Gashua weather in October

In October, Gashua sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2 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 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Gashua's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gashua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:10 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
40%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Gashua is place in Yobe 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 37°C through the month.

A typical October day in Gashua reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 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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23624
33624
43624
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93724
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303622
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How October really feels in Gashua

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.

Gashua 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° / 15°0011.36.5
Feb34° / 18°0011.64.2
Mar38° / 22°00.111.91.4
Apr41° / 25°10.312.30.0
May40° / 27°102.612.60.0
Jun38° / 27°20512.71.1
Jul34° / 25°7813.312.72.6
Aug32° / 24°15317.612.43.3
Sep34° / 24°50812.13.0
Oct37° / 23°8211.72.1
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.6
Dec31° / 16°0011.36.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47228
57228
67228
77228
87228
97228
107327
117327
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
177327
187228
197129
207129
217129
227030
237030
247030
256931
266931
276931
286931
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gashua gets around 8 mm of rain over 2 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 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
413
512
612
712
811
910
1010
119
128
138
147
156
166
175
184
194
203
213
222
232
242
251
261
271
281
291
301
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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
185103642
295103639
3106113636
4127123634
5147133531
6168133429
7198143326
8219143224
9249143122
10279142920
113010142818
123410142616
133710142514
144110142312
154510132211
16489122010
1752912198
1856911177
1959811166
2063810145
216679135
226969124
237268113
247557103
25775792
26804682
27824572
28853561
29873451
30873451
31902341

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2911calm
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3111calm

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 6:08 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:01
211.96:086:01
311.96:086:00
411.96:085:59
511.86:085:59
611.86:095:58
711.86:095:57
811.86:095:57
911.86:095:56
1011.86:095:56
1111.86:095:55
1211.86:095:54
1311.76:095:54
1411.76:095:53
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1611.76:105:52
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1911.76:105:51
2011.76:105:50
2111.76:115:50
2211.66:115:49
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2411.66:115:48
2511.66:115:48
2611.66:125:47
2711.66:125:47
2811.66:125:47
2911.66:135:46
3011.66:135:46
3111.56:135:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
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126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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216.4Intense
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236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gashua

In seasonPeak

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

Gashua 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 Gashua?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gashua.

What to pack for Gashua in October

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

In October, Gashua sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gashua in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gashua peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 17UV 13Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Gashua 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 Gashua is worst in February — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 12110 µg/m³Aug 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan106Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct55Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gashua?

Gashua sits at 12.9°N, 11.0°E, 339 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kumagunnam, 54 km away.

GeidamMaïné SoroaHadejiaPotiskumGouréDaura

Topography around Gashua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gashua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 335 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m.

The land around Gashua is covered by cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
16 m
80 km
52 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
October weather nearby: Kumagunnam 54 km · Nguru 63 km · Geidam 96 km · Maïné Soroa 113 km · Hadejia 118 km · Potiskum 129 km · Gouré 149 km · Daura 152 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 Gashua (12.874°, 11.0406°, elevation 339 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).