Djenné weather in October

In October, Djenné sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Djenné's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Djenné's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:13 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical October day in Djenné reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Djenné

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
8 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Djenné weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.211.35.2
Feb35° / 21°0011.53.4
Mar38° / 25°00.111.91.2
Apr40° / 28°51.212.30.0
May40° / 29°103.212.60.1
Jun38° / 28°287.412.81.1
Jul34° / 26°9314.512.72.6
Aug32° / 24°15717.812.53.3
Sep34° / 25°7311.712.13.0
Oct37° / 25°153.511.71.8
Nov36° / 22°00.111.42.5
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26931
36931
46931
56931
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Djenné gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
221
320
420
519
618
717
817
916
1015
1115
1214
1313
1413
1512
1611
1711
1810
199
208
218
227
236
246
255
264
274
283
293
303
312

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123832532
224933502
3341035471
4351137441
5351238411
6361340380
7471441340
8471641310
9581742290
10581842260
11691942230
127102042210
139102141190
1410112240170
1512112339150
1614122338130
1716132337110
1818132435100
192114243380
202415243170
212715232960
223015232750
233316222550
243616212340
254016202130
264316191930
274716181720
285016171620
295415161410
305615151310
316014141110

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:116:04
211.96:116:03
311.96:116:02
411.86:116:01
511.86:116:01
611.86:116:00
711.86:115:59
811.86:125:59
911.86:125:58
1011.86:125:57
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1211.76:125:56
1311.76:125:56
1411.76:125:55
1511.76:135:54
1611.76:135:54
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1811.76:135:53
1911.66:135:52
2011.66:145:52
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2411.66:155:50
2511.66:155:49
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2711.66:155:48
2811.56:165:48
2911.56:165:48
3011.56:165:47
3111.56:175:47

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Djenné

In seasonPeak

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

Djenné sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is October a good time to visit Djenné?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Djenné.

What to pack for Djenné in October

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

In October, Djenné sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Djenné in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Djenné peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Djenné 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 Djenné is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1076 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul24Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Djenné?

Djenné sits at 13.9°N, 4.6°W, 278 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Mopti, 76 km away.

MoninnpébougouBandiagaraBankassDiourouNouna

Topography around Djenné

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djenné has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m.

The land around Djenné is covered by cropland (33%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, wetland (39%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (21%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
14 m
80 km
257 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Mopti 76 km · San 77 km · Ké-Macina 87 km · Moninnpébougou 108 km · Bandiagara 113 km · Bankass 114 km · Diourou 140 km · Nouna 151 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 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 Djenné (13.9061°, -4.5533°, elevation 278 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).