Inongo weather in October

In October, Inongo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 216 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12 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 8% 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 Inongo's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
216 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:31 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Inongo is capital of Mai-Ndombe province, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Inongo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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)
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How October really feels in Inongo

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.

Inongo 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
Jan29° / 26°15519.112.14.0
Feb30° / 26°14917.612.13.8
Mar29° / 26°17621.6123.7
Apr29° / 26°17622.4123.7
May29° / 26°12220.511.94.1
Jun29° / 26°5311.811.95.1
Jul29° / 25°5311.711.95.2
Aug29° / 25°11418.711.94.4
Sep29° / 25°18724.4123.7
Oct28° / 25°21626.9123.5
Nov28° / 25°20425.312.13.6
Dec29° / 25°20524.712.13.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42674
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112476
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Inongo gets around 216 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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
21990
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Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
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128calm
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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 5:35 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:355:36
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312.05:355:36
412.05:345:36
512.05:345:35
612.05:345:35
712.05:335:35
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1012.05:325:34
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1212.05:325:34
1312.05:315:34
1412.05:315:33
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1712.05:305:33
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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 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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55.3Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Inongo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Inongo.

What to pack for Inongo in October

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

In October, Inongo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Inongo 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 Inongo peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Jul 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Inongo 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 Inongo is worst in August — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1359 µg/m³Nov 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun37Poor
Jul49Poor
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep29Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Inongo?

Inongo sits at 1.9°S, 18.3°E, 318 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kutu, 90 km away.

MossakaBandundu ProvinceMushieDunguBolengeMbandaka

Topography around Inongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m.

The land around Inongo is covered by trees (48%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
79 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kutu 90 km · Nioki 110 km · Mossaka 183 km · Bandundu Province 184 km · Mushie 194 km · Dungu 199 km · Bolenge 214 km · Mbandaka 220 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 Inongo (-1.9275°, 18.2881°, elevation 318 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).