Jos weather in October

In October, Jos sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 47 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Jos's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:16 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Jos is city in Plateau 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Jos reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22818
32818
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52818
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How October really feels in Jos

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.

Jos weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°0011.58.2
Feb30° / 15°20.211.76.6
Mar32° / 18°50.811.94.8
Apr33° / 21°396.812.23.9
May30° / 20°13117.812.43.9
Jun28° / 19°22326.112.63.9
Jul26° / 19°26428.612.53.8
Aug26° / 18°30628.812.33.7
Sep27° / 18°18523.912.14.3
Oct28° / 18°479.111.85.8
Nov29° / 16°00.111.57.1
Dec27° / 13°0011.48.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
53961
63961
74060
84060
94060
103961
114060
123961
134060
144159
154159
164159
174258
184258
194357
204357
214456
224555
234555
244654
254753
264852
274852
284852
294951
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Jos gets around 47 mm of rain over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
259
357
455
553
650
748
845
943
1040
1138
1235
1333
1431
1529
1627
1725
1823
1921
2020
2118
2217
2316
2414
2513
2612
2711
2810
298
307
316

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1022870
2022969
3123067
4133165
5143362
6143461
7253558
8263656
9373852
10483950
11593947
12694045
137104042
149124139
1511134136
1613144033
1715154030
1818154027
1920163925
2023173822
2126173720
2229183518
2333183316
2436183114
2540182913
2643182711
2747182510
285118238
295517217
305817196
316216175

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
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 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 6:16 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:166:11
211.96:166:10
311.96:166:10
411.96:166:09
511.96:166:08
611.96:166:08
711.96:166:07
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2811.76:185:58
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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 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Jos

In seasonPeak

None of Jos's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Jos's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jos sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is October a good time to visit Jos?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Jos for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jos in October

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

In October, Jos sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jos 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 Jos peaks around August 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 22UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Jos 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 Jos is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 19102 µg/m³Jul 2326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan91Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jos?

Jos sits at 9.9°N, 8.9°E, 1,186 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Bukuru, 15 km away.

KafanchanPankshinKachiaBauchiWamba

Topography around Jos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 1,189 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m.

The land around Jos is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
894 m
80 km
1,260 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Bukuru 15 km · Lere 62 km · Kagoro 66 km · Kafanchan 76 km · Pankshin 90 km · Kachia 103 km · Bauchi 113 km · Wamba 114 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 Jos (9.9285°, 8.8921°, elevation 1,186 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).