Mirriah weather in October

In October, Mirriah sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 62% 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 Mirriah's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mirriah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:18 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
34%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
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 Mirriah 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)
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How October really feels in Mirriah

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.

Mirriah weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°0011.37.1
Feb33° / 17°0011.54.9
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.1
Apr40° / 25°10.312.30.2
May40° / 27°61.912.60.1
Jun38° / 27°154.212.81.1
Jul34° / 25°7313.112.72.6
Aug32° / 24°13516.512.53.3
Sep35° / 24°376.612.12.8
Oct37° / 23°40.911.72.1
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 62% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27624
37624
47624
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67624
77525
87525
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mirriah gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
37
47
57
66
76
85
95
104
114
123
133
143
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172
182
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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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1251420347
2271420326
3301420305
4321420295
5351419275
6381419254
7411418234
8431418213
9461417203
10491416183
11531316162
12551315152
13591214132
14611214121
15651113101
1667111291
1770101181
1872101071
197591060
20788950
21798940
22817840
23846730
24846730
25875620
26885520
27904510
28923410
29923410
30933310
31942310

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1611calm
1711calm
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2112light breeze
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3114light 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 6:16 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:166:09
211.96:166:08
311.96:166:07
411.86:166:07
511.86:166:06
611.86:166:05
711.86:176:05
811.86:176:04
911.86:176:03
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1111.86:176:02
1211.76:176:01
1311.76:176:01
1411.76:176:00
1511.76:186:00
1611.76:185:59
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1911.76:185:57
2011.66:195:57
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2811.56:215:53
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3011.56:215:53
3111.56:225:52

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mirriah

In seasonPeak

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

Mirriah 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 Mirriah?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mirriah.

What to pack for Mirriah in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mirriah 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 Mirriah peaks around August 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Mirriah 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 Mirriah is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 13102 µg/m³Aug 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan98Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar96Unhealthy
Apr81Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec91Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mirriah?

Mirriah sits at 13.7°N, 9.2°E, 407 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Zinder, 21 km away.

DauraGumelGouréTessaouaGazaoua

Topography around Mirriah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mirriah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m.

The land around Mirriah is covered by grassland (60%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
287 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Zinder 21 km · Matamey 80 km · Magaria 83 km · Daura 117 km · Gumel 123 km · Gouré 125 km · Tessaoua 126 km · Gazaoua 135 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 Mirriah (13.7073°, 9.1501°, elevation 407 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).