Niakaramandougou weather in October

In October, Niakaramandougou sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 100 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Niakaramandougou's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niakaramandougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Niakaramandougou is place in Vallée du Bandama, Ivory Coast.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Niakaramandougou reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Niakaramandougou

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.

Niakaramandougou weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°101.811.63.9
Feb35° / 22°224.111.72.8
Mar35° / 24°7211.811.92.3
Apr34° / 24°10116.412.22.6
May33° / 24°10417.112.43.0
Jun31° / 23°10617.512.53.5
Jul29° / 22°1442312.53.6
Aug29° / 22°18324.412.33.5
Sep30° / 22°18324.912.13.1
Oct32° / 22°10017.511.83.5
Nov33° / 22°326.611.63.9
Dec33° / 20°61.311.54.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% 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 (%)
14060
24060
34060
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54258
64258
74357
84357
94357
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Niakaramandougou gets around 100 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
271
370
469
568
667
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1063
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1951
2050
2149
2248
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2447
2546
2646
2745
2844
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3043
3142

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10298
20298
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40199
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80199
90199
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110298
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210694
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271990
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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
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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 6:12 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Niakaramandougou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Niakaramandougou sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Niakaramandougou?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Niakaramandougou.

What to pack for Niakaramandougou in October

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

In October, Niakaramandougou sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Niakaramandougou 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 Niakaramandougou peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Niakaramandougou 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 Niakaramandougou is worst in February — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1260 µg/m³Aug 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar38Poor
Apr38Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Niakaramandougou?

Niakaramandougou sits at 8.7°N, 5.3°W, 385 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Tortiya, 45 km away.

TortiyaTafiréFronanKatiolaDikodougouKongKorhogoDabakala

Topography around Niakaramandougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niakaramandougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 367 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m.

The land around Niakaramandougou is covered by trees (52%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
153 m
80 km
447 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Tortiya 45 km · Tafiré 48 km · Fronan 52 km · Katiola 62 km · Dikodougou 70 km · Kong 93 km · Korhogo 96 km · Dabakala 100 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 Niakaramandougou (8.6576°, -5.2911°, elevation 385 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).