Kwale weather in October

In October, Kwale sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 256 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kwale's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kwale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 256 mm; 28.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:23 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

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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 Kwale reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	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 Kwale

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.

Kwale weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 23°	21	5	11.7	3.1
Feb	35° / 24°	41	9.2	11.8	2.4
Mar	34° / 24°	120	19.8	12	2.2
Apr	33° / 24°	185	23.6	12.1	2.4
May	32° / 24°	240	27.6	12.3	2.4
Jun	30° / 23°	270	28.5	12.3	2.7
Jul	29° / 23°	259	28.4	12.3	3.1
Aug	29° / 23°	240	26.8	12.2	3.2
Sep	30° / 23°	271	28.5	12	2.8
Oct	30° / 23°	256	28.4	11.9	2.7
Nov	32° / 23°	85	14.6	11.7	3.4
Dec	34° / 23°	18	4.6	11.7	3.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	12
Cloudier (%)	96	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	91	91	90	89	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	12	88

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kwale gets around 256 mm of rain over 28.4 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 91% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	87	86	85	84	82	81	79	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	94
14	94
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	89
23	88
24	87
25	86
26	85
27	84
28	82
29	81
30	79
31	78

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	89	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74
Miserable (%)	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
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14	5	calm
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16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
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25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
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29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:12 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	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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24
Sunset (PM)	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:25	6:22
2	11.9	6:25	6:21
3	11.9	6:24	6:21
4	11.9	6:24	6:20
5	11.9	6:24	6:20
6	11.9	6:24	6:19
7	11.9	6:24	6:19
8	11.9	6:24	6:19
9	11.9	6:24	6:18
10	11.9	6:24	6:18
11	11.9	6:23	6:17
12	11.9	6:23	6:17
13	11.9	6:23	6:17
14	11.9	6:23	6:16
15	11.9	6:23	6:16
16	11.9	6:23	6:15
17	11.9	6:23	6:15
18	11.9	6:23	6:15
19	11.9	6:23	6:14
20	11.9	6:23	6:14
21	11.8	6:23	6:14
22	11.8	6:23	6:14
23	11.8	6:23	6:13
24	11.8	6:23	6:13
25	11.8	6:23	6:13
26	11.8	6:23	6:13
27	11.8	6:23	6:12
28	11.8	6:23	6:12
29	11.8	6:24	6:12
30	11.8	6:24	6:12
31	11.8	6:24	6:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 4.02 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)	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kwale

In seasonPeak

In October, Kwale sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kwale's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kwale sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Kwale?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kwale.

What to pack for Kwale in October

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

In October, Kwale sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kwale in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kwale peaks around March 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 8 (very high).

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)	8	11	12	12	11	11	10	9	12	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Kwale 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 Kwale is worst in January — around 201 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 58 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	201	171	100	98	83	73	59	58	70	92	108	197
Level	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	201	Very unhealthy
Feb	171	Very unhealthy
Mar	100	Unhealthy
Apr	98	Unhealthy
May	83	Unhealthy
Jun	73	Unhealthy
Jul	59	Unhealthy
Aug	58	Unhealthy
Sep	70	Unhealthy
Oct	92	Unhealthy
Nov	108	Unhealthy
Dec	197	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kwale?

Kwale sits at 5.7°N, 6.4°E, 22 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Oguta, 42 km away.

Topography around Kwale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kwale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m.

The land around Kwale is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

23 m

grassland 49%

16 km

37 m

trees 58%

80 km

383 m

trees 69%

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

October weather nearby: Oguta 42 km · Atani 49 km · Ihiala 50 km · Ogwashi-Uku 53 km · Ughelli 53 km · Ozubulu 54 km · Onitsha 63 km · Asaba 64 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 13% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,224; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 15.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
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 Kwale (5.7077°, 6.434°, elevation 22 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	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	4	96
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	94
14	94
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	89
23	88
24	87
25	86
26	85
27	84
28	82
29	81
30	79
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	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	4	96
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	94
14	94
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	89
23	88
24	87
25	86
26	85
27	84
28	82
29	81
30	79
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	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	4	96
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	94
14	94
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	89
23	88
24	87
25	86
26	85
27	84
28	82
29	81
30	79
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26