Gonaté weather in October

In October, Gonaté sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 113 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 6% 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 Gonaté's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gonaté's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 113 mm; 21 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:15 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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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 Gonaté 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 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

	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
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How October really feels in Gonaté

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gonaté weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 21°	21	4.3	11.6	4.1
Feb	34° / 23°	47	7.3	11.8	3.2
Mar	34° / 23°	87	15.3	12	2.8
Apr	33° / 23°	102	17.9	12.1	2.9
May	32° / 23°	113	19.9	12.3	3.0
Jun	30° / 23°	109	19.4	12.4	3.7
Jul	29° / 22°	98	18.5	12.4	4.3
Aug	29° / 22°	128	20.2	12.2	4.1
Sep	29° / 22°	186	25.7	12	3.3
Oct	30° / 22°	113	21	11.8	3.6
Nov	31° / 22°	46	11.2	11.7	4.3
Dec	32° / 21°	18	4.1	11.6	4.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	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
Clearer (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	38	39	39	38	39	38
Cloudier (%)	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	66	65	65	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	62	61	61	62	61	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gonaté gets around 113 mm of rain over 21 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 68% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	81	80	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	79
5	78
6	77
7	76
8	75
9	74
10	74
11	73
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	69
16	68
17	67
18	66
19	65
20	64
21	63
22	62
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	59
27	59
28	58
29	57
30	56
31	55

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.

	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
Muggy (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oppressive (%)	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

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.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
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25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:01 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:16	6:12
2	11.9	6:16	6:12
3	11.9	6:16	6:11
4	11.9	6:15	6:11
5	11.9	6:15	6:10
6	11.9	6:15	6:10
7	11.9	6:15	6:09
8	11.9	6:15	6:09
9	11.9	6:15	6:08
10	11.9	6:15	6:08
11	11.9	6:15	6:07
12	11.9	6:15	6:07
13	11.9	6:15	6:07
14	11.9	6:15	6:06
15	11.9	6:15	6:06
16	11.8	6:15	6:05
17	11.8	6:15	6:05
18	11.8	6:15	6:05
19	11.8	6:15	6:04
20	11.8	6:15	6:04
21	11.8	6:15	6:04
22	11.8	6:15	6:03
23	11.8	6:15	6:03
24	11.8	6:15	6:03
25	11.8	6:15	6:03
26	11.8	6:15	6:02
27	11.8	6:15	6:02
28	11.8	6:15	6:02
29	11.8	6:15	6:02
30	11.8	6:16	6:01
31	11.8	6:16	6:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.69 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gonaté

In seasonPeak

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

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

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Is October a good time to visit Gonaté?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gonaté.

What to pack for Gonaté in October

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

In October, Gonaté sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gonaté 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 Gonaté 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	12	13	12	11	9	11	13	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Gonaté 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 Gonaté 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	64	61	32	32	19	17	17	14	13	18	25	51
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	61	Unhealthy
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	51	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Gonaté?

Gonaté sits at 6.9°N, 6.2°W, 258 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Zaliohouan, 12 km away.

Topography around Gonaté

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gonaté has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 241 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m.

The land around Gonaté is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

48 m

grassland 48%

16 km

135 m

trees 69%

80 km

459 m

trees 76%

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

October weather nearby: Zaliohouan 12 km · Luénoufla 19 km · Bonon 22 km · Daloa 23 km · Gadouan 29 km · Bédiala 29 km · Bognonzra 31 km · Bonoufla 36 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 Gonaté (6.9042°, -6.2435°, elevation 258 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	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	79
5	78
6	77
7	76
8	75
9	74
10	74
11	73
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	69
16	68
17	67
18	66
19	65
20	64
21	63
22	62
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	59
27	59
28	58
29	57
30	56
31	55

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	79
5	78
6	77
7	76
8	75
9	74
10	74
11	73
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	69
16	68
17	67
18	66
19	65
20	64
21	63
22	62
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	59
27	59
28	58
29	57
30	56
31	55

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	79
5	78
6	77
7	76
8	75
9	74
10	74
11	73
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	69
16	68
17	67
18	66
19	65
20	64
21	63
22	62
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	59
27	59
28	58
29	57
30	56
31	55

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100