Wajir weather in October

In October, Wajir sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Wajir's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wajir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:06 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Wajir 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 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Wajir reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13324
23324
33324
43324
53324
63324
73324
83324
93324
103324
113324
123324
133324
143324
153324
163324
173324
183324
193324
203324
213324
223324
233324
243324
253324
263324
273324
283324
293224
303224
313224

How October really feels in Wajir

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.

Wajir weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°91.311.93.3
Feb36° / 24°30.611.92.7
Mar35° / 25°293.6122.7
Apr34° / 25°6912.1123.1
May33° / 25°204.812.13.9
Jun32° / 24°20.312.14.6
Jul31° / 23°20.412.15.1
Aug32° / 23°20.312.14.9
Sep33° / 23°30.4124.4
Oct33° / 24°356.2123.8
Nov32° / 24°8713.511.93.8
Dec33° / 24°305.211.94.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56337
66238
76238
86139
96139
106040
116040
126040
136040
146040
156040
166139
176139
186238
196337
206436
216436
226535
236535
246634
256634
266535
276535
286535
296436
306436
316337

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Wajir gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.2 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 21% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
45
56
67
78
89
910
1011
1112
1213
1315
1416
1518
1619
1721
1822
1924
2025
2127
2229
2330
2432
2534
2636
2737
2839
2941
3043
3144

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11562230
21461241
31261261
41161271
51060282
6960292
7859303
8858304
9757315
10756325
11655336
12653347
13651358
14550369
155483711
164463812
174443913
184424014
194394116
203374317
213354418
223324519
233304721
242274822
252254924
262235026
271205227
281185229
291165231
301145233
311125235

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012calm
3112calm

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 6:09 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:096:08
212.06:096:08
312.06:096:08
412.06:086:07
512.06:086:07
612.06:086:07
712.06:086:06
812.06:076:06
912.06:076:06
1012.06:076:05
1112.06:076:05
1212.06:076:05
1312.06:066:04
1412.06:066:04
1512.06:066:04
1612.06:066:04
1712.06:066:03
1812.06:066:03
1912.06:066:03
2012.06:056:03
2112.06:056:03
2212.06:056:02
2312.06:056:02
2411.96:056:02
2511.96:056:02
2611.96:056:02
2711.96:056:02
2811.96:056:02
2911.96:056:02
3011.96:056:02
3111.96:056:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Wajir?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wajir in October

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

In October, Wajir sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wajir 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 Wajir peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Wajir?

Wajir sits at 1.7°N, 40.1°E, 258 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Habaswein, 103 km away.

HabasweinEl WakTakabaLafeyDhamasGarba TulaMoyaleMarsabit

Topography around Wajir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wajir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 m.

The land around Wajir is covered by shrubs (60%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
466 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Habaswein 103 km · El Wak 153 km · Takaba 180 km · Lafey 200 km · Dhamas 211 km · Garba Tula 218 km · Moyale 227 km · Marsabit 239 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 Wajir (1.7471°, 40.0573°, elevation 258 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).