Kahone weather in October

In October, Kahone sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 37 mm of rain across 5.6 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 47% 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 Kahone's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kahone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:59 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Kahone is human settlement.

Founded
1350

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 Kahone 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 Kahone

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
27 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.

Kahone 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° / 18°20.311.34.5
Feb35° / 20°10.111.53.3
Mar37° / 21°00.111.92.1
Apr38° / 21°0012.31.5
May37° / 22°00.112.61.7
Jun36° / 24°101.912.82.5
Jul34° / 25°8410.612.83.1
Aug32° / 25°20019.412.53.0
Sep32° / 25°14716.212.13.2
Oct34° / 24°375.611.73.1
Nov35° / 21°10.311.32.9
Dec33° / 19°20.311.24.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25248
35347
45545
55644
65743
75842
85842
95941
106040
116139
126139
136238
146238
156337
166436
176436
186436
196535
206634
216535
226634
236535
246634
256535
266535
276535
286436
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kahone gets around 37 mm of rain over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
230
329
428
527
627
726
826
926
1026
1125
1225
1324
1423
1522
1621
1720
1819
1917
2016
2115
2213
2312
2410
259
268
277
286
296
305
314

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 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100001486
200011584
300011584
400011683
500021781
600021880
700121978
800132076
900142174
1000142372
1100152569
1200162766
1300172864
1400183061
1500193258
16001103455
17001123552
18102133748
19102153844
20112163941
21113174038
22214194134
23224204131
24225224128
25336234025
26337243923
27349263820
284510273718
294611283516
305713283314
316814293113

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:57 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:576:49
211.96:576:49
311.86:576:48
411.86:576:47
511.86:576:47
611.86:576:46
711.86:576:45
811.86:586:44
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2011.67:006:37
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2911.57:026:33
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3111.57:036:33

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kahone

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kahone 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 Kahone?

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

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

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

What to pack for Kahone in October

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

In October, Kahone 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 Kahone 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 Kahone 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
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kahone 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 Kahone 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 Kahone?

Kahone sits at 14.2°N, 16.0°W, 17 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Kaolack, 4.0 km away.

Gossas VillageFatickPoukham UnNioro du RipKaffrine

Topography around Kahone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kahone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m.

The land around Kahone is covered by cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
58 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Kaolack 4.0 km · Guinguinéo 16 km · Gandiaye 27 km · Gossas Village 37 km · Fatick 44 km · Poukham Un 46 km · Nioro du Rip 52 km · Kaffrine 53 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 Kahone (14.1584°, -16.0357°, elevation 17 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). 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).