Kongolo weather in October

In October, Kongolo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 156 mm of rain across 21.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Kongolo's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kongolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:53 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kongolo is city.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kongolo 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Kongolo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 15 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
15
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.

Kongolo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°19223.212.33.8
Feb29° / 22°14418.212.23.9
Mar29° / 22°16320.5123.9
Apr30° / 22°10815.911.94.2
May32° / 22°204.911.84.6
Jun33° / 21°30.611.74.3
Jul33° / 21°20.311.74.2
Aug33° / 22°163.311.84.1
Sep31° / 22°6110.6124.1
Oct29° / 21°15621.112.13.8
Nov28° / 21°21923.912.23.9
Dec28° / 21°21725.412.33.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
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52773
62575
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kongolo gets around 156 mm of rain over 21.1 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 67% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3177

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
115841
215643
315544
415346
515148
615050
714851
814653
914554
1004357
1104159
1204060
1303862
1403763
1503565
1603466
1703268
1803169
1902971
2002773
2102674
2202575
2302377
2402278
2502179
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2702080
2801981
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3001882
3101882

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:00 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:006:02
212.15:596:02
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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 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kongolo

In seasonPeak

In October, Kongolo sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kongolo's monsoon runs October–April, 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 Kongolo?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kongolo.

What to pack for Kongolo in October

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kongolo 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 Kongolo peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 18UV 15Aug 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kongolo 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 Kongolo is worst in July — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.5× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 19122 µg/m³Apr 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May37Poor
Jun84Unhealthy
Jul126Unhealthy
Aug102Unhealthy
Sep35Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kongolo?

Kongolo sits at 5.4°S, 27.0°E, 562 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kabalo, 75 km away.

NyunzuKalimaLubaoKampeneManonoKalemie

Topography around Kongolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kongolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 564 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m.

The land around Kongolo is covered by grassland (37%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
411 m
80 km
731 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kabalo 75 km · Kasongo 113 km · Nyunzu 129 km · Kalima 135 km · Lubao 139 km · Kampene 202 km · Manono 217 km · Kalemie 251 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 Kongolo (-5.3853°, 27.0003°, elevation 562 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).