Tunduru weather in October

In October, Tunduru sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.5 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tunduru's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tunduru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:08 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Tunduru is human settlement 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 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tunduru reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Tunduru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 6 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
6
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.

Tunduru 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°24624.212.63.5
Feb29° / 21°22522.212.43.5
Mar28° / 21°20525.812.13.7
Apr28° / 20°8517.311.85.3
May27° / 18°164.111.57.4
Jun26° / 16°40.711.48.2
Jul26° / 16°20.411.48.3
Aug27° / 17°30.611.67.9
Sep30° / 18°30.711.96.5
Oct31° / 19°102.512.25.2
Nov32° / 21°516.112.54.2
Dec31° / 21°16317.512.63.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tunduru gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12360161
22260171
32159182
42060182
52059192
61959202
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91858213
101857223
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261145386
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281044397
29943408
30943418
31842419

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:176:22
212.16:166:22
312.16:156:22
412.16:156:22
512.16:146:23
612.16:146:23
712.26:136:23
812.26:126:23
912.26:126:23
1012.26:116:23
1112.26:116:23
1212.26:106:23
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tunduru

In seasonPeak

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

Tunduru's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Tunduru?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tunduru in October

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

In October, Tunduru sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tunduru 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 Tunduru peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tunduru 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 Tunduru is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1830 µg/m³May 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tunduru?

Tunduru sits at 11.1°S, 37.4°E, 715 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nangomba, 127 km away.

NangombaLiwaleMasasiLukulediNachingweaSongeaRuangwaNanganga

Topography around Tunduru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tunduru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m.

The land around Tunduru is covered by grassland (32%), trees (31%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), shrubs (31%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
766 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Nangomba 127 km · Liwale 158 km · Masasi 163 km · Lukuledi 168 km · Nachingwea 173 km · Songea 190 km · Ruangwa 206 km · Nanganga 211 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 Tunduru (-11.0667°, 37.35°, elevation 715 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).