Matamey weather in October

In October, Matamey sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 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 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 Matamey's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matamey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

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 Matamey reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°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 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13624
23624
33624
43624
53624
63624
73624
83624
93724
103724
113724
123724
133723
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223623
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273622
283622
293622
303622
313621

How October really feels in Matamey

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.

Matamey 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
Jan29° / 15°0011.37.0
Feb33° / 18°0011.64.9
Mar37° / 22°0011.92.1
Apr40° / 25°10.412.30.3
May39° / 27°82.312.60.4
Jun37° / 26°215.812.81.6
Jul34° / 25°7813.712.73.0
Aug32° / 23°13817.112.43.5
Sep34° / 24°467.412.13.2
Oct36° / 23°51.411.72.3
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.9
Dec30° / 15°0011.26.5

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 (%)
17525
27525
37525
47624
57624
67624
77624
87624
97624
107624
117723
127723
137723
147723
157723
167723
177723
187723
197723
207525
217525
227525
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247525
257426
267426
277426
287426
297426
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Matamey gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% 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
49
59
69
78
88
97
106
116
125
135
144
154
164
173
183
193
202
212
222
232
241
251
261
271
281
291
301
311

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 21% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1149214214
21610214113
31810213912
42011213810
5231121369
6251121348
7281221327
8311221306
9341220285
10371220265
11411219244
12441219223
13481218203
14521117182
15541117162
16591016141
17611015131
1865914111
1967913101
207181290
217471180
227671070
23796960
24816850
25835840
26854740
27874630
28884530
29913420
30913420
31942310

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
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 6:19 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:196:12
211.96:196:11
311.96:196:10
411.86:196:09
511.86:196:09
611.86:196:08
711.86:196:07
811.86:196:07
911.86:196:06
1011.86:196:06
1111.86:206:05
1211.76:206:04
1311.76:206:04
1411.76:206:03
1511.76:206:03
1611.76:206:02
1711.76:206:01
1811.76:216:01
1911.76:216:00
2011.66:216:00
2111.66:215:59
2211.66:215:59
2311.66:225:58
2411.66:225:58
2511.66:225:58
2611.66:225:57
2711.66:235:57
2811.66:235:56
2911.56:235:56
3011.56:245:56
3111.56:245:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
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 Matamey

In seasonPeak

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

Matamey 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 Matamey?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matamey.

What to pack for Matamey in October

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

In October, Matamey sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matamey 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 Matamey peaks around August 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 14UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Matamey 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 Matamey is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14105 µg/m³Aug 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec94Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Matamey?

Matamey sits at 13.4°N, 8.5°E, 445 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Daura, 46 km away.

Mayahi

Topography around Matamey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matamey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m.

The land around Matamey is covered by cropland (65%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
179 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Daura 46 km · Gazaoua 62 km · Tessaoua 64 km · Magaria 67 km · Zinder 70 km · Aguié 76 km · Mirriah 80 km · Mayahi 105 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 Matamey (13.4231°, 8.4748°, elevation 445 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).