Climate averages 1991–2020
Gamboru weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Gamboru: daytime highs average 36.9°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is N'Djamena (96 km away). In October its highs average 36.0°C, 0.9°C cooler than Gamboru, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Gamboru ranks 1st of 143 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 143 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 143 cities is 30.0°C; Gamboru is 6.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 35.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 10 mm to under 1 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
Gamboru climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.2°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 34.4°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 41.3°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 3.0 | 0.9 | 12.412 h |
| May | 40.5°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 17 | 5.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 38.3°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 28 | 7.5 | 12.813 h |
| July | 34.3°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 87 | 15.2 | 12.813 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 170 | 19.6 | 12.513 h |
| September | 33.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 66 | 9.6 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 36.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 10 | 2.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.3°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 31.8°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 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
- N'Djamena in OctoberChad · 96 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Bama in OctoberNigeria · 110 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Maiduguri in OctoberNigeria · 128 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Maroua in OctoberCameroon · 199 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 28 mm rain
- Mubi in OctoberNigeria · 255 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.8°C · 92 mm rain
- Guider in OctoberCameroon · 273 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Biu in OctoberNigeria · 294 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 61 mm rain
- Daura in OctoberNigeria · 318 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 21.8°C · 19 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 Gamboru) is explained once on the Gamboru year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.