Mpwapwa weather in October

In October, Mpwapwa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mpwapwa's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mpwapwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:15 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Mpwapwa is town in Dodoma Region, Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mpwapwa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	17
13	29	17
14	29	17
15	29	17
16	29	17
17	29	17
18	29	17
19	29	17
20	29	17
21	29	17
22	29	17
23	29	17
24	29	17
25	29	17
26	29	17
27	29	17
28	29	17
29	29	17
30	29	17
31	30	17

Mpwapwa 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	108	17.8	12.3	4.7
Feb	29° / 19°	75	13.9	12.2	4.8
Mar	28° / 19°	90	16.7	12	4.9
Apr	27° / 18°	44	9.6	11.9	6.4
May	27° / 17°	8	2.1	11.7	7.8
Jun	26° / 15°	1	0.2	11.6	8.4
Jul	25° / 14°	0	0	11.7	8.6
Aug	26° / 14°	0	0	11.8	8.5
Sep	27° / 15°	1	0.1	12	8.3
Oct	29° / 17°	6	1.3	12.1	7.0
Nov	30° / 18°	34	4.8	12.3	5.9
Dec	29° / 19°	88	13.3	12.4	5.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 23%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	81	80	80	79	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77
Cloudier (%)	19	20	20	21	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	75	25
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mpwapwa gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	6
30	6
31	6

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	47	45	43	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18
Comfortable (%)	48	49	51	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	60	60	59
Humid (%)	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	16	17	18	18	19	20	22
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	47	48	5	0
2	45	49	6	0
3	43	51	6	0
4	41	53	6	0
5	40	53	7	0
6	39	54	7	0
7	38	54	8	0
8	37	55	8	0
9	36	56	8	0
10	35	57	8	0
11	35	56	9	0
12	34	57	9	0
13	34	57	9	0
14	33	57	10	0
15	32	58	10	0
16	32	58	10	0
17	31	58	11	0
18	31	58	11	0
19	30	58	12	0
20	29	59	12	0
21	28	59	13	0
22	27	60	13	0
23	26	60	14	0
24	25	60	15	0
25	24	60	16	0
26	23	60	17	0
27	22	60	18	0
28	21	61	18	0
29	20	60	19	1
30	19	60	20	1
31	18	59	22	1

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min 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 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:21	6:25
2	12.1	6:21	6:25
3	12.1	6:20	6:24
4	12.1	6:20	6:24
5	12.1	6:19	6:24
6	12.1	6:19	6:24
7	12.1	6:19	6:24
8	12.1	6:18	6:24
9	12.1	6:18	6:24
10	12.1	6:17	6:24
11	12.1	6:17	6:24
12	12.1	6:16	6:24
13	12.1	6:16	6:23
14	12.1	6:16	6:23
15	12.1	6:15	6:23
16	12.1	6:15	6:23
17	12.1	6:14	6:23
18	12.2	6:14	6:23
19	12.2	6:14	6:23
20	12.2	6:13	6:23
21	12.2	6:13	6:23
22	12.2	6:13	6:23
23	12.2	6:13	6:23
24	12.2	6:12	6:24
25	12.2	6:12	6:24
26	12.2	6:12	6:24
27	12.2	6:12	6:24
28	12.2	6:11	6:24
29	12.2	6:11	6:24
30	12.2	6:11	6:24
31	12.2	6:11	6:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.92 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.9	Intense
2	6.9	Intense
3	6.9	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	6.9	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.0	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	7.0	Intense
26	7.0	Intense
27	7.0	Intense
28	6.9	Intense
29	6.9	Intense
30	6.9	Intense
31	6.9	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Mpwapwa?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

8.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Mpwapwa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mpwapwa in October

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

In October, Mpwapwa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mpwapwa 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 Mpwapwa peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	16	14	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mpwapwa?

Mpwapwa sits at 6.3°S, 36.5°E, 998 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kibaigwa, 35 km away.

Topography around Mpwapwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mpwapwa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 530 m around an average of 1,053 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m.

The land around Mpwapwa is covered by trees (26%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

530 m

trees 26%

16 km

1,201 m

shrubs 36%

80 km

1,908 m

cropland 35%

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← September Mpwapwa year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Kibaigwa 35 km · Kibakwe 43 km · Geiro 48 km · Kilosa 77 km · Msowero 82 km · Dodoma 85 km · Dumila 95 km · Magole 98 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

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 Mpwapwa (-6.35°, 36.4833°, elevation 998 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	17
13	29	17
14	29	17
15	29	17
16	29	17
17	29	17
18	29	17
19	29	17
20	29	17
21	29	17
22	29	17
23	29	17
24	29	17
25	29	17
26	29	17
27	29	17
28	29	17
29	29	17
30	29	17
31	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	75	25
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	47	48	5	0
2	45	49	6	0
3	43	51	6	0
4	41	53	6	0
5	40	53	7	0
6	39	54	7	0
7	38	54	8	0
8	37	55	8	0
9	36	56	8	0
10	35	57	8	0
11	35	56	9	0
12	34	57	9	0
13	34	57	9	0
14	33	57	10	0
15	32	58	10	0
16	32	58	10	0
17	31	58	11	0
18	31	58	11	0
19	30	58	12	0
20	29	59	12	0
21	28	59	13	0
22	27	60	13	0
23	26	60	14	0
24	25	60	15	0
25	24	60	16	0
26	23	60	17	0
27	22	60	18	0
28	21	61	18	0
29	20	60	19	1
30	19	60	20	1
31	18	59	22	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	17
13	29	17
14	29	17
15	29	17
16	29	17
17	29	17
18	29	17
19	29	17
20	29	17
21	29	17
22	29	17
23	29	17
24	29	17
25	29	17
26	29	17
27	29	17
28	29	17
29	29	17
30	29	17
31	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	75	25
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	47	48	5	0
2	45	49	6	0
3	43	51	6	0
4	41	53	6	0
5	40	53	7	0
6	39	54	7	0
7	38	54	8	0
8	37	55	8	0
9	36	56	8	0
10	35	57	8	0
11	35	56	9	0
12	34	57	9	0
13	34	57	9	0
14	33	57	10	0
15	32	58	10	0
16	32	58	10	0
17	31	58	11	0
18	31	58	11	0
19	30	58	12	0
20	29	59	12	0
21	28	59	13	0
22	27	60	13	0
23	26	60	14	0
24	25	60	15	0
25	24	60	16	0
26	23	60	17	0
27	22	60	18	0
28	21	61	18	0
29	20	60	19	1
30	19	60	20	1
31	18	59	22	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	17
13	29	17
14	29	17
15	29	17
16	29	17
17	29	17
18	29	17
19	29	17
20	29	17
21	29	17
22	29	17
23	29	17
24	29	17
25	29	17
26	29	17
27	29	17
28	29	17
29	29	17
30	29	17
31	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	75	25
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	47	48	5	0
2	45	49	6	0
3	43	51	6	0
4	41	53	6	0
5	40	53	7	0
6	39	54	7	0
7	38	54	8	0
8	37	55	8	0
9	36	56	8	0
10	35	57	8	0
11	35	56	9	0
12	34	57	9	0
13	34	57	9	0
14	33	57	10	0
15	32	58	10	0
16	32	58	10	0
17	31	58	11	0
18	31	58	11	0
19	30	58	12	0
20	29	59	12	0
21	28	59	13	0
22	27	60	13	0
23	26	60	14	0
24	25	60	15	0
25	24	60	16	0
26	23	60	17	0
27	22	60	18	0
28	21	61	18	0
29	20	60	19	1
30	19	60	20	1
31	18	59	22	1