Buulobarde weather in October

In October, Buulobarde sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 77 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Buulobarde's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buulobarde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:45 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Buulobarde is city in the central Hiran region of Somalia.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Buulobarde reaches about 33°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 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and on par with November.

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

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.

Buulobarde weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°30.711.83.6
Feb36° / 23°10.111.92.8
Mar37° / 24°71.9122.1
Apr35° / 25°6710.112.12.4
May33° / 24°448.312.23.4
Jun33° / 24°40.612.24.2
Jul32° / 23°20.412.24.6
Aug33° / 22°20.212.14.3
Sep34° / 23°50.8123.7
Oct33° / 24°7710.711.93.4
Nov33° / 23°599.411.83.9
Dec34° / 23°132.611.83.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37327
47228
57030
67030
76832
86733
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116436
126436
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146238
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Buulobarde gets around 77 mm of rain over 10.7 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
111
212
313
415
517
618
720
822
924
1026
1128
1230
1332
1434
1536
1637
1739
1840
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2043
2144
2244
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3146

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
125669
2236710
3216811
4196813
5176914
6156916
7136918
8126820
9106822
1086824
1176726
1266628
1356431
1446333
1546135
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1735839
1825741
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2025246
2115148
2214949
2314851
2414653
2514554
2614455
2714257
2814257
2914158
3014059
3114059

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. Calmer and breezier days trade off through the month.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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418light breeze
518light breeze
617light breeze
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1016light breeze
1115light 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 5:48 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:485:46
212.05:485:45
312.05:475:45
412.05:475:44
512.05:475:44
611.95:475:44
711.95:475:43
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
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135.6Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Buulobarde?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buulobarde in October

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

In October, Buulobarde sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buulobarde 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 Buulobarde peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Buulobarde 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 Buulobarde is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJan 2117 µg/m³Apr 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov11Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buulobarde?

Buulobarde sits at 3.9°N, 45.6°E, 150 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Beledweyne, 106 km away.

BeledweyneJawharWanlaweynCeeldheerAfgooyeBuurhakabaMogadishuKahandhale

Topography around Buulobarde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buulobarde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Buulobarde is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
300 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Beledweyne 106 km · Jawhar 120 km · Wanlaweyn 156 km · Ceeldheer 179 km · Afgooye 197 km · Buurhakaba 202 km · Mogadishu 204 km · Kahandhale 211 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 Buulobarde (3.8537°, 45.5674°, elevation 150 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).