Namialo weather in October

In October, Namialo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 69% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Namialo's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namialo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
4:55 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Namialo is village in Mozambique.

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 Namialo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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

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.

Namialo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°24325.312.82.8
Feb31° / 23°19321.912.53.0
Mar30° / 23°15121.912.13.5
Apr30° / 22°5612.511.75.0
May29° / 20°133.911.36.6
Jun27° / 18°92.911.17.7
Jul27° / 18°92.811.27.8
Aug28° / 18°82.311.57.2
Sep31° / 19°71.511.96.0
Oct32° / 21°163.212.34.7
Nov33° / 22°447.112.73.6
Dec32° / 23°14419.212.93.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48812
58812
68812
78713
88713
98713
108713
118812
128812
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Namialo gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
67
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
147
158
168
178
189
199
2010
2111
2212
2313
2413
2514
2615
2716
2816
2917
3017
3118

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1547471
2546481
3545501
4444511
5442531
6441541
7440551
8438571
9437581
10436591
11334612
12333622
13332632
14331642
15330643
16329653
17328663
18228664
19227674
20227665
21226666
22226666
23125677
24124678
25124678
26123679
271226710
281216711
291206811
301196812
311186813

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:055:13
212.15:045:13
312.25:045:13
412.25:035:13
512.25:025:13
612.25:015:14
712.25:015:14
812.25:005:14
912.24:595:14
1012.34:595:14
1112.34:585:14
1212.34:575:15
1312.34:575:15
1412.34:565:15
1512.34:555:15
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1712.44:545:16
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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 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
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206.5Intense
216.5Intense
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236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Namialo

In seasonPeak

None of Namialo's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Namialo's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Namialo?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Namialo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Namialo in October

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

In October, Namialo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Namialo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Namialo peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 16UV 16Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Namialo 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 Namialo is worst in October — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1116 µg/m³Dec 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Namialo?

Namialo sits at 14.9°S, 40.0°E, 201 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Monapo, 34 km away.

NametilNamapa-eratiAngoche

Topography around Namialo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namialo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m.

The land around Namialo is covered by grassland (45%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), trees (27%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
926 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Monapo 34 km · Mossuril 73 km · Nampula 80 km · Mozambique 82 km · Nacala 85 km · Nametil 112 km · Namapa-erati 135 km · Angoche 146 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$627
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
28%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Catholic 27%Islam 19%Pentecostal 17%Saio/Zione 16%

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 Namialo (-14.9206°, 39.9836°, elevation 201 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).