Dosso weather in October

In October, Dosso sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dosso's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dosso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:41 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Dosso is urban commune in Niger.

Founded
1750

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 36°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dosso reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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

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
14 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.

Dosso weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.4
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.3
Mar39° / 24°10.211.90.9
Apr40° / 27°30.812.30.0
May39° / 28°133.412.60.5
Jun36° / 27°297.112.82.0
Jul33° / 25°7612.312.73.2
Aug32° / 24°15617.612.43.4
Sep33° / 25°588.912.13.4
Oct36° / 24°112.711.72.2
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.7
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57327
67327
77327
87228
97228
107129
117129
127129
137228
147327
157327
167327
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dosso gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.7 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 8% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
415
514
614
714
813
912
1012
1111
1210
139
149
158
168
177
187
196
206
215
225
235
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263
273
283
292
302
311

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100215794
201317763
301318753
401420732
501422712
611523691
712625651
812726631
923827591
1023928571
11341029531
12341130511
13451331471
14561431431
15771531390
16881631360
171091731330
1812101831290
1914111930260
2017111929230
2120122028210
2223122027180
2326132026160
2429132024140
2533141923120
2637141921100
274014181980
284414181870
294814171650
305214161440
315514151240

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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
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49calm
59calm
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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 6:40 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:406:33
211.96:406:32
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411.86:406:31
511.86:406:30
611.86:406:29
711.86:406:29
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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 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dosso

In seasonPeak

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

Dosso sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is October a good time to visit Dosso?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dosso.

What to pack for Dosso in October

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

In October, Dosso sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dosso 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 Dosso peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 16UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dosso 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 Dosso is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1890 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May37Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dosso?

Dosso sits at 13.0°N, 3.2°E, 218 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Birnin Gaouré, 31 km away.

KolloYouri KourtéréDogondoutchiBirnin KebbiNiamey

Topography around Dosso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dosso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m.

The land around Dosso is covered by grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
112 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Birnin Gaouré 31 km · Baléyara 86 km · Say 90 km · Kollo 97 km · Youri Kourtéré 107 km · Dogondoutchi 112 km · Birnin Kebbi 127 km · Niamey 128 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 Dosso (13.049°, 3.1937°, elevation 218 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).