Kayes weather in October

In October, Kayes sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 83 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kayes's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kayes's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 83 mm; 15.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:49 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Kayes is village in Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo.

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kayes reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How October really feels in Kayes

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kayes weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 23°	135	22.6	12.2	3.2
Feb	31° / 23°	118	18.8	12.1	3.1
Mar	32° / 23°	125	20.8	12	3.0
Apr	31° / 23°	150	21.5	11.9	3.0
May	31° / 23°	69	13.9	11.8	4.2
Jun	28° / 21°	3	0.6	11.8	6.7
Jul	28° / 19°	1	0.2	11.8	7.3
Aug	28° / 20°	3	0.7	11.9	6.8
Sep	29° / 21°	11	3.2	12	5.6
Oct	31° / 23°	83	15.2	12.1	3.8
Nov	31° / 23°	158	24.3	12.2	3.0
Dec	30° / 23°	175	25.1	12.2	3.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Cloudier (%)	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kayes gets around 83 mm of rain over 15.2 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 50% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	19	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	35	37	40	42	45	47	50	52	54	56	58	60	61	63	65	67	68	70	71	72	74	75	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	20
3	22
4	24
5	26
6	28
7	30
8	32
9	35
10	37
11	40
12	42
13	45
14	47
15	50
16	52
17	54
18	56
19	58
20	60
21	61
22	63
23	65
24	67
25	68
26	70
27	71
28	72
29	74
30	75
31	76

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	84	82	80	77	75	73	70	67	65	62	58	55	52	49	46	43	40	38	35	33	31	29	27	25	23	22	20	19	17	16	15
Oppressive (%)	16	18	20	23	25	27	30	33	35	38	42	45	48	51	54	57	60	62	65	67	69	71	73	75	77	78	80	81	83	84	85

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	84	16
2	82	18
3	80	20
4	77	23
5	75	25
6	73	27
7	70	30
8	67	33
9	65	35
10	62	38
11	58	42
12	55	45
13	52	48
14	49	51
15	46	54
16	43	57
17	40	60
18	38	62
19	35	65
20	33	67
21	31	69
22	29	71
23	27	73
24	25	75
25	23	77
26	22	78
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	17	83
30	16	84
31	15	85

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:55 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:55	5:57
2	12.0	5:54	5:57
3	12.0	5:54	5:57
4	12.0	5:53	5:56
5	12.1	5:53	5:56
6	12.1	5:53	5:56
7	12.1	5:52	5:56
8	12.1	5:52	5:56
9	12.1	5:51	5:56
10	12.1	5:51	5:55
11	12.1	5:51	5:55
12	12.1	5:50	5:55
13	12.1	5:50	5:55
14	12.1	5:50	5:55
15	12.1	5:49	5:55
16	12.1	5:49	5:55
17	12.1	5:49	5:55
18	12.1	5:48	5:55
19	12.1	5:48	5:55
20	12.1	5:48	5:54
21	12.1	5:48	5:54
22	12.1	5:47	5:54
23	12.1	5:47	5:54
24	12.1	5:47	5:54
25	12.1	5:47	5:54
26	12.1	5:47	5:54
27	12.1	5:47	5:55
28	12.1	5:46	5:55
29	12.1	5:46	5:55
30	12.1	5:46	5:55
31	12.1	5:46	5:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	4.0	Moderate
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kayes

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Kayes?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kayes.

What to pack for Kayes in October

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

In October, Kayes sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kayes in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kayes peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	15	13	9	6	6	7	10	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Kayes 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 Kayes is worst in July — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	21	18	17	26	41	68	61	44	21	14	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	68	Unhealthy
Aug	61	Unhealthy
Sep	44	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kayes?

Kayes sits at 4.2°S, 13.3°E, 165 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Nkayi, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Kayes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kayes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m.

The land around Kayes is covered by grassland (53%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km

57 m

grassland 53%

16 km

421 m

grassland 72%

80 km

796 m

grassland 53%

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← September Kayes year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Nkayi 2.0 km · Loudima 26 km · Bouansa 53 km · Sibiti 59 km · Loutété 63 km · Dolisie 69 km · Mouyondzi 75 km · Belize 76 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

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 Kayes (-4.2049°, 13.2861°, elevation 165 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	20
3	22
4	24
5	26
6	28
7	30
8	32
9	35
10	37
11	40
12	42
13	45
14	47
15	50
16	52
17	54
18	56
19	58
20	60
21	61
22	63
23	65
24	67
25	68
26	70
27	71
28	72
29	74
30	75
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	84	16
2	82	18
3	80	20
4	77	23
5	75	25
6	73	27
7	70	30
8	67	33
9	65	35
10	62	38
11	58	42
12	55	45
13	52	48
14	49	51
15	46	54
16	43	57
17	40	60
18	38	62
19	35	65
20	33	67
21	31	69
22	29	71
23	27	73
24	25	75
25	23	77
26	22	78
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	17	83
30	16	84
31	15	85

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	20
3	22
4	24
5	26
6	28
7	30
8	32
9	35
10	37
11	40
12	42
13	45
14	47
15	50
16	52
17	54
18	56
19	58
20	60
21	61
22	63
23	65
24	67
25	68
26	70
27	71
28	72
29	74
30	75
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	84	16
2	82	18
3	80	20
4	77	23
5	75	25
6	73	27
7	70	30
8	67	33
9	65	35
10	62	38
11	58	42
12	55	45
13	52	48
14	49	51
15	46	54
16	43	57
17	40	60
18	38	62
19	35	65
20	33	67
21	31	69
22	29	71
23	27	73
24	25	75
25	23	77
26	22	78
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	17	83
30	16	84
31	15	85

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	20
3	22
4	24
5	26
6	28
7	30
8	32
9	35
10	37
11	40
12	42
13	45
14	47
15	50
16	52
17	54
18	56
19	58
20	60
21	61
22	63
23	65
24	67
25	68
26	70
27	71
28	72
29	74
30	75
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	84	16
2	82	18
3	80	20
4	77	23
5	75	25
6	73	27
7	70	30
8	67	33
9	65	35
10	62	38
11	58	42
12	55	45
13	52	48
14	49	51
15	46	54
16	43	57
17	40	60
18	38	62
19	35	65
20	33	67
21	31	69
22	29	71
23	27	73
24	25	75
25	23	77
26	22	78
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	17	83
30	16	84
31	15	85