Pokola weather in October

In October, Pokola sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 202 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Pokola's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pokola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
202 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:41 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Pokola is commune in Sangha Department, Republic of the Congo.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Pokola reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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

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.

Pokola weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°579.511.94.5
Feb31° / 22°8613.2123.7
Mar31° / 23°14920.5123.2
Apr31° / 23°15020.6123.3
May30° / 23°12221.612.13.5
Jun29° / 22°9918.712.14.2
Jul29° / 22°9518.712.14.3
Aug29° / 22°12923.1123.8
Sep29° / 22°17926.1123.3
Oct29° / 22°20226.8123.2
Nov30° / 22°16322.711.93.5
Dec30° / 22°8313.611.94.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21684
31684
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51684
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pokola gets around 202 mm of rain over 26.8 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
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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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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1199
2199
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7199
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290100
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 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 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:445:43
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312.05:445:43
412.05:435:42
512.05:435:42
612.05:435:42
712.05:425:41
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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 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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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 Pokola?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pokola.

What to pack for Pokola in October

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

In October, Pokola sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pokola 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 Pokola peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Pokola 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 Pokola is worst in February — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1342 µg/m³Sep 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb44Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pokola?

Pokola sits at 1.4°N, 16.3°E, 331 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Ouesso, 38 km away.

MakouaImpfondoOwandoNolaBolengeMbandakaYokadouma

Topography around Pokola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pokola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m.

The land around Pokola is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
247 m
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October weather nearby: Ouesso 38 km · Makoua 173 km · Impfondo 195 km · Owando 215 km · Nola 238 km · Bolenge 263 km · Mbandaka 263 km · Yokadouma 274 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 Pokola (1.405°, 16.3183°, elevation 331 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).