Bondo weather in October

In October, Bondo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 176 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bondo's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
176 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:13 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Bondo is place in Bas-Uele, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bondo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12921
22921
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52921
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72921
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312821

How October really feels in Bondo

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Bondo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°244.711.84.5
Feb33° / 22°437.511.93.7
Mar32° / 22°11416.5123.5
Apr30° / 23°15420.712.13.5
May30° / 22°13221.512.23.8
Jun29° / 22°10720.412.24.0
Jul29° / 21°1112212.24.0
Aug29° / 21°14224.112.13.7
Sep29° / 21°15124.7123.6
Oct28° / 21°17626.411.93.5
Nov29° / 21°12119.611.84.1
Dec30° / 21°336.811.85.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
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61981
71981
81981
91981
101882
111783
121783
131783
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bondo gets around 176 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
181
282
382
483
583
684
784
885
985
1086
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1886
1986
2086
2186
2285
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2485
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2784
2884
2984
3084
3183

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18397
19397
20397
21397
22397
23397
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:156:13
212.06:156:13
312.06:156:12
412.06:156:12
512.06:146:12
611.96:146:11
711.96:146:11
811.96:146:10
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1011.96:146:10
1111.96:136:09
1211.96:136:09
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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 4.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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94.9Bright
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274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bondo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bondo.

What to pack for Bondo in October

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

In October, Bondo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bondo 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 Bondo peaks around October 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highOct 14UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bondo 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 Bondo is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.6× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 1891 µg/m³Sep 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr17Moderate
May11Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bondo?

Bondo sits at 3.8°N, 23.7°E, 494 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Aketi, 120 km away.

AketiBangassouButaZemioBumbaBasokoGbadoliteLisala

Topography around Bondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 488 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m.

The land around Bondo is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
263 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Aketi 120 km · Bangassou 141 km · Buta 163 km · Zemio 210 km · Bumba 226 km · Basoko 286 km · Gbadolite 302 km · Lisala 304 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 Bondo (3.8146°, 23.6867°, elevation 494 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).