Demba weather in October

In October, Demba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 172 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Demba's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Demba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:12 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
79%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Demba is town in DR 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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Demba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
13021
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
92921
102921
112921
122921
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312921

How October really feels in Demba

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.

Demba weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°13619.212.34.0
Feb30° / 21°13117.512.23.8
Mar30° / 22°17621.3123.6
Apr29° / 22°16021.411.93.7
May30° / 21°6812.711.84.6
Jun31° / 20°132.811.75.2
Jul32° / 20°71.711.74.9
Aug31° / 21°5710.511.84.5
Sep30° / 21°13020.7123.7
Oct29° / 21°17224.112.13.5
Nov29° / 21°18324.612.23.5
Dec29° / 21°16222.712.33.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

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 (%)
12575
22476
32278
42179
52179
62080
71981
81981
91882
101882
111783
121783
131684
141585
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301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Demba gets around 172 mm of rain over 24.1 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 78% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
378
478
578
678
778
878
978
1078
1177
1277
1377
1477
1577
1677
1777
1877
1977
2077
2177
2278
2378
2478
2579
2680
2780
2881
2982
3082
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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11189
21189
31189
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91189
101189
111189
121189
131189
141189
151090
161090
171090
181090
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24892
25892
26892
27892
28892
29892
30793
31793

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:21
212.16:186:21
312.16:186:21
412.16:176:21
512.16:176:21
612.16:166:21
712.16:166:20
812.16:156:20
912.16:156:20
1012.16:146:20
1112.16:146:20
1212.16:146:20
1312.16:136:20
1412.16:136:20
1512.16:136:20
1612.16:126:20
1712.16:126:20
1812.16:126:20
1912.16:116:20
2012.16:116:20
2112.16:116:20
2212.26:106:20
2312.26:106:20
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2612.26:106:20
2712.26:096:20
2812.26:096:20
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3112.26:096:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.2Bright
95.2Bright
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135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Demba?

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
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Demba.

What to pack for Demba in October

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

In October, Demba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Demba 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 Demba peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 19UV 15Aug 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Demba 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 Demba is worst in August — around 122 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.4× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 13117 µg/m³Nov 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun45Poor
Jul90Unhealthy
Aug122Unhealthy
Sep39Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Demba?

Demba sits at 5.5°S, 22.3°E, 632 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kananga, 47 km away.

Kabeya-KamwangaLusamboMiabiMbuji-MayiTshikapa

Topography around Demba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Demba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 582 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m.

The land around Demba is covered by trees (40%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
376 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Kananga 47 km · Luebo 95 km · Mweka 106 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 122 km · Lusambo 142 km · Miabi 148 km · Mbuji-Mayi 162 km · Tshikapa 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 Demba (-5.4957°, 22.2696°, elevation 632 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).