Kasane weather in October

In October, Kasane sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kasane's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:52 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
30%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Kasane is town in Botswana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kasane reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Kasane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kasane weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°19120.812.93.8
Feb29° / 20°14316.512.64.3
Mar30° / 19°8212.412.14.9
Apr30° / 17°173.111.66.4
May28° / 14°20.411.28.2
Jun26° / 11°10.2119.2
Jul25° / 11°00119.3
Aug29° / 13°0011.47.6
Sep33° / 18°20.411.94.8
Oct35° / 21°112.712.43.2
Nov33° / 21°7512.412.83.2
Dec30° / 21°15619.5133.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
7919
89010
99010
108911
118911
128812
138812
148614
158614
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208020
218020
227921
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257525
267525
277426
287228
297228
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kasane gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
95
105
115
126
136
147
157
168
178
189
1910
2010
2111
2212
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2414
2515
2616
2717
2818
2919
3020
3121

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
190910
290910
3891010
4891010
5881110
6881110
7861220
8861220
9861220
10861220
11861220
12841330
13841330
14841330
15831340
16831340
17821350
18811450
19811450
20791560
21781570
22771670
23761680
24741790
257218100
267019110
276919120
286620140
296421150
306122161
315923171

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:046:13
212.26:036:13
312.26:026:14
412.26:016:14
512.26:006:14
612.25:596:14
712.35:596:14
812.35:586:15
912.35:576:15
1012.35:566:15
1112.35:566:15
1212.35:556:16
1312.45:546:16
1412.45:536:16
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1612.45:526:17
1712.45:516:17
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1912.55:506:18
2012.55:496:18
2112.55:496:18
2212.55:486:19
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2412.55:476:19
2512.65:476:20
2612.65:466:20
2712.65:466:21
2812.65:456:21
2912.65:456:21
3012.65:446:22
3112.65:446:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.22 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 7.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
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187.3Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
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247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kasane

In seasonPeak

None of Kasane's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kasane's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Kasane?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kasane. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kasane in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Kasane sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kasane in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kasane peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kasane in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kasane is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1828 µg/m³Apr 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug19Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kasane?

Kasane sits at 17.8°S, 25.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Victoria Falls, 72 km away.

Victoria FallsLivingstoneSeshekeKatima MuliloHwangeMaamba

Topography around Kasane

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kasane.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 957 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m.

The land around Kasane is covered by shrubs (36%) and wetland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and wetland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
128 m
80 km
447 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Victoria Falls 72 km · Livingstone 74 km · Sesheke 98 km · Katima Mulilo 99 km · Hwange 155 km · Kalomo 165 km · Maamba 216 km · Choma 223 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,778
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
63%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
26.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kasane (-17.8016°, 25.1602°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).