Afgooye weather in October

In October, Afgooye sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 77 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Afgooye's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afgooye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:46 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Afgooye is human settlement.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Afgooye reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Afgooye

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.

Afgooye weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°81.311.93.5
Feb35° / 24°20.311.93.0
Mar35° / 25°152.9122.8
Apr34° / 25°9114.4122.8
May32° / 25°7516.712.13.6
Jun31° / 24°206.512.15.0
Jul30° / 23°205.512.15.5
Aug30° / 23°155.212.15.4
Sep31° / 23°164.5125.1
Oct32° / 24°7711.9124.0
Nov32° / 24°10716.811.93.6
Dec33° / 24°345.911.93.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Afgooye gets around 77 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
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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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15743
25545
35347
45149
55050
64852
74654
84456
94258
104060
113961
123763
133565
143466
153268
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:495:48
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312.05:495:47
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512.05:485:46
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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 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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36.1Intense
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76.0Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Afgooye?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Afgooye in October

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

In October, Afgooye sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Afgooye in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Afgooye in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Afgooye peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 14Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Afgooye 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 Afgooye is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 2215 µg/m³Sep 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Afgooye?

Afgooye sits at 2.1°N, 45.1°E, 87 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Mogadishu, 27 km away.

BuurhakabaBaidoaBuulobarde

Topography around Afgooye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afgooye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m.

The land around Afgooye is covered by cropland (56%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), cropland (25%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

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13 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
230 m
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October weather nearby: Mogadishu 27 km · Wanlaweyn 59 km · Marka 61 km · Qoryooley 76 km · Jawhar 83 km · Buurhakaba 137 km · Baidoa 196 km · Buulobarde 197 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Afgooye (2.1381°, 45.1212°, elevation 87 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. 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).