Mile 91 weather in October

In October, Mile 91 sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 226 mm of rain across 28.8 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 Mile 91's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mile 91's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 226 mm; 28.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:40 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

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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 Mile 91 reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	23
2	29	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	29	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	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

How October really feels in Mile 91

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.

Mile 91 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	33° / 22°	10	2.8	11.6	4.0
Feb	35° / 23°	11	2.3	11.7	3.0
Mar	35° / 24°	33	7.6	11.9	2.6
Apr	34° / 24°	76	13.5	12.2	2.8
May	31° / 24°	212	25.5	12.4	2.7
Jun	29° / 23°	321	28.5	12.5	2.8
Jul	28° / 23°	432	29.8	12.4	3.1
Aug	28° / 22°	507	29.7	12.3	3.3
Sep	29° / 23°	403	29.2	12	2.9
Oct	30° / 23°	226	28.8	11.8	2.9
Nov	30° / 22°	87	18.3	11.6	3.8
Dec	32° / 22°	19	5	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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	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 (%)	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	18	18	18	20	20
Cloudier (%)	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	82	82	82	80	80

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	20	80
31	20	80

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mile 91 gets around 226 mm of rain over 28.8 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 92% and peaks near 97% 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	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	88	88	87	86	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	90
25	90
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	87
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 93% 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 (%)	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89
Miserable (%)	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	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	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	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 6:40 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:23 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	11.9	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	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:40	6:36
2	11.9	6:40	6:35
3	11.9	6:40	6:35
4	11.9	6:40	6:34
5	11.9	6:40	6:33
6	11.9	6:40	6:33
7	11.9	6:40	6:32
8	11.9	6:40	6:32
9	11.9	6:40	6:31
10	11.9	6:40	6:31
11	11.8	6:40	6:30
12	11.8	6:40	6:30
13	11.8	6:40	6:29
14	11.8	6:40	6:29
15	11.8	6:40	6:29
16	11.8	6:40	6:28
17	11.8	6:40	6:28
18	11.8	6:40	6:27
19	11.8	6:40	6:27
20	11.8	6:40	6:27
21	11.8	6:40	6:26
22	11.8	6:40	6:26
23	11.8	6:40	6:26
24	11.8	6:40	6:25
25	11.7	6:40	6:25
26	11.7	6:40	6:25
27	11.7	6:41	6:24
28	11.7	6:41	6:24
29	11.7	6:41	6:24
30	11.7	6:41	6:24
31	11.7	6:41	6:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.23 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)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mile 91

In seasonPeak

None of Mile 91's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mile 91's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mile 91 sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Mile 91?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mile 91.

What to pack for Mile 91 in October

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

In October, Mile 91 sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Mile 91 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 Mile 91 peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	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	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Mile 91 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 Mile 91 is worst in April — around 202 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 19.4× the cleanest month (August, 10 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)	70	77	194	202	33	19	13	10	11	17	25	50
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	70	Unhealthy
Feb	77	Unhealthy
Mar	194	Very unhealthy
Apr	202	Very unhealthy
May	33	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	10	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	50	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Mile 91?

Mile 91 sits at 8.5°N, 12.2°W, 77 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Njala, 34 km away.

Topography around Mile 91

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mile 91.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mile 91 has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Mile 91 is covered by grassland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

31 m

grassland 62%

16 km

438 m

grassland 58%

80 km

820 m

trees 57%

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← September Mile 91 year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Njala 34 km · Lunsar 43 km · Makeni 50 km · Port Loko 71 km · Bumpe 72 km · Bo 77 km · Waterloo 95 km · Freetown 112 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 Mile 91 (8.466°, -12.2146°, elevation 77 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	29	23
2	29	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	29	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	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	90
25	90
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	87
30	86
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	23
2	29	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	29	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	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	90
25	90
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	87
30	86
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	23
2	29	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	29	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	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	90
25	90
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	87
30	86
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11