Leer weather in October

In October, Leer sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 121 mm of rain across 20.4 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 20% 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 Leer's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:50 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Leer is human settlement in South Sudan.

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 Leer 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 on par with September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
133223
143223
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193223
203223
213223
223223
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263223
273223
283223
293223
303223
313223

How October really feels in Leer

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.

Leer 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° / 23°00.111.62.8
Feb38° / 25°10.411.71.5
Mar39° / 27°122.411.90.9
Apr37° / 27°469.312.21.4
May34° / 26°10017.812.42.3
Jun32° / 24°13420.912.52.9
Jul31° / 23°18725.112.43.1
Aug30° / 23°19525.512.33.1
Sep31° / 23°14723123.1
Oct32° / 23°12120.411.83.1
Nov34° / 23°25511.63.6
Dec35° / 23°10.311.53.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84159
94159
104159
114159
124258
134159
144159
154159
164060
174060
184060
194159
204159
214258
224258
234357
244357
254456
264654
274654
284852
295050
305149
315347

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Leer gets around 121 mm of rain over 20.4 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 64% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
172
272
371
471
570
670
769
869
968
1068
1168
1267
1367
1467
1567
1666
1766
1866
1965
2065
2164
2263
2362
2461
2560
2658
2756
2854
2952
3049
3147

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1003970
2003970
3003961
4004951
5004951
6004951
7004951
8005941
9005941
10005941
11006931
12006931
13006931
14007930
15007930
16008920
17008920
18009910
19009910
200010900
210011890
220112870
230113860
240114850
250215830
260216820
270317800
280319780
291420750
301522720
311623700

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 6 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
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:51 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:516:46
211.96:516:46
311.96:506:45
411.96:506:45
511.96:506:44
611.96:506:44
711.96:506:43
811.96:506:43
911.96:506:42
1011.96:506:42
1111.96:506:41
1211.86:506:41
1311.86:506:40
1411.86:506:40
1511.86:506:39
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1911.86:506:38
2011.86:506:37
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2711.76:516:35
2811.76:516:35
2911.76:516:35
3011.76:526:34
3111.76:526:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Leer

In seasonPeak

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

Leer'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 Leer?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Leer.

What to pack for Leer in October

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

In October, Leer sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Leer 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 Leer peaks around August 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highAug 19UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Leer 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 Leer is worst in March — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1459 µg/m³Aug 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr37Poor
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Leer?

Leer sits at 8.3°N, 30.1°E, 397 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Rumbek, 174 km away.

RumbekTonjMalakalGogrialAbyeiKuacjokWauBor

Topography around Leer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leer has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 396 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 19 m.

The land around Leer is covered by grassland (93%) within 3 km, grassland (86%) within 16 km, and wetland (61%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
11 m
80 km
19 m
treesshrubsgrasslandwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Rumbek 174 km · Tonj 198 km · Malakal 216 km · Gogrial 226 km · Abyei 236 km · Kuacjok 238 km · Wau 246 km · Bor 281 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 Leer (8.3031°, 30.1406°, elevation 397 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).