Badou weather in October

In October, Badou sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 214 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Badou's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:48 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Badou is place in Plateaux Region, Togo.

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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical October day in Badou reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°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 Badou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 23 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
23
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.

Badou weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°244.311.65.2
Feb32° / 24°507.611.84.2
Mar31° / 24°10217.411.93.5
Apr31° / 24°12621.412.23.3
May30° / 23°17325.912.33.2
Jun28° / 23°20327.212.43.4
Jul27° / 22°21728.412.43.6
Aug27° / 22°23227.812.23.7
Sep28° / 22°26528.8123.3
Oct29° / 22°21428.111.83.1
Nov30° / 22°9817.111.74.0
Dec31° / 22°337.211.65.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
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51684
61684
71684
81783
91783
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111981
122179
132278
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Badou gets around 214 mm of rain over 28.1 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 90% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3077
3175

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:49 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:495:45
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311.95:485:44
411.95:485:43
511.95:485:43
611.95:485:42
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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 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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185.0Bright
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215.0Bright
225.1Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Badou

In seasonPeak

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

Badou's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Badou sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is October a good time to visit Badou?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Badou.

What to pack for Badou in October

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

In October, Badou sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Badou 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 Badou peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Badou 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 Badou is worst in January — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20114 µg/m³Jul 2420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan116Unhealthy
Feb106Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr42Poor
May26Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Badou?

Badou sits at 7.6°N, 0.6°E, 278 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Hohoe, 50 km away.

HohoeAtakpaméAniéDambaiKpanduKpaliméNotséHo

Topography around Badou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badou has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m around an average of 327 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m.

The land around Badou is covered by trees (94%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
601 m
16 km
814 m
80 km
904 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Hohoe 50 km · Atakpamé 59 km · Anié 69 km · Dambai 71 km · Kpandu 74 km · Kpalimé 76 km · Notsé 94 km · Ho 110 km

Togo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,384
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
21%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
28.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 397
Religion
Christian 42%folk religion 37%Muslim 14%none 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 Badou (7.5833°, 0.6°, elevation 278 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).