Nguigmi weather in October

In October, Nguigmi sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 3 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.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Nguigmi's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nguigmi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:02 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
29%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nguigmi reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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

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.

Nguigmi 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
Jan28° / 13°0011.37.9
Feb32° / 16°0011.55.6
Mar36° / 20°00.111.92.6
Apr40° / 24°10.112.30.3
May41° / 26°3112.70.0
Jun40° / 27°72.212.80.3
Jul37° / 26°377.912.81.8
Aug34° / 25°7610.612.52.7
Sep37° / 25°214.612.11.8
Oct37° / 23°30.911.71.7
Nov33° / 18°0011.34.3
Dec29° / 14°0011.27.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38317
48317
58317
68416
78416
88416
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Nguigmi gets around 3 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 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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35
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55
65
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1461316204
2491316194
3511215184
4531214174
5541214164
6581113153
7591113143
8621012133
9641011123
10661011112
1169910102
12728992
13738982
14767872
15787762
16816751
17826651
18845641
19874531
20874531
21893521
22903421
23913420
24942310
25942310
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28961210
29971200
30981100
31981100

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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2013light breeze
2114light breeze
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2715light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light 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 6:00 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:005:53
211.96:005:52
311.86:015:51
411.86:015:51
511.86:015:50
611.86:015:49
711.86:015:49
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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 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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286.5Intense
296.5Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Nguigmi

In seasonPeak

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

Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nguigmi.

What to pack for Nguigmi in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi peaks around August 16 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 highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi is worst in February — around 133 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 11132 µg/m³Aug 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb133Unhealthy
Mar116Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun50Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec123Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nguigmi?

Nguigmi sits at 14.2°N, 13.1°E, 287 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Diffa, 117 km away.

DiffaKukawaMaïné SoroaMongunoBolGeidamMarteBlangwa

Topography around Nguigmi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nguigmi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m.

The land around Nguigmi is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
114 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Diffa 117 km · Kukawa 155 km · Maïné Soroa 165 km · Monguno 184 km · Bol 194 km · Geidam 198 km · Marte 224 km · Blangwa 226 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 Nguigmi (14.2495°, 13.1092°, elevation 287 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).