Fungurume weather in October

In October, Fungurume sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Fungurume's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fungurume's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical October day in Fungurume reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°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 about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13119
23119
33119
43119
53119
63119
73119
83019
93019
103019
113019
123019
133019
143019
153019
163019
173019
183019
193019
203019
213018
223018
232918
242918
252918
262918
272918
282918
292918
302918
312918

Fungurume weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°25328.212.63.8
Feb26° / 17°20924.512.43.9
Mar26° / 17°18925.512.14.2
Apr26° / 17°5911.111.86.4
May27° / 16°30.811.58.3
Jun26° / 14°0011.49.0
Jul26° / 13°0011.49.1
Aug29° / 15°00.111.67.7
Sep31° / 18°81.811.95.8
Oct30° / 19°5610.412.24.9
Nov27° / 17°16123.112.54.3
Dec25° / 17°23828.112.63.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35743
45644
55545
65347
75248
85050
94951
104852
114654
124555
134456
144159
154060
163961
173862
183862
193763
203664
213664
223466
233367
243367
253268
263169
273070
283070
292971
302971
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Fungurume gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
219
320
421
522
623
723
824
924
1025
1126
1226
1327
1428
1530
1631
1732
1834
1935
2036
2138
2240
2342
2444
2546
2648
2750
2852
2954
3056
3158

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 37% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1662113
2642214
3622315
4592417
5572518
6552619
7542620
8522721
9512722
10492823
11472824
12462826
13442828
14422829
15402831
16382834
17362836
18342838
19322840
20302842
21282745
22262747
23242649
24222652
25202555
26192556
27172459
28152362
29132364
30122266
31102169

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:016:06
212.16:006:06
312.16:006:06
412.15:596:06
512.15:586:06
612.15:586:06
712.25:576:06
812.25:576:06
912.25:566:07
1012.25:566:07
1112.25:556:07
1212.25:556:07
1312.25:546:07
1412.25:546:07
1512.25:536:07
1612.25:536:07
1712.25:526:07
1812.35:526:07
1912.35:516:07
2012.35:516:07
2112.35:506:08
2212.35:506:08
2312.35:506:08
2412.35:496:08
2512.35:496:08
2612.35:486:08
2712.35:486:09
2812.35:486:09
2912.45:486:09
3012.45:476:09
3112.45:476:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 6.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Fungurume

In seasonPeak

None of Fungurume's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Fungurume's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Fungurume?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Fungurume for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Fungurume in October

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

In October, Fungurume sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Fungurume in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fungurume peaks around March 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highExtremeMar 12UV 16Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Fungurume 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 Fungurume is worst in August — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.7× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 1477 µg/m³Apr 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May20Moderate
Jun53Poor
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug78Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct29Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fungurume?

Fungurume sits at 10.6°S, 26.3°E, 1,177 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kambove, 41 km away.

KipushiKansanshiBukamaLubumbashiSolwezi

Topography around Fungurume

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fungurume has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 1,195 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 799 m.

The land around Fungurume is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
527 m
80 km
799 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Kambove 41 km · Likasi 61 km · Kolwezi 94 km · Kipushi 163 km · Kansanshi 165 km · Bukama 165 km · Lubumbashi 172 km · Solwezi 173 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 Fungurume (-10.6177°, 26.3211°, elevation 1,177 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).