala's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Moïssala sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is October a good time to visit Moïssala?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moïssala.

What to pack for Moïssala in October

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

In October, Moïssala sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Moïssala in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moïssala peaks around March 20 at about 14 (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 highMar 20UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Moïssala 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 Moïssala is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2243 µg/m³Jul 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr25Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Moïssala?

Moïssala sits at 8.3°N, 17.8°E, 385 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Koumra, 68 km away.

DobaSarhKaboBatangafoBébédja

Topography around Moïssala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moïssala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Moïssala is covered by shrubs (46%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%), trees (21%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Koumra 68 km · Bédiondo 71 km · Maro 98 km · Doba 107 km · Sarh 112 km · Kabo 119 km · Batangafo 129 km · Bébédja 137 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 Moïssala (8.3404°, 17.7663°, elevation 385 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).