Guédiawaye weather in October

In October, Guédiawaye sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 22 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Guédiawaye's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guédiawaye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:05 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Guédiawaye is town in Senegal.

Density
24,694/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Guédiawaye reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Guédiawaye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 21 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
21
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.

Guédiawaye weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 21°20.211.28.6
Feb22° / 20°10.111.58.5
Mar21° / 20°0011.98.7
Apr21° / 20°0012.38.7
May23° / 22°0012.79.1
Jun25° / 24°10.212.99.0
Jul27° / 26°274.412.87.5
Aug28° / 26°12411.612.56.1
Sep28° / 27°829.812.16.1
Oct28° / 27°222.611.77.3
Nov27° / 26°0011.38.1
Dec25° / 23°10.211.18.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36733
46832
56832
66832
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Guédiawaye gets around 22 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
316
415
515
614
714
813
913
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1212
1312
1411
1511
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311

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1013267
2013267
3013267
4013366
5013465
6013564
7013564
8013663
9013762
10013960
11014059
12024157
13024256
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15024553
16034651
17034750
18034848
19044947
20055045
21055243
22065440
23175438
24175636
25185833
26195931
271106029
281116127
292126224
302136322
312136520

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
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815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
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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 7:03 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:036:55
211.97:036:54
311.87:036:53
411.87:036:52
511.87:036:52
611.87:036:51
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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 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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36.0Intense
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275.9Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Guédiawaye

In seasonPeak

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

Guédiawaye sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Jun
Jul
Aug
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Is October a good time to visit Guédiawaye?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Guédiawaye for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Guédiawaye in October

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

In October, Guédiawaye sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Guédiawaye in October

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 8 to Feb 3 — about 9.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr20Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Guédiawaye in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guédiawaye peaks around March 17 at about 12 (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 highHighMar 17UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Guédiawaye 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 Guédiawaye is worst in January — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 18108 µg/m³Aug 1937 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan109Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May48Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Guédiawaye?

Guédiawaye sits at 14.8°N, 17.4°W, 20 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Pikine, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Guédiawaye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guédiawaye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Guédiawaye is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (71%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and water (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
144 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Pikine 2.0 km · N’diareme limamoulaye 2.0 km · Dakar 10 km · Jaxaay Parcelle Niakoul Rap 13 km · Le Plateau 13 km · Niakoul Rab 14 km · Rufisque 15 km · Rufisque est 15 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 Guédiawaye (14.7745°, -17.4021°, elevation 20 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).