Rumbek weather in October

In October, Rumbek sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 131 mm of rain across 21.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 14% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Rumbek's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rumbek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:51 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Rumbek is human settlement.

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 Rumbek reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
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How October really feels in Rumbek

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.

Rumbek weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 24°30.411.62.7
Feb37° / 25°4111.81.7
Mar38° / 26°245.1121.4
Apr36° / 26°7713.712.11.9
May33° / 24°13620.712.32.6
Jun31° / 23°13220.612.43.2
Jul30° / 22°16723.112.43.4
Aug30° / 22°17424.112.23.3
Sep31° / 22°15021.9123.3
Oct31° / 23°13121.111.83.2
Nov33° / 23°338.411.73.6
Dec35° / 23°4111.63.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33565
43565
53466
63466
73565
83565
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103466
113466
123466
133466
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203367
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273763
283763
293862
304060
314258

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rumbek gets around 131 mm of rain over 21.1 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 67% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
372
472
572
672
772
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1370
1470
1570
1670
1769
1869
1968
2067
2167
2266
2365
2464
2563
2662
2761
2859
2957
3056
3154

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10595
20595
30595
40595
50595
60595
70694
80694
90793
100793
110793
120892
130892
140892
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191990
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2111089
2211089
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2411188
2511287
2621385
2721583
2821682
2921880
3022078
3132374

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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126calm
136calm
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166calm
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216calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:526:48
211.96:526:48
311.96:526:47
411.96:526:47
511.96:526:46
611.96:516:46
711.96:516:46
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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 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Rumbek

In seasonPeak

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

Rumbek's rainy season runs May–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 Rumbek?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rumbek.

What to pack for Rumbek in October

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

In October, Rumbek sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rumbek 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 Rumbek peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 20UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Rumbek 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 Rumbek is worst in January — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyJan 1281 µg/m³Sep 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan81Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar51Poor
Apr25Moderate
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rumbek?

Rumbek sits at 6.8°N, 29.7°E, 428 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Tonj, 122 km away.

TonjLeerWauBorKuacjokGogrialYambioJuba

Topography around Rumbek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rumbek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m.

The land around Rumbek is covered by grassland (72%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
160 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
October weather nearby: Tonj 122 km · Leer 174 km · Wau 211 km · Bor 218 km · Kuacjok 250 km · Gogrial 259 km · Yambio 286 km · Juba 303 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 Rumbek (6.8062°, 29.6774°, elevation 428 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).