Kiomboi weather in October

In October, Kiomboi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Kiomboi's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiomboi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:25 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kiomboi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Kiomboi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 29 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
29
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kiomboi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14117.612.24.9
Feb29° / 19°10414.512.14.7
Mar29° / 19°14216.7124.6
Apr28° / 19°11613.611.95.2
May29° / 18°204.111.86.3
Jun29° / 17°10.311.86.7
Jul29° / 16°00.111.87.0
Aug30° / 17°10.211.96.3
Sep31° / 18°20.5125.3
Oct32° / 19°183.212.14.5
Nov31° / 20°10110.412.24.4
Dec29° / 19°16818.512.24.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45743
55644
65545
75446
85446
95347
105248
115248
125149
135149
144951
154951
165050
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184852
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214753
224753
234753
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254654
264654
274654
284555
294555
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kiomboi gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
25
35
45
56
66
76
87
97
107
118
128
138
149
159
1610
1710
1811
1911
2012
2112
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2715
2816
2917
3018
3119

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191810
290910
389920
4881020
5881020
6881020
7871120
8861130
9861130
10851131
11831241
12831241
13821341
14811351
15801451
16781561
17781561
18771661
19761671
20761770
21731881
22721981
23721981
24702091
25692191
266821101
276722101
286622111
296423121
306323122
316223132

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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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 6:30 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:306:33
212.06:306:32
312.06:306:32
412.06:296:32
512.16:296:32
612.16:286:32
712.16:286:32
812.16:276:31
912.16:276:31
1012.16:276:31
1112.16:266:31
1212.16:266:31
1312.16:266:31
1412.16:256:31
1512.16:256:31
1612.16:256:30
1712.16:246:30
1812.16:246:30
1912.16:246:30
2012.16:246:30
2112.16:236:30
2212.16:236:30
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2512.16:226:30
2612.16:226:30
2712.16:226:30
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2912.16:226:30
3012.16:226:30
3112.16:226:31

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 7.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.0Intense
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207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kiomboi

In seasonPeak

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

Kiomboi's rainy season runs November–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 Kiomboi?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kiomboi in October

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

In October, Kiomboi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kiomboi 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 Kiomboi peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kiomboi?

Kiomboi sits at 4.3°S, 34.4°E, 1,545 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Shelui, 22 km away.

IlongeroSingidaBasotu

Topography around Kiomboi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiomboi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 1,525 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 857 m.

The land around Kiomboi is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
744 m
80 km
857 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Shelui 22 km · Igugunu 45 km · Igunga 54 km · Sepuka 57 km · Mtinko 62 km · Ilongero 71 km · Singida 74 km · Basotu 80 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 Kiomboi (-4.2667°, 34.3667°, elevation 1,545 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).