Masina weather in October

In October, Masina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 124 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Masina's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:41 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
72%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Masina is is a commune in the east of the city of Kinshasa, located between Pool Malebo to the north and Boulevard Lumumba to the south..

Density
6,961/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Masina 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 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Masina

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.

Masina weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°11820.812.23.8
Feb30° / 23°10216.512.13.8
Mar31° / 23°12519.3123.4
Apr30° / 23°18623.911.93.1
May30° / 22°991811.84.2
Jun29° / 21°61.511.86.7
Jul29° / 20°10.111.86.9
Aug29° / 20°61.511.96.1
Sep31° / 22°205.7124.9
Oct30° / 22°12420.212.13.7
Nov29° / 22°18825.812.23.3
Dec29° / 22°16025.812.23.4

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 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43367
53367
63367
73367
83268
93268
103268
113169
123169
133169
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Masina gets around 124 mm of rain over 20.2 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 65% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
236
338
441
543
646
748
851
953
1056
1158
1260
1363
1464
1566
1668
1770
1871
1973
2074
2175
2277
2378
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2681
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3084
3185

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
147917
247719
337522
437324
537027
626731
726434
826137
925741
1025444
1125048
1224751
1324355
1424058
1523761
1623563
1723266
1823068
1922771
2022573
2122375
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2312079
2411980
2511881
2611683
2711584
2801486
2901387
3001288
3101189

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
16calm
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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 5:46 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:465:49
212.05:465:48
312.05:455:48
412.15:455:48
512.15:455:48
612.15:445:48
712.15:445:47
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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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Masina

In seasonPeak

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

Masina's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Masina?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masina.

What to pack for Masina in October

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

In October, Masina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Masina 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 Masina peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 17UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Masina 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 Masina is worst in June — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 41 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 1990 µg/m³Jan 1441 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr50Poor
May74Unhealthy
Jun91Unhealthy
Jul84Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct50Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Masina?

Masina sits at 4.4°S, 15.4°E, 288 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kinshasa, 11 km away.

MouyondziKimpeseLoutété

Topography around Masina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m.

The land around Masina is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
432 m
80 km
604 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kinshasa 11 km · Brazzaville 18 km · Kasangulu 33 km · Inkisi 91 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 114 km · Mouyondzi 168 km · Kimpese 169 km · Loutété 171 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 Masina (-4.3836°, 15.3914°, elevation 288 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).