Lakota weather in October

In October, Lakota sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 160 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 2% 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 Lakota's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lakota's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 160 mm; 27.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:12 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Lakota is city in Ivory Coast.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Lakota reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
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	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

How October really feels in Lakota

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.

Lakota 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 22°	40	9.1	11.7	4.5
Feb	32° / 23°	67	14.5	11.8	3.3
Mar	32° / 23°	112	21.8	12	2.8
Apr	31° / 23°	116	22.5	12.1	2.9
May	30° / 23°	161	26.2	12.3	3.0
Jun	29° / 22°	173	26	12.3	3.4
Jul	28° / 22°	113	21.6	12.3	4.4
Aug	28° / 22°	106	21.2	12.2	4.4
Sep	29° / 22°	164	25.9	12	3.4
Oct	29° / 22°	160	27.6	11.9	3.1
Nov	30° / 22°	108	22.2	11.7	3.5
Dec	30° / 22°	49	12.4	11.7	4.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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 (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	17	18	19	20	21	21	22	22	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	83	82	81	80	79	79	78	78	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	27	73

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lakota gets around 160 mm of rain over 27.6 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 88% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	90	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	84
31	83

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 99% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	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
Oppressive (%)	99	99	99	99	99	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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
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	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
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.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	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
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16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
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22	6	calm
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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 6:13 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:00 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	11.9	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12
Sunset (PM)	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	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:13	6:10
2	11.9	6:13	6:10
3	11.9	6:13	6:09
4	11.9	6:13	6:09
5	11.9	6:13	6:08
6	11.9	6:13	6:08
7	11.9	6:12	6:07
8	11.9	6:12	6:07
9	11.9	6:12	6:07
10	11.9	6:12	6:06
11	11.9	6:12	6:06
12	11.9	6:12	6:05
13	11.9	6:12	6:05
14	11.9	6:12	6:05
15	11.9	6:12	6:04
16	11.9	6:12	6:04
17	11.9	6:12	6:03
18	11.9	6:12	6:03
19	11.9	6:12	6:03
20	11.8	6:12	6:03
21	11.8	6:12	6:02
22	11.8	6:12	6:02
23	11.8	6:12	6:02
24	11.8	6:12	6:01
25	11.8	6:12	6:01
26	11.8	6:12	6:01
27	11.8	6:12	6:01
28	11.8	6:12	6:01
29	11.8	6:12	6:00
30	11.8	6:12	6:00
31	11.8	6:12	6:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.41 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)	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
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	4.2	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Lakota

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Sep

Oct

Nov

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Is October a good time to visit Lakota?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lakota.

What to pack for Lakota in October

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

In October, Lakota sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Lakota 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 Lakota peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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	13	14	12	11	8	11	13	12	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Lakota 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 Lakota is worst in January — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (September, 12 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)	53	49	30	29	18	16	16	13	12	15	22	44
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	53	Poor
Feb	49	Poor
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Lakota?

Lakota sits at 5.8°N, 5.7°W, 228 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Moussadougou, 34 km away.

Topography around Lakota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lakota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 221 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m.

The land around Lakota is covered by trees (53%), artificial surfaces (21%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

103 m

trees 53%

16 km

260 m

trees 90%

80 km

534 m

trees 89%

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

October weather nearby: Moussadougou 34 km · Divo 36 km · Gagnoa 43 km · Gbabam 44 km · Guéyo 47 km · Dagbao I 49 km · Diégonéfla 51 km · Gnatroa 52 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 Lakota (5.8475°, -5.682°, elevation 228 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	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	84
31	83

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	84
31	83

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	84
31	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
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	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
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