Bandundu Province weather in October

In October, Bandundu Province sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 178 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bandundu Province's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandundu Province's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:33 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Bandundu Province is human settlement in Congo.

Density
914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1969

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bandundu Province reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Bandundu Province

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.

Bandundu Province weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°13220.412.23.5
Feb31° / 23°13317.212.13.4
Mar31° / 23°15420.6123.2
Apr31° / 23°16722.511.93.1
May31° / 23°10418.111.93.7
Jun31° / 23°235.411.85.2
Jul31° / 23°123.111.85.2
Aug31° / 23°4310.411.94.2
Sep31° / 23°9918.2123.5
Oct30° / 23°17824.712.13.2
Nov30° / 23°18624.612.23.2
Dec30° / 23°17624.912.23.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
92872
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112773
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bandundu Province gets around 178 mm of rain over 24.7 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 80% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
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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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11990
201000
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501000
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:395:40
212.05:385:40
312.05:385:40
412.05:375:40
512.05:375:39
612.05:375:39
712.05:365:39
812.15:365:39
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1012.15:355:39
1112.15:355:38
1212.15:345:38
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is October a good time to visit Bandundu Province?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bandundu Province.

What to pack for Bandundu Province in October

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

In October, Bandundu Province sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bandundu Province 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 Bandundu Province peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bandundu Province 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 Bandundu Province is worst in August — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1383 µg/m³Nov 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun47Poor
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandundu Province?

Bandundu Province sits at 3.3°S, 17.4°E, 322 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mushie, 61 km away.

DunguMasi-ManimbaBoloboInongoBulungu

Topography around Bandundu Province

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandundu Province has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m.

The land around Bandundu Province is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

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32 m
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80 km
230 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Mushie 61 km · Nioki 75 km · Kutu 108 km · Dungu 167 km · Masi-Manimba 172 km · Bolobo 181 km · Inongo 184 km · Bulungu 192 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Bandundu Province (-3.3169°, 17.3806°, elevation 322 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).