Sakassou weather in October

In October, Sakassou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 137 mm of rain across 22.7 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Sakassou's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sakassou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
137 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:11 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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 Sakassou reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13023
23023
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73023
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How October really feels in Sakassou

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.

Sakassou 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°183.211.63.6
Feb35° / 23°487.111.82.7
Mar34° / 24°8913.811.92.6
Apr33° / 24°10316.512.22.8
May32° / 24°10617.612.33.1
Jun30° / 23°10718.412.43.7
Jul29° / 23°10918.812.44.2
Aug29° / 22°13920.812.24.1
Sep30° / 23°18725.4123.2
Oct31° / 23°13722.711.83.2
Nov32° / 23°5911.211.74.0
Dec33° / 21°173.811.64.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43367
53367
63466
73466
83466
93664
103664
113664
123763
133763
143961
153961
164060
174060
184159
194258
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254159
264159
274159
284159
294060
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sakassou gets around 137 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
979
1079
1178
1277
1377
1476
1575
1674
1773
1872
1971
2070
2169
2268
2367
2466
2565
2664
2763
2862
2961
3060
3159

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.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11990
21990
31990
41990
51990
61990
71990
801000
901000
1001000
1101000
1201000
1301000
1401000
1501000
1601000
1701000
1801000
1901000
200991
210991
220991
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250991
261981
271981
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291981
302971
312971

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 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:126:08
211.96:126:08
311.96:126:07
411.96:126:07
511.96:126:06
611.96:126:06
711.96:126:05
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2811.86:125:57
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3111.76:135:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
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294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sakassou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sakassou sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is October a good time to visit Sakassou?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sakassou.

What to pack for Sakassou in October

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

In October, Sakassou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sakassou 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 Sakassou peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sakassou 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 Sakassou is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1995 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr36Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sakassou?

Sakassou sits at 7.5°N, 5.3°W, 231 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Tiébissou, 34 km away.

BéoumiYamoussoukroBouafléKatiolaZuénoulaFronan

Topography around Sakassou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sakassou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m.

The land around Sakassou is covered by trees (55%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
489 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Tiébissou 34 km · Bouaké 39 km · Béoumi 40 km · Yamoussoukro 71 km · Bouaflé 72 km · Katiola 79 km · Zuénoula 84 km · Fronan 87 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 Sakassou (7.4546°, -5.2926°, elevation 231 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).