Climate averages 1991–2020
Carnot weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 8th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Carnot: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 20.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 287 mm of rain on roughly 28 days, which makes October a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Berbérati (76 km away). In October its highs average 27.8°C, 0.7°C cooler than Carnot, with 248 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in the Central African Republic, Carnot ranks 5th of 7 for the warmest October highs and 7th of 7 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 7 cities is 28.7°C; Carnot is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 287 mm to 108 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Carnot climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.8°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 8.2 | 1.8 | 11.912 h |
| February | 34.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 26 | 4.8 | 12.012 h |
| March | 32.5°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 105 | 15.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.5°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 176 | 21.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 29.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 162 | 22.5 | 12.312 h |
| June | 28.5°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 131 | 21.8 | 12.412 h |
| July | 27.7°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 140 | 23.7 | 12.412 h |
| August | 27.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 174 | 25.5 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.0°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 232 | 26.4 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 28.5°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 287 | 28.3 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 108 | 14.9 | 11.912 h |
| December | 33.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Berbérati in OctoberCentral African Republic · 76 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 20.2°C · 248 mm rain
- Bouar in OctoberCentral African Republic · 115 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 18.6°C · 214 mm rain
- Bertoua in OctoberCameroon · 246 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 20.1°C · 223 mm rain
- Bimbo in OctoberCentral African Republic · 292 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 189 mm rain
- Bégoua in OctoberCentral African Republic · 299 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 212 mm rain
- Bangui in OctoberCentral African Republic · 304 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.6°C · 189 mm rain
- Ngaoundéré in OctoberCameroon · 367 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.4°C · 208 mm rain
- Moundou in OctoberChad · 404 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.4°C · 65 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Carnot) is explained once on the Carnot year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.