Makeni weather in October

In October, Makeni sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 294 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Makeni's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makeni's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 294 mm; 29.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:39 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Makeni is capital city of Northern Province in Sierra Leone.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Makeni reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

How October really feels in Makeni

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Makeni weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	7	2	11.5	3.8
Feb	35° / 23°	6	1.4	11.7	2.9
Mar	36° / 24°	24	5.7	11.9	2.5
Apr	34° / 25°	51	10.2	12.2	2.7
May	32° / 24°	179	23	12.4	2.8
Jun	29° / 23°	306	28.2	12.5	2.9
Jul	28° / 22°	405	29.5	12.5	3.2
Aug	28° / 22°	469	29.9	12.3	3.3
Sep	29° / 22°	413	29	12.1	2.9
Oct	30° / 22°	294	29.7	11.8	2.8
Nov	31° / 22°	101	16.3	11.6	4.0
Dec	32° / 22°	13	3.1	11.5	4.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	18	18	20	20	21	22	23
Cloudier (%)	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	82	82	80	80	79	78	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	22	78
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Makeni gets around 294 mm of rain over 29.7 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 95% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	93	92	92	90	89	88	86	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	93
25	92
26	92
27	90
28	89
29	88
30	86
31	85

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:39	6:35
2	11.9	6:39	6:34
3	11.9	6:39	6:34
4	11.9	6:39	6:33
5	11.9	6:39	6:33
6	11.9	6:39	6:32
7	11.9	6:39	6:32
8	11.9	6:39	6:31
9	11.9	6:39	6:30
10	11.8	6:39	6:30
11	11.8	6:39	6:29
12	11.8	6:39	6:29
13	11.8	6:39	6:29
14	11.8	6:39	6:28
15	11.8	6:39	6:28
16	11.8	6:39	6:27
17	11.8	6:39	6:27
18	11.8	6:39	6:26
19	11.8	6:39	6:26
20	11.8	6:39	6:26
21	11.8	6:40	6:25
22	11.8	6:40	6:25
23	11.7	6:40	6:25
24	11.7	6:40	6:24
25	11.7	6:40	6:24
26	11.7	6:40	6:24
27	11.7	6:40	6:23
28	11.7	6:41	6:23
29	11.7	6:41	6:23
30	11.7	6:41	6:23
31	11.7	6:41	6:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Makeni

In seasonPeak

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

Makeni's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Makeni sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Makeni?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Makeni.

What to pack for Makeni in October

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

In October, Makeni sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Makeni in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Makeni peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	12	10	12	12	11	13	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Makeni 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 Makeni is worst in April — around 237 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 22.1× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	98	103	145	237	43	20	13	11	12	18	26	55
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	98	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	145	Unhealthy
Apr	237	Very unhealthy
May	43	Poor
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	55	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Makeni?

Makeni sits at 8.9°N, 12.0°W, 93 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Mile 91, 50 km away.

Topography around Makeni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makeni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m.

The land around Makeni is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), trees (27%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

205 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

253 m

trees 56%

80 km

936 m

trees 59%

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← September Makeni year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Mile 91 50 km · Lunsar 58 km · Njala 73 km · Port Loko 83 km · Kabala 95 km · Bo 108 km · Bumpe 112 km · Koidu 121 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 24% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $846; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 11%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.2; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 33; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
Religion

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 Makeni (8.886°, -12.0442°, elevation 93 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	22	78
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	93
25	92
26	92
27	90
28	89
29	88
30	86
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	22	78
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	93
25	92
26	92
27	90
28	89
29	88
30	86
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	22	78
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	93
25	92
26	92
27	90
28	89
29	88
30	86
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5