Umm Hājar weather in October

In October, Umm Hājar sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.3 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 68% 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 Umm Hājar's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umm Hājar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:35 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
30%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Umm Hājar is place in Batha, 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 Umm Hājar reaches about 38°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 40°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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

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.

Umm Hājar 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
Jan33° / 17°0011.34.4
Feb36° / 20°0011.62.6
Mar39° / 23°0011.90.5
Apr41° / 26°2112.30.0
May41° / 28°103.112.60.0
Jun39° / 27°24712.80.5
Jul35° / 25°11718.212.72.0
Aug32° / 23°21723.612.42.8
Sep34° / 24°6710.912.12.7
Oct38° / 24°82.311.71.4
Nov37° / 22°0011.42.2
Dec34° / 18°0011.23.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% 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 (%)
17426
27426
37624
47624
57723
67921
77921
88119
98119
108218
118218
128218
138416
148416
158416
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318713

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Umm Hājar gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
216
316
415
515
614
713
812
912
1011
1110
129
139
148
157
167
176
186
195
205
214
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253
262
272
282
292
301
311

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
187173830
2108183728
3118183726
4139193523
51510203421
61811203219
72012213017
82313212915
92613212713
102914212512
113214212310
12351421219
13381421198
14411420177
15441520166
16471519145
17501419125
18531418114
19551417104
2058141693
2161131583
2263131473
2367121362
2469121252
2571111152
2674101042
277710931
28799831
29818821
30828721
31847621

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:34 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:345:27
211.95:345:26
311.95:345:25
411.85:345:25
511.85:345:24
611.85:345:23
711.85:345:23
811.85:345:22
911.85:345:21
1011.85:345:21
1111.85:355:20
1211.75:355:19
1311.75:355:19
1411.75:355:18
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1611.75:355:17
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1811.75:365:16
1911.75:365:16
2011.75:365:15
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2211.65:365:14
2311.65:375:14
2411.65:375:13
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2711.65:385:12
2811.65:385:12
2911.55:385:11
3011.55:395:11
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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 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Umm Hājar

In seasonPeak

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

Umm Hājar sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Umm Hājar?

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
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Umm Hājar.

What to pack for Umm Hājar in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Umm Hājar 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 Umm Hājar peaks around August 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Umm Hājar 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 Umm Hājar is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (September, 21 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1768 µg/m³Sep 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May38Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Umm Hājar?

Umm Hājar sits at 13.3°N, 19.7°E, 397 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Mangalmé, 105 km away.

MangalméAbéchéAtiMongoBiltineBitkineGoz BeidaAm Timan

Topography around Umm Hājar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umm Hājar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Umm Hājar is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
295 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Mangalmé 105 km · Abéché 136 km · Ati 147 km · Mongo 165 km · Biltine 191 km · Bitkine 217 km · Goz Beida 221 km · Am Timan 258 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 Umm Hājar (13.2954°, 19.6966°, elevation 397 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).