Kosti weather in October

In October, Kosti sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 17 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kosti's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kosti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
36%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Kosti is major city in 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 37°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kosti reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33625
43725
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63725
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93725
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313825

How October really feels in Kosti

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
6 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Kosti weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°0011.34.7
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.1
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.0
Apr41° / 26°20.512.30.0
May40° / 28°154.112.60.1
Jun38° / 27°236.312.81.1
Jul35° / 25°6812.412.72.5
Aug33° / 24°7313.412.43.2
Sep35° / 25°399.612.12.6
Oct37° / 25°175.511.71.7
Nov37° / 23°00.111.42.3
Dec34° / 20°0011.24.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27921
37921
47921
57921
68020
78020
88020
98119
108119
118218
128218
138218
148218
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218515
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318911

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kosti gets around 17 mm of rain over 5.5 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 17% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
425
525
624
723
823
922
1021
1121
1220
1320
1419
1519
1619
1718
1818
1917
2016
2115
2215
2314
2413
2511
2610
279
288
297
306
315

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11496521
214106421
314116420
425116319
525126318
635136118
736146017
846146016
956155915
1057165814
1167175713
1278175513
1388185412
1499195211
15109205110
16111020499
17131021479
18141121468
19161122447
20191222417
21211222396
22241222375
23271222345
24301321324
25331321294
26371320273
27411319243
28451319212
29491318192
30541316161
31571315141

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:426:35
211.96:426:34
311.96:426:33
411.86:426:33
511.86:426:32
611.86:426:31
711.86:426:31
811.86:426:30
911.86:426:30
1011.86:436:29
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1211.76:436:28
1311.76:436:27
1411.76:436:27
1511.76:436:26
1611.76:436:25
1711.76:446:25
1811.76:446:24
1911.76:446:24
2011.76:446:23
2111.66:446:23
2211.66:456:22
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2411.66:456:21
2511.66:456:21
2611.66:456:21
2711.66:466:20
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2911.66:466:20
3011.56:476:19
3111.56:476:19

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
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96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kosti

In seasonPeak

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

Kosti sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Kosti?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kosti.

What to pack for Kosti in October

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

In October, Kosti sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kosti in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kosti peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kosti 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 Kosti is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1745 µg/m³Aug 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr41Poor
May28Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kosti?

Kosti sits at 13.2°N, 32.7°E, 387 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Rabak, 9.0 km away.

SennarKinānaMaiurnoUmm Shawkah

Topography around Kosti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kosti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Kosti is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
295 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Rabak 9.0 km · Al Jazeera Aba 18 km · Tandaltī 88 km · Ad Douiem 101 km · Sennar 108 km · Kināna 112 km · Maiurno 112 km · Umm Shawkah 121 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 Kosti (13.1629°, 32.6635°, elevation 387 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).