Tanout weather in October

In October, Tanout sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°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 Tanout's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanout's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
27%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
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 35°C by the end.

A typical October day in Tanout reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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

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.

Tanout 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
Jan26° / 12°0011.28.8
Feb30° / 15°0011.56.8
Mar35° / 19°0011.93.5
Apr39° / 23°00.112.30.9
May40° / 26°30.812.70.0
Jun39° / 26°51.712.90.6
Jul36° / 25°316.512.82.0
Aug35° / 24°7010.412.52.7
Sep37° / 24°153.512.11.8
Oct37° / 22°10.511.72.3
Nov32° / 17°0011.35.3
Dec27° / 13°0011.18.3

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68317
78317
88317
98317
108317
118317
128416
138416
148317
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288218
298218
308218
318020

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tanout gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.5 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
112
122
132
142
151
161
171
181
191
200
210
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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
164181251
266171151
368161051
469151051
57214941
67313941
77512841
87711741
97810741
10819631
11828631
12848530
13877420
14877420
15896320
16896320
17915310
18915310
19915310
20925210
21944200
22944200
23944200
24953200
25953200
26953200
27962200
28962200
29972100
30972100
31981100

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1316light breeze
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1616light breeze
1716light breeze
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2017light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light 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 6:17 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:176:09
211.96:186:09
311.86:186:08
411.86:186:07
511.86:186:07
611.86:186:06
711.86:186:05
811.86:186:04
911.86:186:04
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1411.76:196:00
1511.76:206:00
1611.76:205:59
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1811.66:205:58
1911.66:205:57
2011.66:215:57
2111.66:215:56
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2311.66:215:55
2411.66:225:55
2511.56:225:54
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2711.56:235:54
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2911.56:235:53
3011.56:245:52
3111.56:245:52

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
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96.7Intense
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136.6Intense
146.6Intense
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206.6Intense
216.5Intense
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266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tanout

In seasonPeak

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

Tanout 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 Tanout?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tanout.

What to pack for Tanout in October

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

In October, Tanout sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tanout 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 Tanout peaks around August 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 12Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tanout 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 Tanout is worst in January — around 128 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20128 µg/m³Aug 2132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb125Unhealthy
Mar108Unhealthy
Apr85Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec120Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tanout?

Tanout sits at 15.0°N, 8.9°E, 525 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Zinder, 130 km away.

ZinderMirriahTessaouaMayahiMatameyGouréGazaouaAguié

Topography around Tanout

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanout has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 529 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Tanout is covered by grassland (55%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and bare terrain (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
197 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Zinder 130 km · Mirriah 143 km · Tessaoua 166 km · Mayahi 173 km · Matamey 178 km · Gouré 185 km · Gazaoua 192 km · Aguié 202 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 Tanout (14.9709°, 8.8879°, elevation 525 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).