Moussoro weather in October

In October, Moussoro sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.2 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 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 Moussoro's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moussoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:48 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
28%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Moussoro is place in Barh El Gazel, 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 Moussoro 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 Moussoro

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.

Moussoro 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
Jan30° / 15°0011.36.6
Feb33° / 18°0011.54.5
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.8
Apr41° / 26°10.212.30.1
May41° / 28°61.712.60.0
Jun40° / 28°113.412.80.3
Jul36° / 26°519.812.72.0
Aug33° / 25°10414.712.52.9
Sep37° / 25°367.112.11.8
Oct38° / 25°41.211.71.2
Nov35° / 21°0011.43.3
Dec31° / 16°0011.26.0

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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28119
38119
48119
58119
68317
78317
88317
98317
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Moussoro gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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59
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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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1299193013
2319192912
3349182811
4379182610
539917259
642917238
746916218
849916197
953915176
1055914166
1159913145
1261913125
1364912114
146881194
157081183
167281073
17767962
18777952
19787852
20826741
21826741
22855631
23865531
24875530
25904420
26904420
27923320
28923320
29933310
30952210
31952210

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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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512calm
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912light breeze
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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 5:47 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:475:39
211.95:475:39
311.95:475:38
411.85:475:37
511.85:475:37
611.85:475:36
711.85:475:35
811.85:475:35
911.85:475:34
1011.85:475:33
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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 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Moussoro

In seasonPeak

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

Moussoro 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 Moussoro?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moussoro.

What to pack for Moussoro in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Moussoro 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 Moussoro peaks around March 17 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 highExtremeExtremeExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Moussoro 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 Moussoro is worst in February — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 12115 µg/m³Aug 2322 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan113Unhealthy
Feb116Unhealthy
Mar108Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec106Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Moussoro?

Moussoro sits at 13.6°N, 16.5°E, 300 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Massakory, 109 km away.

MassakoryMaoBokoroMassaguetBolAtiDourbaliBlangwa

Topography around Moussoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moussoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 290 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 89 m.

The land around Moussoro is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
89 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Massakory 109 km · Mao 138 km · Bokoro 154 km · Massaguet 173 km · Bol 193 km · Ati 206 km · Dourbali 215 km · Blangwa 231 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 Moussoro (13.6444°, 16.4895°, elevation 300 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).