Bonny weather in October

In October, Bonny sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 313 mm of rain across 30 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bonny's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bonny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
313 mm
30 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
87%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bonny reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bonny weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°4713.411.84.9
Feb30° / 26°7316.711.94.1
Mar29° / 26°16424.6123.4
Apr29° / 26°22525.512.13.2
May29° / 25°29528.712.23.1
Jun27° / 25°41428.812.33.4
Jul27° / 24°41829.212.23.6
Aug26° / 24°3392812.13.7
Sep27° / 24°35629.1123.4
Oct28° / 24°3133011.93.3
Nov28° / 25°17425.911.83.5
Dec29° / 25°5616.211.74.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5793
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bonny gets around 313 mm of rain over 30 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 97% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
297
397
497
597
697
797
897
997
1097
1197
1297
1397
1497
1597
1697
1797
1897
1997
2097
2197
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2996
3095
3195

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4955
5955
6946
7946
8937
9937
10928
11919
129010
139010
148911
158812
168713
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Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:216:19
212.06:216:19
312.06:216:18
411.96:216:18
511.96:216:17
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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 4.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 4.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
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304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bonny

In seasonPeak

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

Bonny's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bonny sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is October a good time to visit Bonny?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bonny.

What to pack for Bonny in October

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

In October, Bonny sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Bonny in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bonny in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bonny peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Jan 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bonny 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 Bonny is worst in January — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17102 µg/m³Aug 1537 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan104Unhealthy
Feb95Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct55Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bonny?

Bonny sits at 4.5°N, 7.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Okrika, 34 km away.

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Topography around Bonny

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bonny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m.

The land around Bonny is covered by water (48%) and mangroves (28%) within 3 km, water (51%) and mangroves (36%) within 16 km, and water (38%), trees (31%) and mangroves (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
78 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Okrika 34 km · Port Harcourt 40 km · Buguma 47 km · Obonoma 51 km · Degema Hulk 58 km · Aba 76 km · Elele 82 km · Eket 86 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 Bonny (4.4516°, 7.1707°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).