Baléyara weather in October

In October, Baléyara sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.7 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 63% 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 Baléyara's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baléyara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Baléyara is town in Tillaberi Region, Niger.

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 37°C through the month.

A typical October day in Baléyara reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°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 2°C warmer than November.

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

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
12 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.

Baléyara 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
Jan31° / 17°0011.35.8
Feb34° / 20°0011.53.7
Mar38° / 23°10.211.91.2
Apr41° / 27°20.512.30.0
May40° / 29°71.712.60.2
Jun38° / 28°184.312.81.5
Jul34° / 26°538.912.72.9
Aug33° / 25°12013.312.53.4
Sep35° / 25°365.712.13.0
Oct37° / 25°71.711.71.7
Nov36° / 20°0011.42.8
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Baléyara gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
610
79
89
98
108
117
127
136
146
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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 48% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11274447
21284544
31394641
423104739
523114736
634124734
744144731
855154729
966164627
1076174524
1197184422
12108194320
13129204118
141410214016
151610213814
161911223613
172212223311
182512223110
19281322298
20311322267
21341322246
22381422225
23411421195
24451420174
25491419153
26531318133
27571317112
28601315102
2964121482
3068111371
3170111261

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 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 6:41 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:416:34
211.96:416:33
311.96:416:32
411.86:416:31
511.86:416:31
611.86:416:30
711.86:416:29
811.86:416:29
911.86:426:28
1011.86:426:27
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1911.66:436:22
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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 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
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216.2Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Baléyara

In seasonPeak

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

Baléyara sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Baléyara?

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

1.7
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 Baléyara.

What to pack for Baléyara in October

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

In October, Baléyara sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Baléyara 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 Baléyara peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Baléyara 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 Baléyara is worst in February — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1888 µg/m³Aug 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May42Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec70Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Baléyara?

Baléyara sits at 13.8°N, 3.0°E, 211 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Filingué, 74 km away.

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Topography around Baléyara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baléyara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m.

The land around Baléyara is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (80%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
129 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Filingué 74 km · Birnin Gaouré 78 km · Kollo 85 km · Dosso 86 km · Youri Kourtéré 91 km · Niamey 96 km · Say 99 km · Dogondoutchi 117 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Baléyara (13.7838°, 2.9523°, elevation 211 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).