Kora weather in October

In October, Kora sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 503 mm of rain across 28.3 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kora's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kora's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 503 mm; 28.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:46 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; 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 21°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kora reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

Kora 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 12°	386	23.6	12.1	4.2
Feb	21° / 12°	404	20.4	12.1	4.4
Mar	21° / 12°	586	27.7	12	3.7
Apr	21° / 12°	470	27.1	12	3.6
May	21° / 12°	322	21.9	11.9	4.5
Jun	20° / 11°	140	12	11.9	5.7
Jul	21° / 11°	65	7.3	11.9	6.4
Aug	21° / 12°	211	14.6	11.9	5.4
Sep	21° / 12°	310	22.7	12	4.3
Oct	21° / 12°	503	28.3	12	3.5
Nov	20° / 12°	520	28.7	12.1	3.3
Dec	20° / 12°	463	27	12.1	3.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	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 (%)	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kora gets around 503 mm of rain over 28.3 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 climb 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 (%)	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96

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

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51
Comfortable (%)	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	51	49

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	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 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 5:47 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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:51	5:52
2	12.0	5:50	5:51
3	12.0	5:50	5:51
4	12.0	5:50	5:51
5	12.0	5:49	5:51
6	12.0	5:49	5:50
7	12.0	5:49	5:50
8	12.0	5:48	5:50
9	12.0	5:48	5:50
10	12.0	5:48	5:49
11	12.0	5:47	5:49
12	12.0	5:47	5:49
13	12.0	5:47	5:49
14	12.0	5:47	5:49
15	12.0	5:46	5:48
16	12.0	5:46	5:48
17	12.0	5:46	5:48
18	12.0	5:46	5:48
19	12.0	5:46	5:48
20	12.0	5:45	5:48
21	12.0	5:45	5:48
22	12.0	5:45	5:48
23	12.0	5:45	5:48
24	12.0	5:45	5:48
25	12.0	5:45	5:47
26	12.0	5:44	5:47
27	12.1	5:44	5:47
28	12.1	5:44	5:47
29	12.1	5:44	5:47
30	12.1	5:44	5:47
31	12.1	5:44	5:47

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.83 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kora?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kora.

What to pack for Kora in October

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

In October, Kora sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kora 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 Kora peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	12	16	17	16	13	11	11	11	14	14	13	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Kora 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 Kora is worst in July — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	92	96	82	77	80	100	106	100	89	82	83	88
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	92	Unhealthy
Feb	96	Unhealthy
Mar	82	Unhealthy
Apr	77	Unhealthy
May	80	Unhealthy
Jun	100	Unhealthy
Jul	106	Unhealthy
Aug	100	Unhealthy
Sep	89	Unhealthy
Oct	82	Unhealthy
Nov	83	Unhealthy
Dec	88	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kora?

Kora sits at 1.6°S, 29.4°E, 2,474 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Mukamira, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Kora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kora has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m around an average of 2,500 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,818 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,524 m.

The land around Kora is covered by cropland (58%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

437 m

cropland 58%

16 km

2,818 m

cropland 40%

80 km

3,524 m

trees 36%

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

October weather nearby: Mukamira 6.0 km · Busogo 12 km · Mukingo 15 km · Gisenyi 23 km · Musanze 24 km · Goma 25 km · Ngororero 35 km · Sake 45 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

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 Kora (-1.6101°, 29.445°, elevation 2,474 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	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	51	49