Moanda weather in October

In October, Moanda sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 189 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 2% 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 Moanda's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 189 mm; 26.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:51 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Moanda is human settlement.

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

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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 Moanda reaches about 30°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 on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
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22	30	21
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24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

How October really feels in Moanda

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Moanda weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	137	21.8	12.1	3.4
Feb	31° / 22°	134	19.8	12.1	3.1
Mar	31° / 22°	149	22.8	12	3.0
Apr	31° / 22°	140	22.8	12	3.1
May	30° / 22°	121	22.2	11.9	3.6
Jun	29° / 21°	42	10.1	11.9	5.6
Jul	28° / 21°	29	8	11.9	6.4
Aug	29° / 21°	49	11.9	11.9	5.2
Sep	29° / 22°	106	21.7	12	3.7
Oct	30° / 21°	189	26.8	12	3.1
Nov	30° / 21°	185	25.8	12.1	3.1
Dec	30° / 22°	158	23.9	12.1	3.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	26	25	24	24	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18
Cloudier (%)	74	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	79	79	80	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	18	82
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Moanda gets around 189 mm of rain over 26.8 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	85
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30	89
31	89

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6
Oppressive (%)	84	85	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	14	86
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

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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 5:56 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:56	5:57
2	12.0	5:55	5:56
3	12.0	5:55	5:56
4	12.0	5:55	5:56
5	12.0	5:54	5:56
6	12.0	5:54	5:55
7	12.0	5:54	5:55
8	12.0	5:53	5:55
9	12.0	5:53	5:55
10	12.0	5:53	5:54
11	12.0	5:52	5:54
12	12.0	5:52	5:54
13	12.0	5:52	5:54
14	12.0	5:52	5:54
15	12.0	5:51	5:53
16	12.0	5:51	5:53
17	12.0	5:51	5:53
18	12.0	5:51	5:53
19	12.0	5:51	5:53
20	12.0	5:50	5:53
21	12.0	5:50	5:53
22	12.0	5:50	5:53
23	12.0	5:50	5:53
24	12.0	5:50	5:52
25	12.0	5:50	5:52
26	12.0	5:49	5:52
27	12.0	5:49	5:52
28	12.1	5:49	5:52
29	12.1	5:49	5:52
30	12.1	5:49	5:52
31	12.1	5:49	5:52

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
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26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Moanda?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moanda.

What to pack for Moanda in October

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

In October, Moanda sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Moanda in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moanda peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	15	12	10	7	9	10	12	14	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	7	High
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Moanda 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 Moanda is worst in July — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	25	16	14	18	27	28	28	19	9	11	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Moanda?

Moanda sits at 1.6°S, 13.2°E, 416 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Franceville, 43 km away.

Topography around Moanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moanda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m.

The land around Moanda is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km

216 m

trees 73%

16 km

437 m

trees 82%

80 km

645 m

trees 95%

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← September Moanda year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Franceville 43 km · Koulamoutou 95 km · Mossendjo 163 km · Djambala 204 km · Sibiti 236 km · Mouila 241 km · Makokou 241 km · Mouyondzi 282 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,263; 2025
Happiness: 5.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 23.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Moanda (-1.5665°, 13.1987°, elevation 416 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	14	86
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	14	86
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	14	86
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94