Gadouan weather in October

In October, Gadouan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 122 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gadouan's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gadouan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

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 Gadouan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with November.

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

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.

Gadouan 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
Jan32° / 21°224.511.74.4
Feb34° / 23°49811.83.3
Mar33° / 23°8915.9122.9
Apr32° / 23°991812.12.9
May31° / 23°11620.912.33.0
Jun30° / 23°11320.212.43.7
Jul29° / 22°9517.912.34.4
Aug28° / 22°11719.812.24.2
Sep29° / 22°18025.6123.3
Oct30° / 22°12222.711.93.5
Nov31° / 22°4912.411.74.3
Dec31° / 21°205.111.65.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72476
82476
92575
102575
112674
122674
132773
142872
153070
163070
173169
183268
193367
203466
213565
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gadouan gets around 122 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
283
383
482
582
681
781
880
980
1079
1178
1278
1377
1476
1575
1674
1773
1872
1971
2070
2169
2268
2367
2466
2565
2664
2763
2862
2961
3061
3160

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

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1298
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
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150100
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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
46calm
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66calm
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86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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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 48 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 6:15 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:156:12
211.96:156:11
311.96:156:11
411.96:156:10
511.96:156:10
611.96:156:09
711.96:156:09
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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 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
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274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gadouan

In seasonPeak

None of Gadouan's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Gadouan sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is October a good time to visit Gadouan?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gadouan.

What to pack for Gadouan in October

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

In October, Gadouan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gadouan 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 Gadouan peaks around April 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 highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gadouan 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 Gadouan is worst in January — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorJan 2163 µg/m³Sep 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar32Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gadouan?

Gadouan sits at 6.7°N, 6.2°W, 274 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Zaliohouan, 17 km away.

Daloa

Topography around Gadouan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gadouan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m.

The land around Gadouan is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
500 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Zaliohouan 17 km · Saïoua 23 km · Sinfra 28 km · Gonaté 29 km · Bayota 32 km · Bonon 33 km · Bognonzra 39 km · Daloa 40 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

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 Gadouan (6.6562°, -6.1661°, elevation 274 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).