Narok weather in October

In October, Narok sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Narok's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:21 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Narok is city 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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Narok reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Narok weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°14011.212.16.7
Feb25° / 13°857.9126.9
Mar25° / 13°15011.9126.5
Apr23° / 14°13115.5125.7
May22° / 13°7412.8126.2
Jun21° / 12°358.711.96.5
Jul21° / 12°15411.97.0
Aug22° / 12°245.6127.0
Sep23° / 12°285.6127.4
Oct24° / 13°406.9127.3
Nov23° / 13°12614.8125.9
Dec24° / 12°14312.512.16.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
34951
44852
54852
64654
74654
84456
94456
104357
114357
124159
134159
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Narok gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.9 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 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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217
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417
517
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716
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916
1017
1117
1218
1318
1419
1520
1621
1722
1823
1924
2025
2126
2227
2327
2428
2529
2631
2732
2833
2934
3035
3136

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6946
7946
8946
9937
10937
11937
12928
13928
14919
159010
169010
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308020
317921

Wind in October

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

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
313light breeze
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913light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:256:26
212.06:256:25
312.06:256:25
412.06:246:25
512.06:246:25
612.06:246:24
712.06:236:24
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912.06:236:24
1012.06:226:23
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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 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 6.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Narok

In seasonPeak

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

Narok's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Narok?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Narok for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Narok in October

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

In October, Narok sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Narok 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 Narok peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Narok 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 Narok is worst in June — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorJun 2047 µg/m³Oct 936 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May40Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Narok?

Narok sits at 1.1°S, 35.9°E, 1,881 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Naivasha, 75 km away.

NaivashaMaai MahiuMaiGilgilNjoroLimuruElburgonNakuru

Topography around Narok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 1,916 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Narok is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), shrubs (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Naivasha 75 km · Maai Mahiu 80 km · Mai 80 km · Gilgil 81 km · Njoro 84 km · Limuru 86 km · Elburgon 87 km · Nakuru 89 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 Narok (-1.0808°, 35.8711°, elevation 1,881 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).