Babanūsah weather in October

In October, Babanūsah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 31 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Babanūsah's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Babanūsah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:02 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Babanūsah is town in western Sudan.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical October day in Babanūsah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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

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.

Babanūsah weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°0011.44.8
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.1
Mar38° / 24°10.311.91.2
Apr40° / 26°71.912.20.3
May38° / 27°317.812.50.9
Jun35° / 26°5812.912.72.1
Jul32° / 24°10617.712.63.2
Aug31° / 23°12718.812.43.6
Sep32° / 23°8113.612.13.5
Oct35° / 24°317.411.72.7
Nov36° / 23°00.111.52.9
Dec33° / 20°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56535
66634
76634
86634
96634
106634
116634
126733
136733
146733
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206931
216931
227030
237030
247228
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267327
277426
287426
297624
307723
317822

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Babanūsah gets around 31 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
437
536
636
735
835
934
1033
1132
1231
1329
1428
1526
1625
1723
1822
1920
2019
2118
2216
2315
2413
2512
2610
279
288
297
305
314

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 61% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11143262
21143361
31153459
41263556
52263654
63273652
74283749
85393747
96393745
1073103742
1184113740
12104123738
13114123735
14134133733
15155143730
16165153628
17185153526
18205163524
19226173322
20246183220
21277183118
22297182916
23327192714
24357192613
25398192411
26428192210
2746819208
2849818177
2953818156
3057817135
3161816114

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:016:55
211.97:016:54
311.97:016:54
411.97:016:53
511.97:016:52
611.87:016:52
711.87:016:51
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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 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
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36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Babanūsah

In seasonPeak

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

Babanūsah sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Babanūsah?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Babanūsah.

What to pack for Babanūsah in October

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

In October, Babanūsah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Babanūsah 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 Babanūsah peaks around March 10 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 10UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Babanūsah 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 Babanūsah is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateMar 1746 µg/m³Sep 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr37Poor
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Babanūsah?

Babanūsah sits at 11.3°N, 27.8°E, 456 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Mijlad, 34 km away.

GhubayshAn NuhūdEl DaeinAbū ZabadAbyeiKadugli

Topography around Babanūsah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babanūsah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 450 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m.

The land around Babanūsah is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
179 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Al Mijlad 34 km · Al Fūlah 75 km · Ghubaysh 103 km · An Nuhūd 167 km · El Daein 183 km · Abū Zabad 194 km · Abyei 205 km · Kadugli 212 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 215% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,165
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 421

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 Babanūsah (11.3333°, 27.8°, elevation 456 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).