Hola weather in October

In October, Hola sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 34 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hola's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:04 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
48%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Hola is small town in Kenya.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical October day in Hola reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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

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.

Hola weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°172.512.12.8
Feb36° / 25°40.9122.3
Mar36° / 26°245.7122.0
Apr35° / 26°5113.2122.4
May33° / 25°479.711.93.6
Jun32° / 24°92.211.94.5
Jul31° / 23°61.211.95.0
Aug32° / 23°81.4124.9
Sep33° / 23°112.3124.4
Oct34° / 24°346.8123.5
Nov33° / 24°7214.612.13.0
Dec34° / 24°44912.13.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37525
47525
57426
67327
77327
87129
97129
107129
117129
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hola gets around 34 mm of rain over 6.8 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 23% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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312
413
513
614
715
816
917
1017
1118
1219
1320
1420
1521
1622
1722
1823
1924
2025
2125
2227
2328
2429
2530
2632
2733
2835
2936
3038
3139

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1571240
2471250
3469270
4468280
5368290
6367300
7366310
8365320
9265330
10264340
11262360
12261370
13260380
14258400
15158410
16156430
17155440
18153460
19151480
20149500
21146530
22144541
23142561
24039601
25037621
26034651
27032671
28029692
29027712
30025732
31023752

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
616light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:086:09
212.06:086:09
312.06:086:09
412.06:076:08
512.06:076:08
612.06:076:08
712.06:066:08
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
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265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Hola?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hola in October

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

In October, Hola sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hola 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 Hola peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 22UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Hola?

Hola sits at 1.5°S, 40.0°E, 65 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Masalani, 28 km away.

GarissaLamuKaambooniMalindiWatamuKituiMwingi

Topography around Hola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m.

The land around Hola is covered by trees (28%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (64%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

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21 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
233 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Masalani 28 km · Garissa 122 km · Lamu 130 km · Kaambooni 174 km · Malindi 193 km · Watamu 208 km · Kitui 225 km · Mwingi 228 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
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

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 Hola (-1.4826°, 40.0334°, elevation 65 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).