Bukoba weather in October

In October, Bukoba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 160 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bukoba's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukoba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:37 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Bukoba is city in Kagera, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bukoba reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Bukoba weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°1202112.14.9
Feb26° / 19°11418.8124.9
Mar26° / 19°15122.4124.7
Apr25° / 19°18624.6124.2
May25° / 19°1182011.95.2
Jun25° / 18°479.411.96.8
Jul25° / 17°29511.97.6
Aug25° / 18°7412.6126.4
Sep25° / 18°11019.1125.2
Oct25° / 19°16024.9124.4
Nov25° / 19°16926.212.14.1
Dec25° / 19°14024.212.14.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
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52377
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82278
92278
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bukoba gets around 160 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11783
21783
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Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:416:42
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bukoba?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bukoba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bukoba in October

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

In October, Bukoba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bukoba 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 Bukoba peaks around March 16 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 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bukoba 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 Bukoba is worst in January — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1927 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bukoba?

Bukoba sits at 1.3°S, 31.8°E, 1,149 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Katerero, 12 km away.

KasaaliKalisizoLwengoMasaka

Topography around Bukoba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukoba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 1,197 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m.

The land around Bukoba is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (40%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

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200 m
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80 km
575 m
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October weather nearby: Katerero 12 km · Kamachumu 38 km · Nsunga 51 km · Nshamba 59 km · Kasaali 85 km · Kalisizo 91 km · Lwengo 111 km · Masaka 111 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 Bukoba (-1.3317°, 31.8122°, elevation 1,149 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).