Gbongan weather in October

In October, Gbongan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 143 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gbongan's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gbongan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:33 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
82%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Gbongan is town in Osun 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Gbongan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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

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.

Gbongan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°133.411.63.9
Feb34° / 24°246.211.83.1
Mar33° / 24°6215.111.92.9
Apr32° / 24°9818.712.23.1
May30° / 23°15323.612.33.2
Jun29° / 23°18827.112.43.2
Jul28° / 22°19427.212.43.6
Aug28° / 22°18125.712.23.8
Sep28° / 22°19926.8123.3
Oct30° / 23°14324.211.83.4
Nov31° / 23°318.411.74.4
Dec33° / 22°82.411.64.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6793
7793
8793
9793
10892
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12991
131090
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151189
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312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gbongan gets around 143 mm of rain over 24.2 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 77% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
488
588
687
787
886
985
1085
1184
1283
1382
1481
1580
1679
1778
1876
1975
2074
2173
2272
2371
2469
2568
2667
2765
2863
2961
3059
3157

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101000
201000
301000
401000
50991
60991
70991
80991
90991
100991
110991
120982
130982
140982
150982
160982
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180973
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200973
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220973
230964
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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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 42 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 6:34 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:346:30
211.96:336:29
311.96:336:29
411.96:336:28
511.96:336:28
611.96:336:27
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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 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.4Bright
294.5Bright
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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gbongan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gbongan 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 Gbongan?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gbongan.

What to pack for Gbongan in October

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

In October, Gbongan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Gbongan 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 Gbongan peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highMar 23UV 12Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Gbongan 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 Gbongan is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (July, 45 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17168 µg/m³Jul 2345 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan170Very unhealthy
Feb158Very unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct78Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gbongan?

Gbongan sits at 7.5°N, 4.4°E, 236 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Modakeke, 15 km away.

Topography around Gbongan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gbongan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 229 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 740 m.

The land around Gbongan is covered by trees (76%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
740 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Modakeke 15 km · Ikire 22 km · Olupona 22 km · Ile-Ife 23 km · Apomu 23 km · Iwo 26 km · Ede 30 km · Lalupon 32 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 Gbongan (7.4773°, 4.3535°, elevation 236 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).