New Yekepa weather in October

In October, New Yekepa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 205 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 3% 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 New Yekepa's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Yekepa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
205 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:24 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
75%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

New Yekepa is place in Nimba County, Liberia.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in New Yekepa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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 New Yekepa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 1 day 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
1
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.

New Yekepa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°295.311.65.2
Feb32° / 21°609.311.84.1
Mar31° / 22°12018.311.93.6
Apr30° / 22°14021.312.23.4
May29° / 22°19425.212.33.3
Jun28° / 21°22627.112.43.5
Jul27° / 21°23427.812.43.7
Aug27° / 21°2972812.23.7
Sep28° / 21°30229123.4
Oct29° / 21°20527.911.83.3
Nov29° / 20°9618.711.74.3
Dec30° / 19°276.111.65.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21684
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

New Yekepa gets around 205 mm of rain over 27.9 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 90% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3181

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11585
21486
31486
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71387
81387
91288
101288
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:25 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:256:21
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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 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for New Yekepa

In seasonPeak

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

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

New Yekepa sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit New Yekepa?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in New Yekepa.

What to pack for New Yekepa in October

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

In October, New Yekepa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in New Yekepa 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 New Yekepa peaks around March 18 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 highMar 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in New Yekepa 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 New Yekepa is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 1582 µg/m³Aug 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May26Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is New Yekepa?

New Yekepa sits at 7.6°N, 8.5°W, 510 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Lola, 25 km away.

SanniquellieNzérékoréDananéGantaSaclepeaMahapleuZouan-Hounien

Topography around New Yekepa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Yekepa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,503 m.

The land around New Yekepa is covered by trees (74%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
435 m
16 km
1,383 m
80 km
1,503 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Lola 25 km · Sanniquellie 31 km · Nzérékoré 37 km · Danané 55 km · Ganta 62 km · Saclepea 76 km · Mahapleu 78 km · Zouan-Hounien 82 km

Liberia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$915
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.1
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
38.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 85%Muslim 12%none 3%Traditional 1%

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 New Yekepa (7.5794°, -8.5378°, elevation 510 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).