Galappo weather in October

In October, Galappo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 24 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 35% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Galappo's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Galappo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:19 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
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 Galappo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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62815
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Galappo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°9811.912.25.8
Feb29° / 18°649.512.15.5
Mar28° / 18°10615.8125.2
Apr26° / 17°11321.711.94.9
May25° / 16°5111.711.86.5
Jun24° / 14°82.711.87.9
Jul24° / 13°61.711.88.2
Aug25° / 13°93.111.97.9
Sep27° / 14°72.4127.8
Oct28° / 16°24612.16.6
Nov28° / 17°6311.812.25.6
Dec28° / 18°9313.812.25.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36535
46337
56337
66139
76040
86040
95941
105941
115941
125941
135743
145842
155842
165941
175941
185941
195941
205941
215941
225941
235941
245941
255941
265941
275842
285842
295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Galappo gets around 24 mm of rain over 6 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 19% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
112
213
314
414
515
616
716
817
917
1017
1118
1218
1318
1418
1518
1619
1719
1819
1919
2020
2120
2221
2321
2422
2523
2624
2725
2826
2927
3028
3129

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183161
282171
381181
480191
578202
678202
777212
877212
975223
1074233
1174233
1272244
1372244
1471254
1571254
1669265
1769265
1868275
1967285
2065296
2164306
2263316
2361327
2460337
2558348
2657358
2754379
28523810
29513910
30494011
31474112

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:246:27
212.06:246:26
312.06:246:26
412.06:236:26
512.16:236:26
612.16:226:26
712.16:226:26
812.16:226:25
912.16:216:25
1012.16:216:25
1112.16:206:25
1212.16:206:25
1312.16:206:25
1412.16:196:25
1512.16:196:25
1612.16:196:24
1712.16:186:24
1812.16:186:24
1912.16:186:24
2012.16:186:24
2112.16:176:24
2212.16:176:24
2312.16:176:24
2412.16:176:24
2512.16:176:24
2612.16:166:24
2712.16:166:24
2812.16:166:24
2912.16:166:24
3012.16:166:25
3112.16:166:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 6.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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256.6Intense
266.5Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Galappo

In seasonPeak

None of Galappo's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Galappo's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Galappo?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Galappo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Galappo in October

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

In October, Galappo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Galappo 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 Galappo peaks around March 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Galappo?

Galappo sits at 4.3°S, 35.9°E, 1,379 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Babati, 12 km away.

Topography around Galappo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Galappo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m around an average of 1,407 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Galappo is covered by trees (51%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), grassland (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
511 m
16 km
1,262 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Babati 12 km · Magugu 29 km · Dareda 34 km · Bashanet 48 km · Nangwa 50 km · Dongobesh 56 km · Mbulu 58 km · Katesh 59 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 Galappo (-4.2667°, 35.85°, elevation 1,379 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).