Faranah weather in October

In October, Faranah sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 223 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 11% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Faranah's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Faranah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:35 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Faranah is settlement in Guinea.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Faranah 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 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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

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
31
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.

Faranah weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°5111.54.5
Feb35° / 22°40.911.73.2
Mar36° / 24°163.211.92.4
Apr35° / 24°548.912.22.6
May32° / 23°14218.112.53.0
Jun30° / 22°21323.912.63.3
Jul28° / 22°24726.412.53.5
Aug28° / 22°28327.112.33.6
Sep29° / 21°28926.712.13.2
Oct30° / 21°22324.911.83.2
Nov31° / 21°466.711.54.7
Dec32° / 19°30.611.45.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52872
62971
72971
83070
93070
103070
113169
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173367
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193466
203466
213565
223466
233565
243565
253763
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283961
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304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Faranah gets around 223 mm of rain over 24.9 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 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
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487
587
687
787
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1087
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1286
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1486
1585
1684
1783
1882
1981
2080
2178
2276
2375
2473
2571
2669
2767
2864
2962
3059
3157

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1001981
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5001882
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19002080
20002179
21002278
22002377
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26012772
27012871
28013069
29023167
30123364
31123463

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
36calm
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56calm
66calm
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136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:356:29
211.96:356:29
311.96:356:28
411.96:346:28
511.96:346:27
611.96:346:26
711.96:346:26
811.86:346:25
911.86:346:25
1011.86:346:24
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3111.66:376:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Faranah

In seasonPeak

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

Faranah's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Faranah sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Faranah?

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

3.2
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 Faranah.

What to pack for Faranah in October

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

In October, Faranah sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Faranah in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Faranah peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Faranah 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 Faranah is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.2× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 18107 µg/m³Aug 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan104Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar106Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May25Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep11Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Faranah?

Faranah sits at 10.0°N, 10.7°W, 433 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Douako, 70 km away.

DouakoBankoDogometDabolaAlbadériaBissikrimaKabalaArfa Moussaïa

Topography around Faranah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Faranah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 440 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 695 m.

The land around Faranah is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
695 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Douako 70 km · Banko 75 km · Dogomet 77 km · Dabola 88 km · Albadéria 89 km · Bissikrima 92 km · Kabala 102 km · Arfa Moussaïa 106 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / K
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,877
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 85%Christian 13%none 1%animist 0%

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 Faranah (10.0404°, -10.7434°, elevation 433 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).