Dutse weather in October

In October, Dutse sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.8 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Dutse's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dutse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:16 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Dutse is city and local government area in 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 Dutse 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 Dutse

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.

Dutse 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° / 16°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 20°00.111.91.9
Apr39° / 24°41.112.30.6
May38° / 26°285.812.51.2
Jun35° / 25°6611.912.72.6
Jul32° / 23°16021.212.63.1
Aug30° / 23°2312412.43.2
Sep32° / 23°10815.112.13.5
Oct34° / 22°203.811.73.3
Nov34° / 18°0011.54.1
Dec30° / 14°0011.36.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46238
56238
66238
76238
86337
96337
106337
116337
126436
136436
146436
156535
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dutse gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
425
524
623
722
821
920
1019
1117
1216
1315
1413
1512
1611
179
188
197
206
215
225
234
244
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263
272
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292
302
311

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 (%)
10221284
21231480
31231579
41241776
52341873
62351971
73362068
84462264
95472361
106582358
118592454
1296102550
13117112546
14138122642
15158122638
16189132535
172010132531
182311132528
192612132424
203012132321
213313132219
223713132116
234113122014
244513121812
254913111710
26541310158
2758139137
2862128126
2965128105
306911794
317211683

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
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 6:15 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:156:09
211.96:156:08
311.96:156:07
411.96:156:07
511.96:156:06
611.86:156:05
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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 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
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246.4Intense
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266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dutse

In seasonPeak

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

Dutse's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dutse 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 Dutse?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dutse in October

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

In October, Dutse 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 Dutse 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 Dutse peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Dutse 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 Dutse is worst in February — around 138 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 19137 µg/m³Jul 2343 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan132Unhealthy
Feb138Unhealthy
Mar136Unhealthy
Apr116Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul43Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct99Unhealthy
Nov106Unhealthy
Dec124Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dutse?

Dutse sits at 11.8°N, 9.3°E, 444 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kiyawa, 29 km away.

GwaramRanoAzare

Topography around Dutse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dutse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 447 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m.

The land around Dutse is covered by cropland (61%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
581 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Kiyawa 29 km · Birnin Kudu 37 km · Gaya 38 km · Chakwama 42 km · Wudil 54 km · Gwaram 80 km · Rano 86 km · Azare 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 Dutse (11.7562°, 9.339°, elevation 444 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).