Joal weather in October

In October, Joal sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 50% 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 Joal's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Joal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:02 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Joal is city in Senegal.

Density
2,647/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 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Joal reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Joal

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.

Joal weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°20.211.37.2
Feb29° / 20°10.111.56.8
Mar30° / 20°00.111.96.6
Apr30° / 20°0012.36.8
May29° / 22°00.112.67.0
Jun29° / 24°40.712.86.8
Jul29° / 26°61912.85.4
Aug29° / 26°18418.112.54.2
Sep30° / 26°12815.712.14.3
Oct31° / 26°355.111.75.0
Nov32° / 23°10.211.35.2
Dec30° / 21°20.311.26.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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25743
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Joal gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 7:00 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:006:53
211.97:006:52
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411.87:006:50
511.87:016:50
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Joal

In seasonPeak

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

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

Joal sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is October a good time to visit Joal?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Joal for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Joal in October

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

In October, Joal sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Joal in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 October at about 29°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 16 to Feb 5 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Joal 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 Joal peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Joal 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 Joal is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 10104 µg/m³Aug 1834 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Joal?

Joal sits at 14.2°N, 16.8°W, 8 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Mbour, 30 km away.

NguékhokhFatickPoukham UnGandiayeKhombole

Topography around Joal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Joal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Joal is covered by water (46%) within 3 km, water (54%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
144 m
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October weather nearby: Mbour 30 km · Thiadiaye 32 km · Sali 35 km · Nguékhokh 41 km · Fatick 51 km · Poukham Un 51 km · Gandiaye 63 km · Khombole 68 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 Joal (14.1731°, -16.8493°, elevation 8 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).