Bunda weather in October

In October, Bunda sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 113 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bunda's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bunda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:28 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bunda reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12821
22821
32821
42821
52821
62821
72821
82821
92821
102821
112821
122821
132821
142821
152821
162821
172721
182721
192721
202721
212721
222721
232721
242721
252721
262720
272720
282720
292720
302720
312720

Bunda weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°12118.112.15.3
Feb28° / 21°9615.112.15.4
Mar27° / 21°14520124.9
Apr27° / 20°17121.2124.5
May27° / 20°8113.911.95.9
Jun27° / 20°255.611.97.1
Jul28° / 20°122.811.97.5
Aug28° / 20°346.611.96.9
Sep28° / 21°5610126.0
Oct28° / 21°11317.3125.1
Nov27° / 20°17221.812.14.6
Dec26° / 20°16422.212.14.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33565
43466
53367
63268
73268
82971
92971
102872
112872
122773
132674
142674
152575
162575
172476
182476
192476
202476
212476
222476
232476
242476
252476
262476
272476
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bunda gets around 113 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 55% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
245
346
446
547
647
748
848
949
1049
1150
1250
1351
1452
1553
1654
1755
1856
1958
2059
2160
2261
2362
2463
2564
2665
2766
2867
2968
3068
3169

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11124938
21114938
31114939
41104940
5194941
6194942
7194842
8084843
9084844
10084744
11084645
12084646
13084547
14084448
15084349
16074251
17074251
18074152
19064054
20064054
21053956
22053956
23043858
24033859
25033760
26023662
27023662
28013564
29013465
30013465
31003367

Wind in October

Winds average 8 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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:336:34
212.06:336:34
312.06:326:34
412.06:326:33
512.06:326:33
612.06:316:33
712.06:316:33
812.06:306:32
912.06:306:32
1012.06:306:32
1112.06:306:32
1212.06:296:32
1312.06:296:31
1412.06:296:31
1512.06:286:31
1612.06:286:31
1712.06:286:31
1812.06:286:31
1912.16:286:31
2012.16:276:30
2112.16:276:30
2212.16:276:30
2312.16:276:30
2412.16:276:30
2512.16:266:30
2612.16:266:30
2712.16:266:30
2812.16:266:30
2912.16:266:30
3012.16:266:30
3112.16:266:30

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bunda?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bunda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bunda in October

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

In October, Bunda sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bunda 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 Bunda peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bunda 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 Bunda is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1319 µg/m³Nov 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bunda?

Bunda sits at 2.0°S, 33.9°E, 1,235 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nyamuswa, 21 km away.

NyakabindiMaswaMaguKihangara

Topography around Bunda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bunda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 m around an average of 1,278 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Bunda is covered by shrubs (28%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (26%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
466 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Nyamuswa 21 km · Butiama 30 km · Kibara 49 km · Musoma 59 km · Nyakabindi 69 km · Maswa 75 km · Magu 79 km · Kihangara 85 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 Bunda (-2.0215°, 33.8711°, elevation 1,235 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).