Nyunzu weather in October

In October, Nyunzu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 166 mm of rain across 22.6 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 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Nyunzu's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyunzu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:49 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Nyunzu is locality in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nyunzu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 8 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
8
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.

Nyunzu 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° / 20°18423.212.33.8
Feb29° / 21°15319.512.23.7
Mar30° / 21°17723123.5
Apr30° / 21°12617.711.93.8
May32° / 21°316.811.74.3
Jun33° / 20°30.611.74.4
Jul33° / 20°10.311.74.3
Aug33° / 21°13311.84.0
Sep32° / 21°5811.2123.8
Oct30° / 21°16622.612.13.5
Nov28° / 20°23726.612.33.5
Dec28° / 20°21627.112.33.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33268
43169
52971
62872
72872
82773
92773
102575
112476
122476
132377
142377
152278
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281486
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Nyunzu gets around 166 mm of rain over 22.6 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 72% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
157
258
359
461
562
663
764
865
966
1067
1168
1269
1370
1471
1572
1673
1774
1875
1976
2077
2178
2279
2380
2480
2581
2681
2782
2882
2983
3084
3184

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
124117310
214107510
314107411
41397512
51387612
61387513
71387414
81377514
90377515
100277516
110277516
120267517
130267517
140267418
150257518
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210137422
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230127324
240027325
250027325
260027226
270017227
280017128
290017128
300017029
310016930

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:55 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:555:58
212.15:555:58
312.15:545:58
412.15:545:58
512.15:535:58
612.15:535:58
712.15:535:58
812.15:525:58
912.15:525:57
1012.15:515:57
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2912.25:465:57
3012.25:455:58
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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 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Nyunzu

In seasonPeak

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

Nyunzu's rainy season runs October–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 Nyunzu?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nyunzu.

What to pack for Nyunzu in October

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

In October, Nyunzu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nyunzu 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 Nyunzu peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 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 highExtremeMar 16UV 15Aug 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nyunzu 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 Nyunzu is worst in July — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.9× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 1997 µg/m³Apr 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May27Moderate
Jun70Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nyunzu?

Nyunzu sits at 6.0°S, 28.0°E, 734 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kalima, 57 km away.

KabaloKongoloKalemieManonoKigomaMwandigaKasongo

Topography around Nyunzu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyunzu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 724 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m.

The land around Nyunzu is covered by grassland (59%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%), grassland (36%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (53%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
853 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
October weather nearby: Kalima 57 km · Kabalo 122 km · Kongolo 129 km · Kalemie 130 km · Manono 164 km · Kigoma 215 km · Mwandiga 221 km · Kasongo 226 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 Nyunzu (-5.9561°, 28.0165°, elevation 734 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).