Kiratu weather in October

In October, Kiratu sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 48 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Kiratu's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiratu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:20 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kiratu reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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)
12312
22312
32312
42312
52312
62312
72312
82312
92312
102312
112312
122312
132312
142312
152312
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172313
182313
192313
202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252413
262413
272413
282413
292413
302413
312413

Kiratu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°30514.412.26.2
Feb25° / 14°20011.512.16.4
Mar24° / 14°24516.8125.8
Apr22° / 14°21725.711.94.2
May21° / 13°13219.411.95.0
Jun20° / 11°35911.86.1
Jul19° / 10°23611.86.5
Aug20° / 10°226.411.96.7
Sep22° / 11°164.1127.6
Oct23° / 12°481012.16.9
Nov24° / 14°12916.412.25.8
Dec24° / 14°24817.312.25.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25248
35248
45149
55050
64951
74951
84951
94852
104852
114852
124753
134555
144555
154555
164555
174654
184753
194753
204753
214852
224753
234753
244753
254753
264654
274654
284654
294555
304456
314357

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kiratu gets around 48 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
222
323
424
525
625
726
827
927
1028
1128
1229
1329
1430
1530
1631
1731
1832
1933
2034
2134
2235
2336
2438
2539
2640
2741
2842
2943
3044
3146

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5919
6919
79010
88911
98911
108812
118713
128614
138614
148515
158416
168317
178317
188218
198119
208020
217921
227822
237624
247525
257327
267228
277030
286832
296634
306436
316337

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
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
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 6:25 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:256:27
212.06:256:27
312.06:256:27
412.06:246:27
512.06:246:26
612.06:236:26
712.06:236:26
812.16:236:26
912.16:226:26
1012.16:226:25
1112.16:226:25
1212.16:216:25
1312.16:216:25
1412.16:216:25
1512.16:206:25
1612.16:206:25
1712.16:206:25
1812.16:206:24
1912.16:196:24
2012.16:196:24
2112.16:196:24
2212.16:196:24
2312.16:186:24
2412.16:186:24
2512.16:186:24
2612.16:186:24
2712.16:186:24
2812.16:186:24
2912.16:186:24
3012.16:176:24
3112.16:176:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 6.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kiratu

In seasonPeak

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

Kiratu's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Kiratu?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kiratu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiratu in October

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

In October, Kiratu sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Kiratu in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kiratu peaks around March 13 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 13UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kiratu?

Kiratu sits at 3.3°S, 35.7°E, 1,541 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mto wa Mbu, 20 km away.

MaguguDongobeshBabatiDaredaBashanet

Topography around Kiratu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiratu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 1,536 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,370 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,981 m.

The land around Kiratu is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
1,370 m
80 km
2,981 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Mto wa Mbu 20 km · Makuyuni 54 km · Mbulu 59 km · Magugu 77 km · Dongobesh 87 km · Babati 99 km · Dareda 99 km · Bashanet 104 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 Kiratu (-3.3333°, 35.6667°, elevation 1,541 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).