Tabora weather in October

In October, Tabora sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 33% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tabora's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tabora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:30 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Tabora is city in Tanzania.

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

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 Tabora reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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93221
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313121

Tabora weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°15220.912.34.7
Feb28° / 19°11316.412.24.8
Mar28° / 19°12917.1125.0
Apr28° / 19°8012.211.95.8
May29° / 19°142.911.86.7
Jun29° / 18°00.111.77.0
Jul29° / 17°0011.77.2
Aug30° / 18°10.211.86.4
Sep31° / 20°20.4125.5
Oct32° / 21°183.112.14.8
Nov30° / 20°9411.612.24.7
Dec28° / 19°15519.712.34.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46733
56634
66535
76535
86337
96337
106238
116139
126040
135842
145842
155644
165644
175545
185545
195545
205446
215446
225347
235446
245347
255347
265248
275248
285149
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tabora gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.1 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 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
55
65
75
86
96
107
117
128
138
149
159
1610
1711
1811
1912
2012
2113
2213
2314
2414
2515
2616
2716
2817
2918
3019
3120

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
188930
288930
3871030
4871030
5871030
6861130
7851140
8851140
9841150
10821251
11811261
12811261
13791371
14781381
15771481
16751591
177316101
187217101
197018111
206820111
216720121
226621121
236422131
246223141
256223141
266024151
276024151
285924161
295724172
305624182
315524192

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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1812light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:366:39
212.06:366:39
312.16:356:39
412.16:356:38
512.16:356:38
612.16:346:38
712.16:346:38
812.16:336:38
912.16:336:38
1012.16:336:38
1112.16:326:38
1212.16:326:37
1312.16:316:37
1412.16:316:37
1512.16:316:37
1612.16:306:37
1712.16:306:37
1812.16:306:37
1912.16:296:37
2012.16:296:37
2112.16:296:37
2212.16:296:37
2312.16:286:37
2412.16:286:37
2512.26:286:37
2612.26:286:37
2712.26:286:37
2812.26:276:37
2912.26:276:37
3012.26:276:37
3112.26:276:38

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 6.83 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
156.9Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tabora

In seasonPeak

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

Tabora'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 Tabora?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tabora in October

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

In October, Tabora sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tabora 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 Tabora peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tabora?

Tabora sits at 5.0°S, 32.8°E, 1,191 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tumbi, 12 km away.

SikongeUramboNzegaIsakaTindeKahama

Topography around Tabora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tabora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 1,203 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Tabora is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), shrubs (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
317 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Tumbi 12 km · Mabama 35 km · Sikonge 69 km · Urambo 86 km · Nzega 97 km · Isaka 125 km · Tinde 133 km · Kahama 134 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 Tabora (-5.0162°, 32.8266°, elevation 1,191 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).