Climate averages 1991–2020
Ferkessédougou weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Ferkessédougou: daytime highs average 30.7°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 87 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Korhogo (50 km away). In October its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Ferkessédougou, with 88 mm of rain.
Among the 30 cities listed in Ivory Coast, Ferkessédougou ranks 1st of 30 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 30 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 30 cities is 29.1°C; Ferkessédougou is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 87 mm to 18 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
Ferkessédougou climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 4.8 | 1.1 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 11 | 2.6 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 41 | 7.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.3°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 77 | 13.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 33.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 102 | 16.0 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 100 | 16.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.3°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 161 | 21.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.4°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 205 | 24.7 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.2°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 176 | 22.9 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 30.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 87 | 15.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.1°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 18 | 3.8 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.0°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 11.612 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
- Korhogo in OctoberIvory Coast · 50 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 88 mm rain
- Banfora in OctoberBurkina Faso · 126 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 65 mm rain
- Sikasso in OctoberMali · 199 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 86 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in OctoberBurkina Faso · 202 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.1°C · 57 mm rain
- Bouaké in OctoberIvory Coast · 212 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.8°C · 138 mm rain
- Séguéla in OctoberIvory Coast · 244 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 21.7°C · 159 mm rain
- Houndé in OctoberBurkina Faso · 280 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 49 mm rain
- Vavoua in OctoberIvory Coast · 283 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.1°C · 100 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 Ferkessédougou) is explained once on the Ferkessédougou year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.