Mwanhuzi weather in October

In October, Mwanhuzi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.8 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 38% 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 Mwanhuzi's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mwanhuzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:25 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
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 Mwanhuzi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°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 Mwanhuzi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 20 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
20
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.

Mwanhuzi 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
Jan29° / 19°11716.112.24.7
Feb30° / 19°8512.412.14.6
Mar30° / 19°9212.4124.7
Apr30° / 19°678.211.95.3
May30° / 19°142.511.86.1
Jun29° / 18°10.311.86.5
Jul29° / 17°10.111.86.9
Aug30° / 18°10.311.96.4
Sep31° / 19°20.5125.6
Oct32° / 20°111.812.14.8
Nov31° / 20°618.412.24.5
Dec29° / 19°13415.412.24.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36337
46238
56139
66139
76040
86040
95941
105941
115743
125743
135743
145644
155644
165644
175644
185545
195545
205545
215545
225545
235446
245347
255347
265347
275248
285248
295149
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mwanhuzi gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
134
145
155
165
175
185
196
206
216
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237
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258
268
279
2810
2910
3011
3112

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1871210
2861220
3851320
4851320
5841420
6831430
7821530
8821530
9801640
10801640
11781750
12781750
13771850
14751960
15742060
16732160
17722260
18692470
19682570
20672670
21662770
22652870
23642970
24633070
25613180
26613180
27593281
28583291
295633101
305533111
315433121

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1314light breeze
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3112light breeze

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 6:31 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:316:33
212.06:306:32
312.06:306:32
412.06:306:32
512.06:296:32
612.06:296:32
712.16:286:31
812.16:286:31
912.16:286:31
1012.16:276:31
1112.16:276:31
1212.16:276:31
1312.16:266:30
1412.16:266:30
1512.16:266:30
1612.16:256:30
1712.16:256:30
1812.16:256:30
1912.16:256:30
2012.16:246:30
2112.16:246:30
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2512.16:236:30
2612.16:236:30
2712.16:236:30
2812.16:236:30
2912.16:236:30
3012.16:236:30
3112.16:236:30

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
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206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mwanhuzi

In seasonPeak

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

Mwanhuzi'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 Mwanhuzi?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mwanhuzi in October

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

In October, Mwanhuzi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mwanhuzi 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 Mwanhuzi 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
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mwanhuzi?

Mwanhuzi sits at 3.5°S, 34.3°E, 1,196 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Lalago, 41 km away.

NyalikunguShanwaMwaduiKiomboi

Topography around Mwanhuzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwanhuzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 1,181 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 949 m.

The land around Mwanhuzi is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
949 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Lalago 41 km · Somanda 44 km · Kishapu 51 km · Kisesa 53 km · Nyalikungu 70 km · Shanwa 73 km · Mwadui 79 km · Kiomboi 82 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 Mwanhuzi (-3.5272°, 34.3151°, elevation 1,196 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).