Njombe weather in October

In October, Njombe sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 18 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Njombe's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Njombe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 18 mm; 5.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:20 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 5th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; out of 10

Njombe is town in Njombe 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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Njombe reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14

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

Njombe weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-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	23° / 15°	268	26.5	12.5	4.1
Feb	23° / 15°	260	23.6	12.3	4.1
Mar	22° / 15°	228	27.2	12.1	4.0
Apr	21° / 14°	83	18.6	11.8	5.1
May	21° / 12°	18	5.4	11.6	7.1
Jun	20° / 10°	3	0.8	11.5	7.7
Jul	19° / 9°	2	0.4	11.5	7.7
Aug	20° / 10°	4	0.9	11.7	7.9
Sep	22° / 11°	4	0.9	11.9	8.3
Oct	24° / 13°	18	5.5	12.2	7.8
Nov	24° / 14°	54	10.5	12.4	6.8
Dec	23° / 15°	171	20.8	12.5	5.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	71	71	70	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	65	65	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	56	56	55
Cloudier (%)	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	44	44	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Njombe gets around 18 mm of rain over 5.5 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 17% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	27	28

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

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 84% 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 (%)	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	88	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	80	79	77	76	75	74	72	71	70	69	68
Comfortable (%)	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	23	24	25	26	28	29	30	31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	80	20
22	79	21
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	74	26
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	69	31
31	68	32

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
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17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 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 6:27 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:34 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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:27	6:32
2	12.1	6:27	6:32
3	12.1	6:26	6:32
4	12.1	6:26	6:32
5	12.1	6:25	6:32
6	12.1	6:25	6:32
7	12.1	6:24	6:32
8	12.1	6:24	6:32
9	12.2	6:23	6:32
10	12.2	6:22	6:32
11	12.2	6:22	6:32
12	12.2	6:21	6:32
13	12.2	6:21	6:32
14	12.2	6:21	6:32
15	12.2	6:20	6:32
16	12.2	6:20	6:32
17	12.2	6:19	6:32
18	12.2	6:19	6:32
19	12.2	6:18	6:32
20	12.2	6:18	6:33
21	12.3	6:18	6:33
22	12.3	6:17	6:33
23	12.3	6:17	6:33
24	12.3	6:17	6:33
25	12.3	6:16	6:33
26	12.3	6:16	6:33
27	12.3	6:16	6:34
28	12.3	6:15	6:34
29	12.3	6:15	6:34
30	12.3	6:15	6:34
31	12.3	6:15	6:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.65 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.65 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)	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6
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	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.6	Intense
31	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Njombe

In seasonPeak

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

Njombe's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Njombe?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Njombe in October

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

In October, Njombe sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Njombe 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 Njombe peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 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)	16	16	16	15	11	10	11	12	13	15	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Njombe 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 Njombe is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	11	10	8	7	8	11	14	17	21	17	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Njombe?

Njombe sits at 9.3°S, 34.8°E, 1,960 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mtwango, 37 km away.

Topography around Njombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Njombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 1,902 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,440 m.

The land around Njombe is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (30%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), trees (31%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

221 m

artificial surfaces 31%

16 km

563 m

trees 30%

80 km

2,440 m

shrubs 32%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

October weather nearby: Mtwango 37 km · Ilembula 54 km · Mlangali 56 km · Makumbako 56 km · Rujewa 84 km · Mahanje 89 km · Urunda 93 km · Ipinda 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

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 Njombe (-9.3492°, 34.7717°, elevation 1,960 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	80	20
22	79	21
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	74	26
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	69	31
31	68	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	80	20
22	79	21
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	74	26
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	69	31
31	68	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	80	20
22	79	21
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	74	26
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	69	31
31	68	32