Fomboni weather in October

In October, Fomboni sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Fomboni's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fomboni's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 13 mm; 3.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:42 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.4; out of 10

Fomboni is Capital of Mohéli.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Fomboni reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	26	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	26	25

How October really feels in Fomboni

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Fomboni weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 27°	168	17.6	12.6	5.1
Feb	28° / 27°	159	16.9	12.4	4.8
Mar	28° / 27°	139	19.5	12.1	4.7
Apr	28° / 27°	88	14.1	11.7	5.8
May	27° / 26°	31	6.9	11.4	7.4
Jun	26° / 25°	17	4.1	11.3	8.1
Jul	25° / 24°	13	3.3	11.4	8.5
Aug	25° / 24°	8	2.4	11.6	8.8
Sep	25° / 24°	7	2.2	11.9	8.8
Oct	26° / 25°	13	3.2	12.3	8.4
Nov	27° / 26°	31	4.9	12.6	7.8
Dec	28° / 26°	84	13	12.7	6.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	89	89	89
Cloudier (%)	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Fomboni gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	10
5	10
6	10
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	50	48	47	45	43	42	40	38	36	34	33	31	29	28	27	25	24	23	21	20	18	17	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7
Oppressive (%)	50	52	53	55	57	58	60	62	64	66	67	69	71	72	73	75	76	77	79	80	82	83	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	31	69
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	18	82
22	17	83
23	15	85
24	14	86
25	13	87
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	8	92
31	7	93

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
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29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:02 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:51	5:57
2	12.1	5:50	5:57
3	12.1	5:49	5:57
4	12.1	5:49	5:57
5	12.2	5:48	5:57
6	12.2	5:48	5:57
7	12.2	5:47	5:58
8	12.2	5:46	5:58
9	12.2	5:46	5:58
10	12.2	5:45	5:58
11	12.2	5:44	5:58
12	12.2	5:44	5:58
13	12.2	5:43	5:58
14	12.3	5:43	5:58
15	12.3	5:42	5:58
16	12.3	5:42	5:58
17	12.3	5:41	5:59
18	12.3	5:41	5:59
19	12.3	5:40	5:59
20	12.3	5:40	5:59
21	12.3	5:39	5:59
22	12.3	5:39	5:59
23	12.4	5:38	6:00
24	12.4	5:38	6:00
25	12.4	5:38	6:00
26	12.4	5:37	6:00
27	12.4	5:37	6:01
28	12.4	5:36	6:01
29	12.4	5:36	6:01
30	12.4	5:36	6:01
31	12.4	5:36	6:02

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.9	Intense
23	6.9	Intense
24	6.9	Intense
25	6.9	Intense
26	6.9	Intense
27	6.9	Intense
28	6.9	Intense
29	6.9	Intense
30	6.9	Intense
31	6.9	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Fomboni

In seasonPeak

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

Fomboni sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Fomboni's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Fomboni?

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

8.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Fomboni for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Fomboni in October

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

In October, Fomboni sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Fomboni in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	30	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Fomboni in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fomboni peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	12	10	9	9	11	12	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Fomboni?

Fomboni sits at 12.3°S, 43.7°E, 18 m above sea level, in Comoros. The nearest listed city is Moutsamoudou, 73 km away.

Topography around Fomboni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fomboni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 780 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,346 m.

The land around Fomboni is covered by trees (52%) and water (39%) within 3 km, water (75%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and water (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

554 m

trees 52%

16 km

780 m

water 75%

80 km

2,346 m

water 92%

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← September Fomboni year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Moutsamoudou 73 km · Moroni 84 km · Koungou 166 km · Mtsapéré 169 km · Kaouéni 169 km · Mamoudzou 170 km · Dzaoudzi 173 km · Labattoir 176 km

Comoros travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 49% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,056; 2025
Happiness: 3.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 26.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Fomboni (-12.2876°, 43.7434°, elevation 18 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	26	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	26	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	10
5	10
6	10
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	31	69
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	18	82
22	17	83
23	15	85
24	14	86
25	13	87
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	8	92
31	7	93

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	26	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	26	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	10
5	10
6	10
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	31	69
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	18	82
22	17	83
23	15	85
24	14	86
25	13	87
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	8	92
31	7	93

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	26	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	26	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	10
5	10
6	10
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	31	69
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	18	82
22	17	83
23	15	85
24	14	86
25	13	87
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	8	92
31	7	93