Téra weather in October

In October, Téra sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.8 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 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Téra's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Téra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:52 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
37%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Téra is urban commune in Tillaberi Region, Niger.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical October day in Téra reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 12°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 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23726
33726
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How October really feels in Téra

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
10 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Téra 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
Jan31° / 17°0011.36.0
Feb34° / 20°0011.53.9
Mar38° / 24°10.311.91.3
Apr41° / 27°20.512.30.0
May40° / 29°6212.60.1
Jun38° / 28°184.812.81.2
Jul35° / 26°5911.312.72.5
Aug33° / 25°12215.112.53.2
Sep35° / 26°447.312.12.7
Oct38° / 26°61.811.71.5
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.6
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.0

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 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
77723
87723
97723
107723
117624
127624
137624
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157822
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Téra gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% 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
312
412
512
611
711
810
99
109
118
127
137
146
155
165
174
184
193
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212
222
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261
271
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311

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114165425
224185323
325195321
426205319
536225118
647235016
758244915
869254713
9710254612
10811264411
111012264210
12111327409
13131427388
14151526367
15181626346
16211726325
17231825304
18271825273
19301824253
20331824232
21371823212
22401823191
23441722171
24481721150
25511620130
26561518110
2760141790
2863131680
2966121570
3071111350
3174101240

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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811calm
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1011calm
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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 6:50 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:506:42
211.96:506:42
311.86:506:41
411.86:506:40
511.86:506:39
611.86:506:39
711.86:506:38
811.86:506:37
911.86:506:37
1011.86:516:36
1111.76:516:35
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1311.76:516:34
1411.76:516:34
1511.76:516:33
1611.76:526:32
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1911.66:526:31
2011.66:526:30
2111.66:536:30
2211.66:536:29
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2511.66:546:28
2611.66:546:27
2711.56:546:27
2811.56:556:27
2911.56:556:26
3011.56:556:26
3111.56:566:26

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Téra

In seasonPeak

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

Téra sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Téra?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Téra.

What to pack for Téra in October

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

In October, Téra sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Téra 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 Téra peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highMar 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Téra 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 Téra is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1884 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Téra?

Téra sits at 14.0°N, 0.8°E, 248 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Méhana, 59 km away.

ManiTorodiBogandéGayéri

Topography around Téra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Téra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 246 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Téra is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
195 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Méhana 59 km · Tillabéri 79 km · Ayorou 82 km · Dori 85 km · Mani 134 km · Torodi 150 km · Bogandé 150 km · Gayéri 154 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 Téra (14.0078°, 0.7531°, elevation 248 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).