El Wak weather in October

In October, El Wak sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 72 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is El Wak's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Wak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 72 mm; 9.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:03 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

El Wak is place in Kenya.

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical October day in El Wak reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How October really feels in El Wak

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

El Wak weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 23°	5	0.9	11.9	3.5
Feb	36° / 24°	3	0.5	11.9	2.8
Mar	35° / 25°	23	3.5	12	2.8
Apr	33° / 24°	105	14.8	12.1	3.3
May	31° / 24°	35	8.6	12.1	4.4
Jun	31° / 23°	5	1.1	12.2	5.1
Jul	30° / 22°	3	0.9	12.1	5.5
Aug	31° / 22°	3	0.7	12.1	5.2
Sep	32° / 23°	3	0.6	12	4.8
Oct	32° / 23°	72	9.4	11.9	4.2
Nov	31° / 23°	103	13.8	11.9	4.3
Dec	33° / 23°	20	4.1	11.8	4.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	70	70	69	68	68	66	65	64	63	61	61	60	58	57	57	56	56	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53
Cloudier (%)	30	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	39	39	40	42	43	43	44	44	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

El Wak gets around 72 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	7	8	9	11	12	13	14	16	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	38	40	42	44	45	47	48	49	51	52	53	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	8
3	9
4	11
5	12
6	13
7	14
8	16
9	17
10	19
11	21
12	23
13	25
14	27
15	29
16	31
17	33
18	35
19	37
20	38
21	40
22	42
23	44
24	45
25	47
26	48
27	49
28	51
29	52
30	53
31	54

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	29	27	25	23	21	19	17	15	13	12	10	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	51	50	51	51	51	52	51	51	52	50	49	48	47	45	43	41	39	37	34	32	29	27	25	23	21	19	17	15	14	13	11
Muggy (%)	20	22	23	25	26	27	29	30	31	33	34	35	37	38	39	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	48
Oppressive (%)	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	12	14	15	17	19	21	23	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	39

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	51	20	0
2	27	50	22	1
3	25	51	23	1
4	23	51	25	1
5	21	51	26	2
6	19	52	27	2
7	17	51	29	3
8	15	51	30	4
9	13	52	31	4
10	12	50	33	5
11	10	49	34	6
12	9	48	35	7
13	8	47	37	8
14	7	45	38	10
15	6	43	39	11
16	6	41	41	12
17	5	39	42	14
18	5	37	43	15
19	4	34	44	17
20	4	32	45	19
21	4	29	46	21
22	3	27	47	23
23	3	25	48	24
24	3	23	49	26
25	2	21	49	28
26	2	19	50	30
27	2	17	50	32
28	1	15	50	34
29	1	14	49	36
30	1	13	49	38
31	1	11	48	39

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:06	6:05
2	12.0	6:06	6:04
3	12.0	6:06	6:04
4	12.0	6:05	6:03
5	12.0	6:05	6:03
6	12.0	6:05	6:03
7	12.0	6:05	6:02
8	12.0	6:04	6:02
9	12.0	6:04	6:02
10	12.0	6:04	6:01
11	11.9	6:04	6:01
12	11.9	6:04	6:01
13	11.9	6:04	6:00
14	11.9	6:03	6:00
15	11.9	6:03	6:00
16	11.9	6:03	5:59
17	11.9	6:03	5:59
18	11.9	6:03	5:59
19	11.9	6:03	5:59
20	11.9	6:03	5:58
21	11.9	6:03	5:58
22	11.9	6:03	5:58
23	11.9	6:03	5:58
24	11.9	6:03	5:58
25	11.9	6:03	5:58
26	11.9	6:03	5:57
27	11.9	6:03	5:57
28	11.9	6:03	5:57
29	11.9	6:03	5:57
30	11.9	6:03	5:57
31	11.9	6:03	5:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit El Wak?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit El Wak for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Wak in October

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

In October, El Wak sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Wak in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Wak peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	15	12	10	11	13	13	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is El Wak?

