Climate averages 1991–2020
Moanda, Gabon weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 9th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Moanda, Gabon: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 189 mm of rain on roughly 27 days, which makes October a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 09 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Franceville (43 km away). In October its highs average 28.9°C, about as warm as Moanda, Gabon, with 197 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in Gabon, Moanda, Gabon ranks 1st of 6 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 6 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 6 cities is 28.1°C; Moanda, Gabon is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs stay level at 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 189 mm to 185 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
Moanda, Gabon climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 137 | 21.8 | 12.212 h |
| February | 30.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 136 | 20.0 | 12.212 h |
| March | 30.4°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 148 | 22.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 140 | 22.7 | 12.112 h |
| May | 29.4°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 121 | 22.1 | 12.012 h |
| June | 28.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 41 | 10.1 | 12.012 h |
| July | 29.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 29 | 8.0 | 12.012 h |
| August | 29.3°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 49 | 11.9 | 12.112 h |
| September | 29.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 106 | 21.6 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 29.0°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 189 | 26.8 | 12.112 h |
| November | 29.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 185 | 25.8 | 12.212 h |
| December | 29.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 158 | 23.9 | 12.212 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
- Franceville in OctoberGabon · 43 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 197 mm rain
- Nkayi in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 291 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 83 mm rain
- Dolisie in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 299 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 122 mm rain
- Brazzaville in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 379 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 112 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 386 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Kinshasa in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 387 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 112 mm rain
- Oyem in OctoberGabon · 395 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 20.1°C · 261 mm rain
- Masina in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 397 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 124 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 Moanda) is explained once on the Moanda, Gabon year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.