Dara weather in October

In October, Dara sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dara's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:57 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
42%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Dara is town in Senegal.

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 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical October day in Dara reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than 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 Dara

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
18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Dara weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°30.211.25.1
Feb34° / 19°10.211.53.9
Mar37° / 21°00.111.92.3
Apr38° / 22°0012.31.0
May39° / 23°0012.70.7
Jun37° / 24°4112.91.8
Jul35° / 25°396.112.82.8
Aug33° / 25°10412.212.53.1
Sep33° / 25°8510.612.13.2
Oct36° / 24°213.711.72.2
Nov36° / 21°10.111.32.7
Dec33° / 19°10.211.14.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46535
56535
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dara gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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520
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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101284545
201294642
3013104640
4013114737
5024124835
6024134933
7025144930
8135154928
9136164925
10147174923
11148184821
12259194718
132610204616
143611214414
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164814234011
17581524389
18691725368
197101825346
208112026315
219112126294
2210122326263
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2515152625191
2617152624171
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2821172622131
2924172621120
3027182619100
312918251890

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:556:47
211.86:556:46
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411.86:556:45
511.86:556:44
611.86:566:43
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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 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dara

In seasonPeak

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

Dara sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is October a good time to visit Dara?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dara.

What to pack for Dara in October

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

In October, Dara sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dara in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dara peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Dara 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 Dara is worst in February — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 1299 µg/m³Aug 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb101Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul45Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dara?

Dara sits at 15.3°N, 15.5°W, 41 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Ndibène Dahra, 2.0 km away.

LinguèreToubaMbakéKeur MédouneLougaKébémerDiourbel

Topography around Dara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 36 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 63 m.

The land around Dara is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
63 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Ndibène Dahra 2.0 km · Linguère 39 km · Touba 69 km · Mbaké 77 km · Keur Médoune 80 km · Louga 85 km · Kébémer 102 km · Diourbel 113 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,955
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
27%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 442
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Dara (15.3484°, -15.4799°, elevation 41 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).