Lola weather in October

In October, Lola sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 166 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 4% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Lola's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:24 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
74%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Lola is town in the Forest Region of 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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Lola reaches about 29°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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Lola weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°274.311.65.0
Feb32° / 21°577.911.74.0
Mar31° / 22°11816.611.93.6
Apr30° / 22°1382112.23.4
May30° / 22°17724.212.43.4
Jun28° / 21°18626.112.43.6
Jul27° / 21°18926.912.43.9
Aug26° / 21°25027.112.33.8
Sep28° / 21°23828123.5
Oct29° / 21°16626.211.83.5
Nov29° / 21°7415.311.64.6
Dec30° / 20°224.911.65.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132278
142377
152377
162476
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182674
192773
202773
212971
222971
233070
243070
253070
263169
273169
283070
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lola gets around 166 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
289
389
489
588
688
788
888
987
1087
1187
1287
1386
1486
1585
1685
1784
1884
1983
2083
2182
2282
2382
2481
2581
2680
2780
2879
2978
3077
3175

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13268
23169
33169
43169
53070
63070
72971
82971
92872
102872
112872
122872
132773
142773
152773
162773
172674
182674
192575
202575
212575
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242575
252575
262575
272575
282575
292575
302674
312674

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:256:21
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311.96:256:20
411.96:256:19
511.96:256:19
611.96:256:18
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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 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Lola

In seasonPeak

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

Lola's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Lola sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Lola?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lola.

What to pack for Lola in October

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

In October, Lola sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lola 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 Lola peaks around March 18 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 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Lola 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 Lola is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 1582 µg/m³Aug 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May26Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lola?

Lola sits at 7.8°N, 8.5°W, 468 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is New Yekepa, 25 km away.

SanniquellieDananéGantaMahapleuSaclepeaBeyla

Topography around Lola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,492 m.

The land around Lola is covered by trees (59%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
390 m
80 km
1,492 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: New Yekepa 25 km · Nzérékoré 32 km · Sanniquellie 53 km · Danané 73 km · Ganta 80 km · Mahapleu 92 km · Saclepea 99 km · Beyla 100 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 Lola (7.8°, -8.5333°, elevation 468 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).