Impfondo weather in October

In October, Impfondo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 149 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 6% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Impfondo's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Impfondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:34 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Impfondo is city.

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 Impfondo 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 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Impfondo

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.

Impfondo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°458.411.94.3
Feb32° / 23°7311.511.93.6
Mar32° / 24°13917.9123.2
Apr31° / 24°12019.2123.3
May31° / 24°9818.812.13.6
Jun30° / 23°7915.812.14.2
Jul29° / 23°891812.14.2
Aug29° / 23°13022.312.13.8
Sep29° / 22°15323.7123.5
Oct30° / 23°14923.3123.5
Nov30° / 23°12621.111.93.6
Dec31° / 23°6111.911.94.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
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102179
112080
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312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Impfondo gets around 149 mm of rain over 23.3 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 76% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3175

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2991
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12991
13991
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15991
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18991
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20991
21991
22991
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24991
25991
26991
27991
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:375:36
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312.05:375:36
412.05:365:35
512.05:365:35
612.05:365:35
712.05:365:34
812.05:355:34
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1012.05:355:33
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1312.05:345:32
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Impfondo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Impfondo.

What to pack for Impfondo in October

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

In October, Impfondo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Impfondo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Impfondo peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Impfondo 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 Impfondo is worst in February — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.0× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1649 µg/m³Oct 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr23Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Impfondo?

Impfondo sits at 1.6°N, 18.1°E, 323 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bétou, 168 km away.

BétouMindouliMbandakaBolengePokolaOuessoLibenge

Topography around Impfondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Impfondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m.

The land around Impfondo is covered by trees (47%) and water (30%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
61 m
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October weather nearby: Bétou 168 km · Mindouli 173 km · Mbandaka 176 km · Bolenge 181 km · Pokola 195 km · Basankusu 199 km · Ouesso 223 km · Libenge 235 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Impfondo (1.618°, 18.0598°, elevation 323 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).