Kaffrine weather in October

In October, Kaffrine sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 40 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Kaffrine's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaffrine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:57 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Kaffrine is town in Kaffrine Region, 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 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kaffrine reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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

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
29 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.

Kaffrine weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.211.34.6
Feb35° / 20°10.111.53.4
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.1
Apr38° / 22°0012.31.4
May38° / 23°10.212.61.6
Jun36° / 25°173.112.82.3
Jul34° / 25°10913.312.72.9
Aug32° / 25°2132112.52.9
Sep32° / 24°15816.612.13.1
Oct34° / 24°405.911.73.1
Nov35° / 21°10.411.32.9
Dec33° / 19°20.311.24.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
35248
45248
55446
65545
75644
85644
95743
105941
115941
125941
136040
146040
156139
166238
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216436
226436
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316535

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kaffrine gets around 40 mm of rain over 5.9 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 20% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
233
331
430
529
629
728
828
927
1027
1126
1225
1324
1423
1522
1621
1720
1818
1917
2016
2114
2213
2312
2411
2510
269
278
287
296
306
315

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100001783
200011881
300011980
400011980
500012079
600022177
700022276
800122374
900132472
1000132670
1100142768
1200152965
1300153064
1400163261
1500173359
1600183556
17001103653
18002113849
19012123946
20012144043
21113154140
22113164237
23124184233
24125204230
25226214227
26237234124
27238244022
28349263919
293511273817
304512283615
315613293513

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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187calm
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227calm
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307calm
317calm

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 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:556:47
211.96:556:47
311.86:556:46
411.86:556:45
511.86:556:45
611.86:556:44
711.86:566:43
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911.86:566:42
1011.86:566:41
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1411.76:576:39
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1911.66:576:36
2011.66:586:35
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kaffrine

In seasonPeak

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

Kaffrine's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Kaffrine?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaffrine. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kaffrine in October

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

In October, Kaffrine sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine peaks around March 19 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 19UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1494 µg/m³Aug 1930 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul42Poor
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaffrine?

Kaffrine sits at 14.1°N, 15.6°W, 15 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Guinguinéo, 46 km away.

GuinguinéoNioro du RipKahoneKaolackFarafenniGossas VillageSomaGandiaye

Topography around Kaffrine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaffrine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m.

The land around Kaffrine is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
58 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Guinguinéo 46 km · Nioro du Rip 48 km · Kahone 53 km · Kaolack 56 km · Farafenni 60 km · Gossas Village 74 km · Soma 75 km · Gandiaye 79 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 Kaffrine (14.1059°, -15.5508°, elevation 15 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).