Kenema weather in October

In October, Kenema sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 227 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kenema's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kenema's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 227 mm; 28.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:35 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Kenema is city in Sierra Leone.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kenema reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How October really feels in Kenema

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.

Kenema weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 21°	15	3.4	11.6	4.6
Feb	34° / 22°	19	4.5	11.7	3.5
Mar	34° / 23°	58	10.4	11.9	3.2
Apr	32° / 23°	114	17.2	12.2	3.2
May	30° / 23°	221	26.4	12.4	2.9
Jun	29° / 22°	287	28	12.4	3.1
Jul	28° / 22°	355	28.3	12.4	3.5
Aug	27° / 22°	413	28.9	12.3	3.5
Sep	28° / 22°	395	28.9	12	3.1
Oct	29° / 22°	227	28.6	11.8	3.1
Nov	29° / 22°	90	17.1	11.6	4.2
Dec	30° / 21°	21	5.1	11.6	5.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	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 (%)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kenema gets around 227 mm of rain over 28.6 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 92% 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	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	87	86	85

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

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 99% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97
Miserable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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 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	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
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	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
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25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 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 6:36 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:20 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)	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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:36	6:32
2	11.9	6:36	6:31
3	11.9	6:36	6:31
4	11.9	6:36	6:30
5	11.9	6:35	6:30
6	11.9	6:35	6:29
7	11.9	6:35	6:29
8	11.9	6:35	6:28
9	11.9	6:35	6:28
10	11.9	6:35	6:27
11	11.9	6:35	6:27
12	11.9	6:35	6:26
13	11.8	6:35	6:26
14	11.8	6:35	6:25
15	11.8	6:35	6:25
16	11.8	6:35	6:24
17	11.8	6:35	6:24
18	11.8	6:35	6:24
19	11.8	6:35	6:23
20	11.8	6:35	6:23
21	11.8	6:35	6:23
22	11.8	6:35	6:22
23	11.8	6:35	6:22
24	11.8	6:36	6:22
25	11.8	6:36	6:21
26	11.8	6:36	6:21
27	11.7	6:36	6:21
28	11.7	6:36	6:21
29	11.7	6:36	6:20
30	11.7	6:36	6:20
31	11.7	6:37	6:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.36 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)	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	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	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
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	4.2	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
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20	4.4	Bright
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22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kenema

In seasonPeak

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

Kenema's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Kenema?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kenema.

What to pack for Kenema in October

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

In October, Kenema sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kenema 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 Kenema peaks around August 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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)	10	12	13	10	12	11	11	13	13	12	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Kenema 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 Kenema is worst in March — around 264 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 27.2× the cleanest month (August, 10 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)	64	69	264	167	30	17	12	10	11	16	23	44
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	69	Unhealthy
Mar	264	Very unhealthy
Apr	167	Very unhealthy
May	30	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kenema?

Kenema sits at 7.9°N, 11.2°W, 182 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Segbwema, 30 km away.

Topography around Kenema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kenema has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m.

The land around Kenema is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km

323 m

trees 42%

16 km

548 m

trees 70%

80 km

782 m

trees 85%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater

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

October weather nearby: Segbwema 30 km · Bo 61 km · Bumpe 79 km · Koidu 89 km · Njala 99 km · Tubmanburg 119 km · Foya Kamara 121 km · Mile 91 130 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 24% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $846; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 11%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.2; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 33; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
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 Kenema (7.8769°, -11.1903°, elevation 182 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	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3