Zaïbo weather in October

In October, Zaïbo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 131 mm of rain across 23.2 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 5% 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 Zaïbo's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaïbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:16 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Zaïbo is town and sub-prefecture in Sassandra-Marahoué, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Zaïbo 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.

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How October really feels in Zaïbo

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.

Zaïbo 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
Jan33° / 21°224.411.64.0
Feb34° / 23°477.411.83.0
Mar34° / 24°9315.5122.7
Apr33° / 24°10017.112.12.9
May32° / 23°12120.112.33.0
Jun30° / 23°1182012.43.6
Jul29° / 22°1142012.44.1
Aug29° / 22°14622.312.23.9
Sep30° / 22°19825.6123.2
Oct30° / 22°13123.211.83.4
Nov31° / 22°5412.311.74.2
Dec32° / 21°214.511.64.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
73169
83169
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143268
153466
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213862
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Zaïbo gets around 131 mm of rain over 23.2 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 74% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
284
384
484
583
683
782
882
981
1080
1180
1279
1378
1477
1576
1675
1774
1873
1972
2071
2170
2268
2367
2466
2566
2665
2764
2863
2962
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 (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
80100
90100
100100
110100
120100
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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165calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:176:14
211.96:176:13
311.96:176:13
411.96:176:12
511.96:176:12
611.96:176:11
711.96:176:11
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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 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Zaïbo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Zaïbo sees seasonal dust haze (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 Zaïbo?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zaïbo.

What to pack for Zaïbo in October

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

In October, Zaïbo 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 Zaïbo 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 Zaïbo peaks around April 15 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 15UV 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 Zaïbo 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 Zaïbo is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorFeb 855 µg/m³Sep 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar31Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zaïbo?

Zaïbo sits at 7.0°N, 6.7°W, 226 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Boboniessoko, 3.0 km away.

Guéssabo

Topography around Zaïbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaïbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 233 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 m.

The land around Zaïbo is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
807 m
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October weather nearby: Boboniessoko 3.0 km · Belleville 24 km · Bonoufla 26 km · Daloa 27 km · Zoukougbeu 33 km · Baoutifla 35 km · Pélézi 36 km · Guéssabo 42 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 Zaïbo (6.9893°, -6.6667°, elevation 226 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).