Laascaanood weather in October

In October, Laascaanood sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 42 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Laascaanood's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laascaanood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:41 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
42%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Laascaanood is Capital of Waqooyibari state.

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 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical October day in Laascaanood reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°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 Laascaanood

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Laascaanood weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°00.111.67.5
Feb30° / 17°0011.76.6
Mar32° / 19°30.611.95.3
Apr32° / 21°48712.24.5
May31° / 23°408.712.44.6
Jun31° / 23°10.312.55.4
Jul31° / 23°10.112.45.8
Aug31° / 22°00.112.35.4
Sep32° / 22°61.1125.0
Oct30° / 21°428.411.85.4
Nov30° / 19°142.611.66.6
Dec29° / 17°50.611.57.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Laascaanood gets around 42 mm of rain over 8.4 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17383619
27363720
36333822
46313924
56294025
66274027
76254128
86234130
96224231
106204232
116194232
126194233
137184134
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2723212729
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Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1112light breeze
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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 5:42 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:425:37
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411.95:425:36
511.95:415:35
611.95:415:35
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Laascaanood

In seasonPeak

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

Laascaanood sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Laascaanood?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Laascaanood in October

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

In October, Laascaanood sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Laascaanood 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 Laascaanood peaks around March 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 15Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Laascaanood 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 Laascaanood is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 1721 µg/m³May 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Laascaanood?

Laascaanood sits at 8.5°N, 47.4°E, 692 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Garoowe, 124 km away.

GarooweGaalkacyoSaaxoWaalBuraoYamarugleyQorofCeerigaabo

Topography around Laascaanood

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laascaanood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 698 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m.

The land around Laascaanood is covered by bare terrain (65%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (41%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%), grassland (34%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
446 m
80 km
568 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Garoowe 124 km · Gaalkacyo 190 km · Saaxo 199 km · Waal 217 km · Burao 232 km · Yamarugley 233 km · Qorof 234 km · Ceerigaabo 238 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 Laascaanood (8.4774°, 47.3597°, elevation 692 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).