Mandiana weather in October

In October, Mandiana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 130 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Mandiana's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandiana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
130 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:27 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Mandiana is human 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 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mandiana reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°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 Mandiana

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.

Mandiana weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.511.44.8
Feb35° / 21°20.511.63.2
Mar37° / 24°82.311.91.9
Apr37° / 25°408.712.21.7
May34° / 24°10115.912.52.3
Jun31° / 23°16221.512.63.1
Jul29° / 22°23925.312.63.3
Aug29° / 22°27026.712.43.3
Sep30° / 22°24525.612.13.1
Oct31° / 21°1301911.83.5
Nov33° / 20°152.811.54.3
Dec33° / 18°00.111.44.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44456
54456
64555
74654
84555
94654
104654
114753
124852
134852
144951
154951
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275446
285545
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315743

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mandiana gets around 130 mm of rain over 19 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 61% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
275
375
474
573
672
772
872
971
1071
1170
1270
1369
1468
1567
1666
1764
1863
1961
2059
2157
2255
2352
2450
2548
2645
2743
2840
2937
3035
3133

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10001981
20001981
30001981
40001981
50001981
60001981
70001981
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100002971
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140003961
150003961
160004960
170005950
180005950
190006940
200017920
210018910
220019900
2301211860
2401212850
2501313830
2601415800
2702417770
2802518750
2903620710
3004722670
3115824620

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
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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 6:27 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:276:21
211.96:276:20
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411.96:276:19
511.96:276:19
611.96:276:18
711.86:276:17
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.7Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mandiana

In seasonPeak

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

Mandiana's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mandiana 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 Mandiana?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mandiana.

What to pack for Mandiana in October

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

In October, Mandiana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mandiana 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 Mandiana peaks around March 16 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 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Mandiana 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 Mandiana is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.6× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1170 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mandiana?

Mandiana sits at 10.6°N, 8.7°W, 373 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kankan, 72 km away.

KankanYanfolilaSiguiriKouroussaKintinianKangabaKérouanéBougouni

Topography around Mandiana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mandiana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m.

The land around Mandiana is covered by grassland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), trees (28%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
230 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Kankan 72 km · Yanfolila 86 km · Siguiri 103 km · Kouroussa 130 km · Kintinian 132 km · Kangaba 149 km · Kérouané 155 km · Bougouni 159 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 Mandiana (10.6258°, -8.6941°, elevation 373 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).