Oyem weather in October

In October, Oyem sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 261 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Oyem's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oyem's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 261 mm; 29.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:00 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Oyem is city in Gabon.

Founded: 1904

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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Oyem reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
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30	28	20
31	28	20

How October really feels in Oyem

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Oyem weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-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	29° / 20°	85	16.4	11.9	4.3
Feb	30° / 20°	112	17.1	11.9	3.9
Mar	30° / 20°	200	25.5	12	3.2
Apr	30° / 21°	226	26.4	12	3.0
May	29° / 21°	185	26.9	12.1	3.3
Jun	28° / 20°	143	22.7	12.1	4.2
Jul	27° / 20°	119	20.4	12.1	4.7
Aug	27° / 20°	117	20.6	12.1	4.6
Sep	28° / 20°	223	27.2	12	3.6
Oct	28° / 20°	261	29.1	12	3.4
Nov	28° / 20°	232	27.3	11.9	3.4
Dec	29° / 20°	116	20.4	11.9	4.1

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 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
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27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Oyem gets around 261 mm of rain over 29.1 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 94% and peaks near 96% 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 (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
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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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	76	76
Oppressive (%)	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	82	18
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18	81	19
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20	80	20
21	80	20
22	79	21
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24	78	22
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24

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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	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 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:56 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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:03	6:02
2	12.0	6:03	6:02
3	12.0	6:03	6:02
4	12.0	6:02	6:01
5	12.0	6:02	6:01
6	12.0	6:02	6:00
7	12.0	6:02	6:00
8	12.0	6:01	6:00
9	12.0	6:01	6:00
10	12.0	6:01	5:59
11	12.0	6:01	5:59
12	12.0	6:00	5:59
13	12.0	6:00	5:58
14	12.0	6:00	5:58
15	12.0	6:00	5:58
16	12.0	6:00	5:58
17	12.0	6:00	5:57
18	12.0	6:00	5:57
19	12.0	5:59	5:57
20	12.0	5:59	5:57
21	12.0	5:59	5:57
22	12.0	5:59	5:56
23	12.0	5:59	5:56
24	12.0	5:59	5:56
25	12.0	5:59	5:56
26	12.0	5:59	5:56
27	11.9	5:59	5:56
28	11.9	5:59	5:56
29	11.9	5:59	5:56
30	11.9	5:59	5:56
31	11.9	5:59	5:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.29 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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
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31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Oyem?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oyem.

What to pack for Oyem in October

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

In October, Oyem sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Oyem 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 Oyem peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (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)	11	12	14	13	12	10	10	11	13	14	11	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Oyem 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 Oyem is worst in February — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× 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)	37	48	29	20	15	19	20	16	9	9	15	30
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	37	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	9	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	30	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Oyem?

Oyem sits at 1.6°N, 11.6°E, 656 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Bitam, 54 km away.

Topography around Oyem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oyem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 654 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m.

The land around Oyem is covered by trees (63%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

103 m

trees 63%

16 km

244 m

trees 97%

80 km

569 m

trees 100%

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

October weather nearby: Bitam 54 km · Ebebiyin 67 km · Ciudad de la Paz 84 km · Ambam 93 km · Ébolowa 152 km · Sangmélima 155 km · Makokou 183 km · Bata 204 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 Oyem (1.5995°, 11.5793°, elevation 656 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	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
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30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
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10	3	97
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24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
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9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
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31	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	82	18
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18	81	19
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20	80	20
21	80	20
22	79	21
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24	78	22
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
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	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
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24	3	97
25	3	97
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27	4	96
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	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
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	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	86	14
8	86	14
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14	83	17
15	83	17
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24