Buurhakaba weather in October

In October, Buurhakaba sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 80 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 26% 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 Buurhakaba's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buurhakaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 80 mm; 11.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:51 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Buurhakaba is human settlement.

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

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

A typical October day in Buurhakaba reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 on par with 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)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
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	34	23
2	34	23
3	34	23
4	34	23
5	34	23
6	34	23
7	34	23
8	34	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

How October really feels in Buurhakaba

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.

Buurhakaba weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 23°	2	0.7	11.9	3.0
Feb	36° / 23°	1	0.2	11.9	2.3
Mar	37° / 25°	9	1.8	12	2.0
Apr	35° / 25°	78	12.7	12.1	2.4
May	33° / 24°	60	12.7	12.1	3.5
Jun	32° / 23°	9	2.5	12.2	4.5
Jul	31° / 22°	6	1.6	12.1	4.9
Aug	32° / 22°	6	1.6	12.1	4.6
Sep	33° / 23°	11	2.2	12	4.0
Oct	33° / 23°	80	11.7	11.9	3.4
Nov	32° / 23°	82	12.6	11.9	3.7
Dec	34° / 23°	16	3.1	11.8	3.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	72	71	70	68	68	66	65	64	63	61	61	59	57	57	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57
Cloudier (%)	28	29	30	32	32	34	35	36	37	39	39	41	43	43	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Buurhakaba gets around 80 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	13	14	16	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	38	40	42	43	45	46	47	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	14
3	16
4	17
5	19
6	21
7	23
8	25
9	27
10	29
11	31
12	33
13	35
14	37
15	38
16	40
17	42
18	43
19	45
20	46
21	47
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	52
27	52
28	53
29	53
30	53
31	53

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% 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
Humid (%)	27	24	22	20	18	16	14	13	11	9	8	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	67	69	70	71	72	73	73	72	73	73	72	71	69	68	67	64	63	60	59	56	55	52	50	48	46	45	43	41	40	39	38
Oppressive (%)	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	15	16	18	20	22	25	27	29	32	34	37	39	42	44	47	49	51	53	54	56	58	59	60	61

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	67	6
2	24	69	7
3	22	70	8
4	20	71	9
5	18	72	10
6	16	73	11
7	14	73	13
8	13	72	15
9	11	73	16
10	9	73	18
11	8	72	20
12	7	71	22
13	6	69	25
14	5	68	27
15	4	67	29
16	4	64	32
17	3	63	34
18	3	60	37
19	2	59	39
20	2	56	42
21	1	55	44
22	1	52	47
23	1	50	49
24	1	48	51
25	1	46	53
26	1	45	54
27	1	43	56
28	1	41	58
29	1	40	59
30	1	39	60
31	1	38	61

Wind in October

Winds average 12 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.

	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)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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 5:53 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:44 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:53	5:52
2	12.0	5:53	5:52
3	12.0	5:53	5:51
4	12.0	5:53	5:51
5	12.0	5:52	5:50
6	12.0	5:52	5:50
7	12.0	5:52	5:50
8	12.0	5:52	5:49
9	12.0	5:52	5:49
10	12.0	5:51	5:49
11	11.9	5:51	5:48
12	11.9	5:51	5:48
13	11.9	5:51	5:48
14	11.9	5:51	5:47
15	11.9	5:51	5:47
16	11.9	5:51	5:47
17	11.9	5:50	5:47
18	11.9	5:50	5:46
19	11.9	5:50	5:46
20	11.9	5:50	5:46
21	11.9	5:50	5:46
22	11.9	5:50	5:45
23	11.9	5:50	5:45
24	11.9	5:50	5:45
25	11.9	5:50	5:45
26	11.9	5:50	5:45
27	11.9	5:50	5:45
28	11.9	5:50	5:45
29	11.9	5:50	5:44
30	11.9	5:50	5:44
31	11.9	5:50	5:44

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.52 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)	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Buurhakaba?

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

6.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buurhakaba in October

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

In October, Buurhakaba sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buurhakaba 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 Buurhakaba peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	13	14	15	15	13	11	11	13	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Buurhakaba?

Buurhakaba sits at 2.8°N, 44.1°E, 277 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Baidoa, 59 km away.

Topography around Buurhakaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buurhakaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Buurhakaba is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

111 m

grassland 45%

16 km

131 m

shrubs 65%

80 km

585 m

shrubs 92%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

October weather nearby: Baidoa 59 km · Wanlaweyn 93 km · Qoryooley 124 km · Diinsoor 130 km · Afgooye 137 km · Marka 143 km · Jawhar 158 km · Mogadishu 164 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

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 Buurhakaba (2.8026°, 44.078°, elevation 277 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. 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	34	23
2	34	23
3	34	23
4	34	23
5	34	23
6	34	23
7	34	23
8	34	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	14
3	16
4	17
5	19
6	21
7	23
8	25
9	27
10	29
11	31
12	33
13	35
14	37
15	38
16	40
17	42
18	43
19	45
20	46
21	47
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	52
27	52
28	53
29	53
30	53
31	53

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	67	6
2	24	69	7
3	22	70	8
4	20	71	9
5	18	72	10
6	16	73	11
7	14	73	13
8	13	72	15
9	11	73	16
10	9	73	18
11	8	72	20
12	7	71	22
13	6	69	25
14	5	68	27
15	4	67	29
16	4	64	32
17	3	63	34
18	3	60	37
19	2	59	39
20	2	56	42
21	1	55	44
22	1	52	47
23	1	50	49
24	1	48	51
25	1	46	53
26	1	45	54
27	1	43	56
28	1	41	58
29	1	40	59
30	1	39	60
31	1	38	61

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	23
2	34	23
3	34	23
4	34	23
5	34	23
6	34	23
7	34	23
8	34	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	14
3	16
4	17
5	19
6	21
7	23
8	25
9	27
10	29
11	31
12	33
13	35
14	37
15	38
16	40
17	42
18	43
19	45
20	46
21	47
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	52
27	52
28	53
29	53
30	53
31	53

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	67	6
2	24	69	7
3	22	70	8
4	20	71	9
5	18	72	10
6	16	73	11
7	14	73	13
8	13	72	15
9	11	73	16
10	9	73	18
11	8	72	20
12	7	71	22
13	6	69	25
14	5	68	27
15	4	67	29
16	4	64	32
17	3	63	34
18	3	60	37
19	2	59	39
20	2	56	42
21	1	55	44
22	1	52	47
23	1	50	49
24	1	48	51
25	1	46	53
26	1	45	54
27	1	43	56
28	1	41	58
29	1	40	59
30	1	39	60
31	1	38	61

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	23
2	34	23
3	34	23
4	34	23
5	34	23
6	34	23
7	34	23
8	34	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	14
3	16
4	17
5	19
6	21
7	23
8	25
9	27
10	29
11	31
12	33
13	35
14	37
15	38
16	40
17	42
18	43
19	45
20	46
21	47
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	52
27	52
28	53
29	53
30	53
31	53

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	67	6
2	24	69	7
3	22	70	8
4	20	71	9
5	18	72	10
6	16	73	11
7	14	73	13
8	13	72	15
9	11	73	16
10	9	73	18
11	8	72	20
12	7	71	22
13	6	69	25
14	5	68	27
15	4	67	29
16	4	64	32
17	3	63	34
18	3	60	37
19	2	59	39
20	2	56	42
21	1	55	44
22	1	52	47
23	1	50	49
24	1	48	51
25	1	46	53
26	1	45	54
27	1	43	56
28	1	41	58
29	1	40	59
30	1	39	60
31	1	38	61