Mwene-Ditu weather in October

In October, Mwene-Ditu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 166 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:07 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Mwene-Ditu is town in Lomami Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Founded
2003

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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mwene-Ditu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and on par with November.

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Mwene-Ditu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°17925.312.43.5
Feb29° / 20°15721.612.23.4
Mar29° / 20°18624123.4
Apr30° / 20°13619.611.93.8
May31° / 20°265.111.75.0
Jun32° / 19°30.611.65.2
Jul32° / 19°10.211.65.2
Aug31° / 20°245.111.84.8
Sep30° / 20°10417.4123.9
Oct29° / 20°16624.612.23.5
Nov29° / 20°19326.412.33.3
Dec28° / 20°19226.512.43.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mwene-Ditu gets around 166 mm of rain over 24.6 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 79% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
274
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476
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777
878
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1079
1179
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1679
1779
1879
1979
2079
2180
2280
2381
2481
2581
2682
2782
2883
2984
3084
3185

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
83952
92962
102962
112962
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310991

Wind in October

Winds average 5 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
26calm
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55calm
65calm
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125calm
135calm
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165calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min 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 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:136:17
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312.16:126:17
412.16:126:17
512.16:116:17
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712.16:106:16
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1412.16:076:16
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1912.26:056:16
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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 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 5.43 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 Mwene-Ditu

In seasonPeak

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

Mwene-Ditu's rainy season runs September–April, 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 Mwene-Ditu?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mwene-Ditu.

What to pack for Mwene-Ditu in October

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

In October, Mwene-Ditu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mwene-Ditu 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 Mwene-Ditu peaks around March 16 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 16UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mwene-Ditu 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 Mwene-Ditu is worst in July — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateJul 1994 µg/m³Nov 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May55Poor
Jun84Unhealthy
Jul95Unhealthy
Aug90Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mwene-Ditu?

Mwene-Ditu sits at 7.0°S, 23.5°E, 970 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Luputa, 32 km away.

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Topography around Mwene-Ditu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwene-Ditu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 945 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Mwene-Ditu is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
499 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Luputa 32 km · Gandajika 63 km · Miabi 88 km · Kanyama 98 km · Mbuji-Mayi 98 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 114 km · Kabinda 149 km · Kananga 169 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 Mwene-Ditu (-7.0091°, 23.4528°, elevation 970 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).