Maïné Soroa weather in October

In October, Maïné Soroa sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 61% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Maïné Soroa's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maïné Soroa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:06 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
36%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 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 Maïné Soroa reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°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 2°C warmer than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13724
23724
33724
43724
53724
63724
73724
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93724
103724
113724
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283722
293622
303622
313622

How October really feels in Maïné Soroa

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.

Maïné Soroa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°0011.36.9
Feb33° / 17°0011.64.7
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.8
Apr40° / 25°10.312.30.1
May41° / 27°51.912.60.0
Jun39° / 27°133.712.80.8
Jul35° / 26°5911.512.72.3
Aug33° / 24°12316.212.43.1
Sep35° / 24°408.112.12.5
Oct37° / 23°61.711.71.8
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.7
Dec30° / 16°0011.26.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 24%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47822
57822
67723
77822
87822
97723
107723
117723
127723
137723
147624
157624
167624
177525
187525
197624
207525
217525
227525
237525
247426
257426
267426
277327
287327
297228
307228
317129

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Maïné Soroa gets around 6 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 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
412
512
611
711
810
910
109
118
127
137
146
155
165
174
183
193
202
212
221
231
241
251
260
270
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300
310

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1158144122
2178154120
3198154018
4219153817
5249153716
6269153514
72910153313
83210153112
93610142911
103910142810
11421014269
12461013248
13491013227
14521012206
1556912185
1659911165
1762911144
1865810134
1967810123
206989113
21738892
22747892
23777781
24806671
25816661
26835561
27854551
28884440
29893440
30913330
31913330

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2711calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:045:57
211.96:045:57
311.96:045:56
411.86:055:55
511.86:055:55
611.86:055:54
711.86:055:53
811.86:055:53
911.86:055:52
1011.86:055:51
1111.86:055:51
1211.76:055:50
1311.76:055:50
1411.76:065:49
1511.76:065:48
1611.76:065:48
1711.76:065:47
1811.76:065:47
1911.76:065:46
2011.76:075:46
2111.66:075:45
2211.66:075:45
2311.66:075:44
2411.66:085:44
2511.66:085:44
2611.66:085:43
2711.66:085:43
2811.66:095:42
2911.66:095:42
3011.56:095:42
3111.56:105:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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166.4Intense
176.4Intense
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206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Maïné Soroa

In seasonPeak

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

Maïné Soroa sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Maïné Soroa?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maïné Soroa.

What to pack for Maïné Soroa in October

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

In October, Maïné Soroa sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Maïné Soroa in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maïné Soroa peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Maïné Soroa 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 Maïné Soroa is worst in February — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 11117 µg/m³Aug 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan113Unhealthy
Feb118Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec107Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Maïné Soroa?

Maïné Soroa sits at 13.2°N, 12.0°E, 335 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Geidam, 37 km away.

GashuaMagumeriKumagunnamDamaturuNguigmiKukawa

Topography around Maïné Soroa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maïné Soroa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m.

The land around Maïné Soroa is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
93 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
October weather nearby: Geidam 37 km · Diffa 65 km · Gashua 113 km · Magumeri 150 km · Kumagunnam 151 km · Damaturu 163 km · Nguigmi 165 km · Kukawa 170 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 Maïné Soroa (13.2114°, 12.0241°, elevation 335 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).