Diffa Weather in October
Diffa in October
The short of it: Diffa in October averages a high of 37 °C (99 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 22° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Diffa an average October high of 37°, a low of 22° and some 5.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 37° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 49 min in mid-October, 22 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates October 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Diffa runs cooler than most and drier than most in October. Damasak, 26 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
October in Diffa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus September
- 2° warmer, 30 mm less rain
- Versus November
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
October averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DamasakBorno State | 26 km SSW | 36° | 22° | 6.0 mm |
| Maïné SoroaDiffa | 65 km W | 38° | 22° | 5.0 mm |
| BossoDiffa | 87 km ENE | 38° | 22° | 6.0 mm |
| GeidamYobe State | 88 km WSW | 37° | 22° | 7.0 mm |
| KukawaBorno State | 112 km ESE | 38° | 22° | 11 mm |
| Bornu YassuBorno State | 116 km S | 36° | 21° | 10 mm |
| NguigmiDiffa | 117 km NNE | 39° | 23° | 3.0 mm |
| MongunoBorno State | 130 km ESE | 38° | 22° | 12 mm |