Utengule weather in October

In October, Utengule sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 38 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Utengule's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Utengule's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Utengule reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Utengule 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
Jan24° / 16°32027.912.53.9
Feb25° / 16°24523.912.34.1
Mar25° / 16°35128.212.13.9
Apr24° / 16°19221.411.85.0
May24° / 14°265.611.67.8
Jun23° / 12°10.211.58.7
Jul23° / 11°00.111.58.8
Aug25° / 13°10.411.78.8
Sep27° / 14°51.211.98.1
Oct28° / 16°387.412.26.6
Nov27° / 17°16616.612.45.3
Dec25° / 16°33325.712.54.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47030
56931
66931
76733
86733
96634
106535
116436
126436
136238
146238
156139
166139
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185941
195941
205842
215842
225842
235743
245743
255644
265644
275545
285545
295446
305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Utengule gets around 38 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
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413
514
615
716
817
918
1019
1119
1220
1321
1422
1522
1623
1724
1825
1925
2026
2127
2227
2328
2430
2531
2632
2734
2835
2937
3039
3140

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39370
49370
59280
69190
790100
890100
989110
1089110
1188120
1287130
1387130
1486140
1585150
1685150
1784160
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1982180
2081190
2179201
2278211
2377221
2476231
2574251
2673261
2772271
2871281
2968302
3067312
3166322

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
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279calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:336:38
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312.16:326:38
412.16:326:38
512.16:316:38
612.16:316:38
712.16:306:38
812.16:296:38
912.16:296:38
1012.26:286:38
1112.26:286:38
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1312.26:276:38
1412.26:276:38
1512.26:266:38
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1712.26:256:38
1812.26:256:38
1912.26:246:38
2012.26:246:38
2112.26:246:38
2212.26:236:38
2312.36:236:38
2412.36:236:38
2512.36:226:39
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2712.36:226:39
2812.36:226:39
2912.36:216:39
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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 6.89 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Utengule

In seasonPeak

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

Utengule's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Utengule?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Utengule in October

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

In October, Utengule sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Utengule 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 Utengule peaks around February 21 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 21UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Utengule 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 Utengule is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1020 µg/m³May 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Utengule?

Utengule sits at 8.9°S, 33.3°E, 1,397 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mbeya, 13 km away.

Topography around Utengule

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Utengule has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m around an average of 1,433 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,746 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,425 m.

The land around Utengule is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (28%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), trees (33%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
405 m
16 km
1,746 m
80 km
2,425 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Mbeya 13 km · Kiwira 38 km · Mlowo 40 km · Katumba 48 km · Vwawa 50 km · Matundasi 50 km · Tukuyu 52 km · Igurusi 57 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 Utengule (-8.9°, 33.3333°, elevation 1,397 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).