Gogrial weather in October

In October, Gogrial sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 97 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 25% 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 Gogrial's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gogrial's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:58 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Gogrial 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 Gogrial reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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

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.

Gogrial weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 22°00.111.62.8
Feb38° / 24°10.211.71.6
Mar39° / 26°142.411.90.7
Apr38° / 27°389.812.20.9
May36° / 26°9117.512.41.8
Jun33° / 24°12319.612.52.8
Jul31° / 23°18023.312.43.2
Aug30° / 22°19525.212.33.2
Sep31° / 23°14321.812.13.3
Oct32° / 23°9717.211.83.3
Nov35° / 23°102.511.63.2
Dec35° / 23°0011.53.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44555
54555
64654
74654
84753
94555
104555
114555
124654
134555
144555
154654
164654
174654
184654
194753
204852
214753
224951
234951
245149
255248
265446
275644
285644
295842
306040
316238

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gogrial gets around 97 mm of rain over 17.2 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 54% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
369
468
568
667
766
865
964
1063
1161
1260
1359
1458
1556
1655
1754
1853
1951
2050
2149
2247
2346
2444
2543
2641
2739
2837
2935
3033
3131

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1000397
2000397
3000496
4000496
5000595
6000595
7000694
8000793
9001891
10001891
11001990
120011089
130011287
140021385
150021484
160021583
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190041878
200041977
210152074
220162172
231162270
241172368
251282465
261292563
2723102560
2823112658
2924132754
3035142850
3146152947

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:59 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:596:54
211.96:596:54
311.96:596:53
411.96:596:53
511.96:596:52
611.96:586:52
711.96:586:51
811.96:586:51
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2811.77:006:43
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3011.77:006:42
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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 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.9Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gogrial

In seasonPeak

In October, Gogrial sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gogrial's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Gogrial?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gogrial.

What to pack for Gogrial in October

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

In October, Gogrial sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gogrial in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gogrial peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gogrial 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 Gogrial is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateModerateMar 1542 µg/m³Aug 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr26Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gogrial?

Gogrial sits at 8.5°N, 28.1°E, 414 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kuacjok, 29 km away.

WinejokAweilWauAbyeiTonjLeerRumbek

Topography around Gogrial

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gogrial has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 414 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m.

The land around Gogrial is covered by grassland (82%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%), shrubs (27%) and wetland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
7 m
16 km
11 m
80 km
111 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kuacjok 29 km · Winejok 79 km · Aweil 82 km · Wau 93 km · Abyei 124 km · Tonj 154 km · Leer 226 km · Rumbek 259 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Prices
≈ 6% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
Happiness
2.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate
14
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
36.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 61%folk religion 33%Muslim 6%

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 Gogrial (8.5332°, 28.1004°, elevation 414 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).