Owendo weather in October

In October, Owendo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 335 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 0% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Owendo's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Owendo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
335 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:07 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Owendo is place in Estuaire Province, Gabon.

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 Owendo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Owendo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 10 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
10
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.

Owendo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°24729.1122.9
Feb30° / 24°21625.7122.8
Mar30° / 25°26728.8122.7
Apr30° / 25°25527.3122.7
May30° / 24°22426.2123.2
Jun28° / 23°6611125.6
Jul27° / 23°265.6126.6
Aug28° / 23°276.7126.4
Sep28° / 24°12320.2124.2
Oct29° / 24°33530.2123.0
Nov29° / 24°38229.7122.8
Dec29° / 24°31130.2122.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Owendo gets around 335 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1964
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Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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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 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:116:11
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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 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 4.95 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Owendo

In seasonPeak

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

Owendo'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 Owendo?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Owendo.

What to pack for Owendo in October

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

In October, Owendo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Owendo in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Owendo 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 Owendo peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Owendo 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 Owendo is worst in February — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1346 µg/m³Sep 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar38Poor
Apr34Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Owendo?

Owendo sits at 0.3°N, 9.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Libreville, 13 km away.

AkandaLambarénéPort-GentilOyamBataCiudad de la Paz

Topography around Owendo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Owendo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m.

The land around Owendo is covered by water (67%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
709 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Libreville 13 km · Ntoum 31 km · Akanda 40 km · Lambaréné 137 km · Port-Gentil 138 km · Oyam 142 km · Bata 177 km · Ciudad de la Paz 206 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
Protestant 46%Roman Catholic 30%Muslim 11%none 7%

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 Owendo (0.2912°, 9.5046°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).