Dungu weather in October

In October, Dungu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 201 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 6% 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 Dungu's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
201 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:27 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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 Dungu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Dungu

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.

Dungu 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
Jan30° / 23°14420.512.23.5
Feb31° / 23°14518.512.13.4
Mar31° / 23°16522.7123.2
Apr30° / 23°16222.211.93.3
May30° / 23°10116.811.84.0
Jun30° / 23°296.211.85.2
Jul31° / 22°225.511.85.1
Aug31° / 23°7213.911.94.2
Sep30° / 22°13522123.5
Oct30° / 22°2012612.13.2
Nov30° / 22°19224.312.23.3
Dec30° / 23°18223.612.23.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dungu gets around 201 mm of rain over 26 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 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
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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
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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 5:33 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:335:35
212.05:325:34
312.05:325:34
412.05:315:34
512.05:315:34
612.05:315:34
712.15:305:33
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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 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.09 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 Dungu?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dungu.

What to pack for Dungu in October

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

In October, Dungu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dungu 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 Dungu peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 19UV 14Aug 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dungu 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 Dungu is worst in August — around 174 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 13.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 16160 µg/m³Nov 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun46Poor
Jul68Unhealthy
Aug174Very unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dungu?

Dungu sits at 3.6°S, 18.8°E, 331 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mangai, 88 km away.

KutuDibaya-LubweKikwitNiokiMasi-ManimbaBandundu Province

Topography around Dungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dungu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 331 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m.

The land around Dungu is covered by trees (55%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
298 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Mangai 88 km · Bulungu 106 km · Kutu 127 km · Dibaya-Lubwe 127 km · Kikwit 158 km · Nioki 163 km · Masi-Manimba 166 km · Bandundu Province 167 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 Dungu (-3.6244°, 18.8494°, elevation 331 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).