Beni weather in October

In October, Beni sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 677 mm of rain across 30.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Beni's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
677 mm
30.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:47 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Beni is city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Beni reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Beni weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°14212.3125.4
Feb29° / 18°13511.7124.7
Mar28° / 18°38924.4123.7
Apr28° / 18°55528.3123.4
May27° / 18°57428.3123.7
Jun27° / 17°43125.8124.0
Jul26° / 17°35525.8124.2
Aug26° / 17°47928.6123.8
Sep26° / 17°57329.2123.6
Oct26° / 17°67730.5123.5
Nov26° / 17°63328.7123.6
Dec27° / 17°32620.5124.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15595
16595
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25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Beni gets around 677 mm of rain over 30.5 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
698
798
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998
1098
1198
1298
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1498
1598
1698
1798
1898
1998
2098
2198
2298
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2498
2598
2698
2798
2898
2998
3098
3199

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54159
64159
74060
83961
93961
103862
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163763
173763
183763
193862
203862
213961
224060
234159
244258
254357
264456
274555
284654
294753
304852
314852

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
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263calm
273calm
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303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:515:51
212.05:515:51
312.05:515:50
412.05:505:50
512.05:505:50
612.05:505:49
712.05:495:49
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1112.05:485:48
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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 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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84.6Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Beni?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Beni.

What to pack for Beni in October

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

In October, Beni sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Beni 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 Beni peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Beni 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 Beni is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (October, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1250 µg/m³Oct 1619 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Beni?

Beni sits at 0.5°N, 29.5°E, 1,161 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mangina, 22 km away.

Topography around Beni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m around an average of 1,180 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,335 m.

The land around Beni is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
318 m
16 km
987 m
80 km
4,335 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Mangina 22 km · Hyosha 24 km · Butembo 44 km · Katwa 48 km · Mpondwe 57 km · Nyahuka 61 km · Kisinga 64 km · Bundibugyo 70 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 Beni (0.4911°, 29.4731°, elevation 1,161 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).