Hedaru weather in October

In October, Hedaru sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 63 mm of rain across 8.7 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hedaru's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hedaru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:10 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
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 Hedaru reaches about 28°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 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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Hedaru 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
Jan30° / 19°549.612.25.3
Feb30° / 20°488.212.14.9
Mar30° / 20°10216.3124.4
Apr27° / 20°18222.511.94.4
May25° / 18°12415.211.85.9
Jun25° / 16°17411.77.5
Jul24° / 15°112.511.87.8
Aug25° / 15°142.911.97.6
Sep27° / 16°143.2127.4
Oct28° / 18°638.712.16.3
Nov28° / 19°9014.312.25.2
Dec29° / 20°7914.912.35.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54753
64654
74654
84654
94753
104753
114852
124852
134951
145050
154951
165248
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275545
285545
295545
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hedaru gets around 63 mm of rain over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
218
319
420
521
623
723
824
925
1026
1126
1227
1327
1428
1528
1628
1728
1829
1929
2029
2130
2230
2331
2432
2533
2634
2735
2836
2937
3038
3140

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1550414
2548424
3547444
4545455
5444465
6443476
7342486
8341497
9340507
10240517
11239518
12238528
13237529
14137539
151365310
161355410
171345510
181335511
191325512
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211295713
221285714
231275715
241255816
251245718
261225819
271215820
281205722
291185823
300175825
310165826

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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275calm
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295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:166:19
212.06:166:18
312.06:156:18
412.16:156:18
512.16:146:18
612.16:146:18
712.16:146:17
812.16:136:17
912.16:136:17
1012.16:126:17
1112.16:126:17
1212.16:126:17
1312.16:116:17
1412.16:116:17
1512.16:116:17
1612.16:106:16
1712.16:106:16
1812.16:106:16
1912.16:106:16
2012.16:096:16
2112.16:096:16
2212.16:096:16
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2412.16:086:16
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2712.16:086:16
2812.16:086:16
2912.26:076:16
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Hedaru

In seasonPeak

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

Hedaru's rainy season runs March–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 Hedaru?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hedaru in October

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

In October, Hedaru sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hedaru 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 Hedaru peaks around March 17 at about 15 (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 17UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Hedaru 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 Hedaru is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1616 µg/m³Oct 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hedaru?

Hedaru sits at 4.5°S, 37.9°E, 640 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Makuyuni, 34 km away.

LembeniUsangiKorogwe

Topography around Hedaru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hedaru has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 662 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,131 m.

The land around Hedaru is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
1,658 m
80 km
2,131 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Makuyuni 34 km · Mazinde 48 km · Matui 51 km · Same 52 km · Lushoto 53 km · Lembeni 86 km · Usangi 93 km · Korogwe 97 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 Hedaru (-4.5°, 37.9°, elevation 640 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).