Azare weather in October

In October, Azare sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 18 mm of rain across 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Azare's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Azare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:12 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Azare is human settlement in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical October day in Azare reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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

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.

Azare 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
Jan30° / 14°0011.46.7
Feb33° / 17°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 21°00.111.91.9
Apr39° / 24°20.612.30.6
May38° / 26°204.712.51.1
Jun35° / 25°461012.72.4
Jul32° / 23°13920.112.63.1
Aug31° / 23°21123.212.43.2
Sep32° / 23°9114.112.13.5
Oct34° / 22°18411.73.2
Nov34° / 18°00.111.54.1
Dec30° / 15°0011.36.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76238
86238
96238
106238
116139
126238
136238
146337
156337
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216436
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Azare gets around 18 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
325
424
523
622
722
821
920
1019
1117
1216
1315
1414
1513
1612
1711
1810
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208
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302
312

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111210851
211311831
322313791
422414771
532416741
642517711
753519671
863620641
974621611
1094722571
11105823531
12125924500
131461024460
141671025420
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162281125340
172491124310
1828101224270
1931101223240
2034111222210
2138111221180
2241111220160
2345111119140
2449111117120
2553111016100
26581091480
27621081370
28651081160
2969971050
307386940
317586830

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:116:05
211.96:116:04
311.96:116:04
411.96:116:03
511.96:116:03
611.86:116:02
711.86:116:01
811.86:126:01
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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 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.34 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
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276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Azare

In seasonPeak

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

Azare's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Azare sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Azare?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Azare. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Azare in October

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

In October, Azare sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Azare 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 Azare peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Azare 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 Azare is worst in February — around 114 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15113 µg/m³Aug 1234 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb114Unhealthy
Mar107Unhealthy
Apr89Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Azare?

Azare sits at 11.7°N, 10.2°E, 413 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gwaram, 55 km away.

DarazoBirnin KuduHadejiaDutse

Topography around Azare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Azare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m.

The land around Azare is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
415 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Gwaram 55 km · Chakwama 59 km · Kari 62 km · Kiyawa 65 km · Darazo 79 km · Birnin Kudu 81 km · Hadejia 88 km · Dutse 93 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Azare (11.6748°, 10.1907°, elevation 413 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).