Kibuye weather in October

In October, Kibuye sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 240 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kibuye's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibuye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
240 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:46 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Kibuye is city in Rwanda.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kibuye reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Kibuye weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 19°15223.712.14.4
Feb22° / 20°13020.612.14.6
Mar22° / 20°17424.3124.3
Apr22° / 20°17923124.3
May22° / 20°10917.311.95.4
Jun21° / 20°488.411.96.7
Jul21° / 20°152.911.97.5
Aug21° / 19°41811.96.7
Sep21° / 19°11618.7125.1
Oct21° / 19°24027.1123.9
Nov21° / 19°23726.912.13.7
Dec21° / 19°20926.812.13.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
31981
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51783
61585
71585
81486
91387
101288
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kibuye gets around 240 mm of rain over 27.1 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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683
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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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
123563
213465
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413366
513366
613267
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813168
903169
1003070
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2902773
3002773
3102674

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
46calm
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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 5:51 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:515:52
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512.05:505:51
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912.05:485:50
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1212.05:475:50
1312.05:475:49
1412.05:475:49
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1612.05:465:49
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1912.15:465:49
2012.15:455:49
2112.15:455:48
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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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kibuye

In seasonPeak

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

Kibuye's rainy season runs September–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 Kibuye?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kibuye.

What to pack for Kibuye in October

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

In October, Kibuye sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kibuye 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 Kibuye peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kibuye 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 Kibuye is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyFeb 1073 µg/m³Apr 2059 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kibuye?

Kibuye sits at 2.1°S, 29.3°E, 1,480 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Gitesi, 8.0 km away.

MahembeGihomboKirimbiKarambiMacubaKiramboNgororero

Topography around Kibuye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibuye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m around an average of 1,503 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,533 m.

The land around Kibuye is covered by water (44%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
370 m
16 km
1,116 m
80 km
3,533 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Gitesi 8.0 km · Mahembe 21 km · Gihombo 22 km · Kirimbi 28 km · Karambi 31 km · Macuba 31 km · Kirambo 36 km · Ngororero 38 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Catholic 40%Pentecostal 21%Protestant 15%Adventist 12%

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 Kibuye (-2.0603°, 29.3478°, elevation 1,480 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).