Biharamulo weather in October

In October, Biharamulo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 104 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Biharamulo's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biharamulo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:38 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Biharamulo is town in Kagera Region, Tanzania.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Biharamulo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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62818
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242718
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292617
302617
312617

Biharamulo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°10918.812.15.1
Feb27° / 17°7514.512.15.4
Mar27° / 18°11618.4125.1
Apr26° / 18°1472111.94.7
May27° / 18°579.711.96.5
Jun27° / 17°81.411.97.5
Jul28° / 17°40.711.97.4
Aug28° / 17°224.211.96.4
Sep28° / 18°459.3125.8
Oct27° / 18°10417.312.15.2
Nov26° / 17°1642412.14.3
Dec26° / 17°14321.912.14.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33466
43466
53367
63367
73367
83268
93268
103169
113070
123070
132872
142872
152773
162773
172773
182773
192575
202575
212575
222476
232476
242476
252476
262476
272377
282278
292278
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Biharamulo gets around 104 mm of rain over 17.3 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 56% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
245
346
447
547
648
748
849
949
1050
1150
1251
1351
1452
1553
1654
1755
1856
1957
2058
2159
2260
2362
2463
2564
2666
2767
2869
2970
3072
3173

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 (%)Muggy (%)
11334530
21234540
31134550
41033570
5933580
6833590
7833590
8733600
9732610
10732610
11731620
12731611
13730621
14629641
15628651
16627661
17626671
18525691
19524701
20523711
21422731
22420751
23319771
24318781
25217801
26216811
27215821
28114841
29112861
30111871
31110881

Wind in October

Winds average 7 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
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:436:44
212.06:436:44
312.06:426:44
412.06:426:44
512.06:426:43
612.06:416:43
712.06:416:43
812.06:406:43
912.06:406:43
1012.06:406:42
1112.06:396:42
1212.06:396:42
1312.16:396:42
1412.16:396:42
1512.16:386:42
1612.16:386:42
1712.16:386:41
1812.16:386:41
1912.16:376:41
2012.16:376:41
2112.16:376:41
2212.16:376:41
2312.16:376:41
2412.16:366:41
2512.16:366:41
2612.16:366:41
2712.16:366:41
2812.16:366:41
2912.16:366:41
3012.16:366:41
3112.16:366:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
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135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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175.6Bright
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215.6Bright
225.5Bright
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265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Biharamulo

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Biharamulo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Biharamulo in October

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

In October, Biharamulo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Biharamulo 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 Biharamulo peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Biharamulo 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 Biharamulo is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1422 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Biharamulo?

Biharamulo sits at 2.6°S, 31.3°E, 1,479 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chato, 51 km away.

NgaraRulengeUyovuMhalambaBuseresereKatoroKakonko

Topography around Biharamulo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biharamulo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,461 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Biharamulo is covered by shrubs (31%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), grassland (23%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
775 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Chato 51 km · Ngara 74 km · Rulenge 76 km · Uyovu 76 km · Mhalamba 78 km · Buseresere 79 km · Katoro 80 km · Kakonko 82 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

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 Biharamulo (-2.6319°, 31.3089°, elevation 1,479 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).