El Wak sits at 2.8°N, 40.9°E, 384 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Lafey, 48 km away.

Topography around El Wak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Wak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around El Wak is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, shrubs (87%) within 16 km, and shrubs (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

5 m

grassland 86%

16 km

40 m

shrubs 87%

80 km

710 m

shrubs 99%

shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← September El Wak year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Lafey 48 km · Dhamas 59 km · Takaba 99 km · Ramu 129 km · Wajir 153 km · Baardheere 158 km · Mandera 162 km · Beled Hawo 163 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,363; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.9; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 28.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 593
Religion

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 El Wak (2.8092°, 40.9288°, elevation 384 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	8
3	9
4	11
5	12
6	13
7	14
8	16
9	17
10	19
11	21
12	23
13	25
14	27
15	29
16	31
17	33
18	35
19	37
20	38
21	40
22	42
23	44
24	45
25	47
26	48
27	49
28	51
29	52
30	53
31	54

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	51	20	0
2	27	50	22	1
3	25	51	23	1
4	23	51	25	1
5	21	51	26	2
6	19	52	27	2
7	17	51	29	3
8	15	51	30	4
9	13	52	31	4
10	12	50	33	5
11	10	49	34	6
12	9	48	35	7
13	8	47	37	8
14	7	45	38	10
15	6	43	39	11
16	6	41	41	12
17	5	39	42	14
18	5	37	43	15
19	4	34	44	17
20	4	32	45	19
21	4	29	46	21
22	3	27	47	23
23	3	25	48	24
24	3	23	49	26
25	2	21	49	28
26	2	19	50	30
27	2	17	50	32
28	1	15	50	34
29	1	14	49	36
30	1	13	49	38
31	1	11	48	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	8
3	9
4	11
5	12
6	13
7	14
8	16
9	17
10	19
11	21
12	23
13	25
14	27
15	29
16	31
17	33
18	35
19	37
20	38
21	40
22	42
23	44
24	45
25	47
26	48
27	49
28	51
29	52
30	53
31	54

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	51	20	0
2	27	50	22	1
3	25	51	23	1
4	23	51	25	1
5	21	51	26	2
6	19	52	27	2
7	17	51	29	3
8	15	51	30	4
9	13	52	31	4
10	12	50	33	5
11	10	49	34	6
12	9	48	35	7
13	8	47	37	8
14	7	45	38	10
15	6	43	39	11
16	6	41	41	12
17	5	39	42	14
18	5	37	43	15
19	4	34	44	17
20	4	32	45	19
21	4	29	46	21
22	3	27	47	23
23	3	25	48	24
24	3	23	49	26
25	2	21	49	28
26	2	19	50	30
27	2	17	50	32
28	1	15	50	34
29	1	14	49	36
30	1	13	49	38
31	1	11	48	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	8
3	9
4	11
5	12
6	13
7	14
8	16
9	17
10	19
11	21
12	23
13	25
14	27
15	29
16	31
17	33
18	35
19	37
20	38
21	40
22	42
23	44
24	45
25	47
26	48
27	49
28	51
29	52
30	53
31	54

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	51	20	0
2	27	50	22	1
3	25	51	23	1
4	23	51	25	1
5	21	51	26	2
6	19	52	27	2
7	17	51	29	3
8	15	51	30	4
9	13	52	31	4
10	12	50	33	5
11	10	49	34	6
12	9	48	35	7
13	8	47	37	8
14	7	45	38	10
15	6	43	39	11
16	6	41	41	12
17	5	39	42	14
18	5	37	43	15
19	4	34	44	17
20	4	32	45	19
21	4	29	46	21
22	3	27	47	23
23	3	25	48	24
24	3	23	49	26
25	2	21	49	28
26	2	19	50	30
27	2	17	50	32
28	1	15	50	34
29	1	14	49	36
30	1	13	49	38
31	1	11	48	39