Gbadolite weather in October

In October, Gbadolite sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 181 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gbadolite's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gbadolite's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 181 mm; 26 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:24 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Gbadolite is capital of Nord-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density: 266/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1972

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Gbadolite reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
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22	30	22
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24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

How October really feels in Gbadolite

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gbadolite weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	15	3	11.8	3.7
Feb	34° / 22°	31	6.2	11.9	3.0
Mar	33° / 23°	98	14.9	12	2.8
Apr	32° / 23°	147	18.5	12.1	3.1
May	31° / 23°	139	21	12.2	3.3
Jun	30° / 22°	111	20.3	12.2	3.6
Jul	30° / 22°	126	22.3	12.2	3.7
Aug	29° / 22°	160	25	12.1	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	151	24.6	12	3.2
Oct	30° / 22°	181	26	11.9	3.2
Nov	31° / 22°	95	15.8	11.8	3.8
Dec	32° / 21°	20	4.3	11.8	4.3

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 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	28	28	28	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23
Cloudier (%)	72	72	72	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	26	74
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gbadolite gets around 181 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 83% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	83
3	83
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
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27	82
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29	81
30	81
31	80

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Oppressive (%)	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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31	5	calm

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 5:26 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24
Sunset (PM)	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:26	5:24
2	12.0	5:26	5:23
3	12.0	5:26	5:23
4	12.0	5:26	5:23
5	11.9	5:25	5:22
6	11.9	5:25	5:22
7	11.9	5:25	5:21
8	11.9	5:25	5:21
9	11.9	5:25	5:21
10	11.9	5:25	5:20
11	11.9	5:24	5:20
12	11.9	5:24	5:19
13	11.9	5:24	5:19
14	11.9	5:24	5:19
15	11.9	5:24	5:18
16	11.9	5:24	5:18
17	11.9	5:24	5:18
18	11.9	5:24	5:18
19	11.9	5:24	5:17
20	11.9	5:24	5:17
21	11.9	5:24	5:17
22	11.9	5:24	5:17
23	11.9	5:24	5:16
24	11.9	5:24	5:16
25	11.9	5:24	5:16
26	11.9	5:24	5:16
27	11.9	5:24	5:16
28	11.9	5:24	5:15
29	11.9	5:24	5:15
30	11.9	5:24	5:15
31	11.9	5:24	5:15

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
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30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Gbadolite?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gbadolite.

What to pack for Gbadolite in October

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

In October, Gbadolite 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 Gbadolite 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 Gbadolite peaks around October 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	13	11	10	9	12	12	13	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Gbadolite 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 Gbadolite is worst in January — around 120 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.8× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	120	113	48	21	14	16	16	13	10	11	24	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	120	Unhealthy
Feb	113	Unhealthy
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	21	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gbadolite?

Gbadolite sits at 4.3°N, 21.0°E, 416 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Alindao, 86 km away.

Topography around Gbadolite

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gbadolite has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 406 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m.

The land around Gbadolite is covered by grassland (46%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

64 m

grassland 46%

16 km

250 m

trees 49%

80 km

345 m

trees 65%

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← September Gbadolite year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Alindao 86 km · Businga 105 km · Kouango 140 km · Bambari 169 km · Gemena 178 km · Bangassou 208 km · Binga 219 km · Ippy 223 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 Gbadolite (4.279°, 21.0028°, elevation 416 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
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22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	26	74
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	83
3	83
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	26	74
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	83
3	83
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	26	74
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	83
3	83
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99