Kagoro weather in October

In October, Kagoro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 167 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Kagoro's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kagoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:18 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Kagoro is town in Nigeria.

Founded
1905

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kagoro reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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

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.

Kagoro 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
Jan32° / 17°10.211.55.5
Feb33° / 20°20.611.74.2
Mar35° / 22°132.611.93.2
Apr33° / 22°7012.212.23.4
May29° / 21°18924.812.43.5
Jun27° / 20°26028.112.53.6
Jul25° / 20°32430.112.53.5
Aug25° / 20°39630.112.33.5
Sep27° / 19°32329.212.13.5
Oct29° / 19°16720.411.84.2
Nov31° / 18°61.411.65.4
Dec31° / 17°1011.45.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21288
31288
41387
51486
61585
71684
81684
91882
101981
112080
122278
132377
142575
152674
162872
172971
183169
193268
203466
213664
223664
233862
243961
254159
264258
274357
284555
294654
304753
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kagoro gets around 167 mm of rain over 20.4 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 65% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
193
292
391
490
589
688
787
885
984
1082
1180
1278
1375
1473
1570
1667
1765
1862
1959
2056
2154
2251
2348
2445
2542
2639
2737
2834
2932
3029
3127

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1000946
2000946
3000946
4001927
5001927
6001918
7001918
8002908
9012898
10013888
11013888
12014878
13025858
14026848
15137818
16138808
17149797
181510777
192611747
202612746
213713716
223815695
234916665
2451017635
2561218604
2681319574
2791419553
28111520513
29131520493
30151620462
31181720432

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
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315calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:186:13
211.96:186:12
311.96:186:12
411.96:186:11
511.96:186:11
611.96:186:10
711.96:186:09
811.96:186:09
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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 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kagoro

In seasonPeak

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

Kagoro's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kagoro 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 Kagoro?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kagoro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kagoro in October

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

In October, Kagoro sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kagoro 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 Kagoro peaks around September 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 12UV 12Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kagoro 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 Kagoro is worst in February — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15101 µg/m³Jul 2325 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan93Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar91Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May42Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov64Unhealthy
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kagoro?

Kagoro sits at 9.6°N, 8.4°E, 816 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kafanchan, 11 km away.

AkwangaWambaLereKeffi

Topography around Kagoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kagoro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m around an average of 877 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,529 m.

The land around Kagoro is covered by cropland (43%), grassland (22%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
486 m
16 km
843 m
80 km
1,529 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Kafanchan 11 km · Bukuru 56 km · Kachia 56 km · Jos 66 km · Akwanga 78 km · Wamba 78 km · Lere 89 km · Keffi 102 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 Kagoro (9.6078°, 8.3904°, elevation 816 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).