Mariakani weather in October

In October, Mariakani sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 62 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Mariakani's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mariakani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:05 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Mariakani is town in Kilifi, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mariakani reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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 Mariakani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 20 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
20
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.

Mariakani weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°326.212.24.7
Feb32° / 24°194.712.14.3
Mar32° / 24°5914.9123.4
Apr31° / 24°8319.611.93.5
May29° / 23°10716.211.84.7
Jun28° / 22°338.211.86.2
Jul28° / 21°257.611.86.7
Aug28° / 21°279.811.96.4
Sep29° / 21°2910.4125.7
Oct30° / 22°6213.112.14.8
Nov30° / 23°7918.912.23.8
Dec31° / 23°7518.112.23.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47129
57129
67030
77030
87030
97030
107030
116931
127030
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mariakani gets around 62 mm of rain over 13.1 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 43% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
439
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1170290
2168310
3166330
4165340
5164350
6163360
7162370
8161380
9160390
10159400
11158410
12156430
13155440
14154450
15152470
16151480
17149500
18148510
19146530
20143560
21141580
22039610
23037630
24035650
25033670
26031681
27029701
28027721
29025741
30023761
31021781

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 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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413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light 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 6:10 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:106:12
212.06:106:12
312.06:096:12
412.06:096:11
512.06:086:11
612.16:086:11
712.16:086:11
812.16:076:11
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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 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Mariakani?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mariakani in October

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

In October, Mariakani sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mariakani in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 34 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mariakani in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mariakani peaks around March 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 19UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mariakani 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 Mariakani is worst in December — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 2421 µg/m³Oct 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mariakani?

Mariakani sits at 3.9°S, 39.5°E, 206 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Mazeras, 14 km away.

Topography around Mariakani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mariakani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Mariakani is covered by grassland (43%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (36%), grassland (26%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
312 m
80 km
959 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Mazeras 14 km · Jomvu 20 km · Mombasa 30 km · Mtwapa 32 km · Matuga 36 km · Diani Beach 48 km · Ukunda 49 km · Kilifi 49 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 Mariakani (-3.8626°, 39.4746°, elevation 206 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).