Juba weather in October

In October, Juba sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 172 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Juba's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Juba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Juba is capital of the Republic of South Sudan.

Density
8,654/km²
people per km²
Founded
1922

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 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Juba reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Juba

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.

Juba weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 24°4111.82.5
Feb37° / 25°61.411.81.7
Mar37° / 26°307.3121.7
Apr35° / 25°9715.512.12.3
May32° / 24°12218.512.23.0
Jun31° / 23°11117.312.33.6
Jul30° / 22°1271912.33.9
Aug30° / 22°1352112.23.7
Sep31° / 22°11317.9123.7
Oct31° / 22°17220.811.93.4
Nov32° / 23°7211.511.83.7
Dec34° / 23°92.211.73.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
23961
33961
43763
53664
63565
73565
83466
93367
103367
113367
123367
133268
143169
153169
163169
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223268
233268
243268
253466
263565
273565
283565
293664
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Juba gets around 172 mm of rain over 20.8 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 66% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
160
261
363
464
564
665
766
866
967
1067
1167
1268
1368
1468
1569
1669
1769
1869
1969
2069
2168
2268
2368
2467
2566
2666
2765
2864
2963
3062
3161

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
122771
222771
322672
422573
522573
622474
722474
822375
922375
1022375
1122375
1222375
1322375
1422375
1522375
1622375
1722375
1822375
1912376
2012376
2112376
2212376
2312376
2412376
2512376
2612376
2712376
2822375
2922375
3022474
3122474

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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135calm
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155calm
165calm
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275calm
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305calm
315calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:446:41
212.06:446:41
311.96:446:40
411.96:436:40
511.96:436:40
611.96:436:39
711.96:436:39
811.96:436:38
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1011.96:436:38
1111.96:426:37
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1311.96:426:36
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1611.96:426:35
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1911.96:426:35
2011.96:426:34
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2411.96:426:33
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2911.86:426:32
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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 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
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125.6Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Juba

In seasonPeak

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

Juba's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Juba?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Juba.

What to pack for Juba in October

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

In October, Juba sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Juba in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Juba peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 15Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Juba 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 Juba is worst in December — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.2× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateModerateUnhealthyDec 2490 µg/m³May 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb32Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov22Moderate
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Juba?

Juba sits at 4.9°N, 31.6°E, 518 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Torit, 120 km away.

ToritYeiMoyoPajokBorYumbeAdjumaniKoboko

Topography around Juba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Juba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 488 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Juba is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
289 m
80 km
958 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Torit 120 km · Yei 131 km · Moyo 133 km · Pajok 148 km · Bor 151 km · Yumbe 159 km · Adjumani 166 km · Koboko 174 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Prices
≈ 6% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
Happiness
2.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate
14
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
36.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 61%folk religion 33%Muslim 6%

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 Juba (4.8517°, 31.5825°, elevation 518 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).