Apac weather in October

In October, Apac sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 161 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 14% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Apac's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apac's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 161 mm; 21.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:36 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Apac is place in Northern Uganda, Uganda.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Apac reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

How October really feels in Apac

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Apac weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	27	5.4	11.9	4.9
Feb	32° / 21°	30	6.6	11.9	4.1
Mar	31° / 21°	104	14.6	12	3.9
Apr	29° / 21°	168	22.5	12	3.8
May	28° / 20°	142	22.8	12.1	4.4
Jun	28° / 20°	97	18.1	12.1	5.1
Jul	27° / 19°	95	18.1	12.1	5.2
Aug	28° / 19°	131	21.5	12.1	4.8
Sep	28° / 19°	123	19.6	12	4.5
Oct	28° / 20°	161	21.8	12	4.2
Nov	28° / 20°	127	17.6	11.9	4.6
Dec	30° / 20°	47	7.9	11.9	5.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	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 (%)	40	39	38	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	30	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	28
Cloudier (%)	60	61	62	62	63	64	65	65	66	66	67	68	68	69	70	70	70	72	72	72	73	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	72	72	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Apac gets around 161 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 74% 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 (%)	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	71	72	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	67
12	68
13	68
14	69
15	69
16	70
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	73
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Muggy (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	12	88

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	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	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:31 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:39	6:38
2	12.0	6:39	6:38
3	12.0	6:39	6:38
4	12.0	6:39	6:37
5	12.0	6:38	6:37
6	12.0	6:38	6:37
7	12.0	6:38	6:36
8	12.0	6:38	6:36
9	12.0	6:37	6:36
10	12.0	6:37	6:35
11	12.0	6:37	6:35
12	12.0	6:37	6:35
13	12.0	6:37	6:34
14	12.0	6:37	6:34
15	12.0	6:36	6:34
16	12.0	6:36	6:34
17	12.0	6:36	6:33
18	12.0	6:36	6:33
19	12.0	6:36	6:33
20	11.9	6:36	6:33
21	11.9	6:36	6:32
22	11.9	6:36	6:32
23	11.9	6:36	6:32
24	11.9	6:35	6:32
25	11.9	6:35	6:32
26	11.9	6:35	6:32
27	11.9	6:35	6:32
28	11.9	6:35	6:32
29	11.9	6:35	6:31
30	11.9	6:35	6:31
31	11.9	6:35	6:31

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
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17	5.9	Bright
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25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Apac?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Apac for sightseeing.

What to pack for Apac in October

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

In October, Apac sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Apac 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 Apac peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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)	12	14	15	14	12	10	11	12	13	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Apac 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 Apac is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (April, 16 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)	55	39	21	16	17	26	28	22	19	19	23	33
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	55	Poor
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Apac?

Apac sits at 2.0°N, 32.5°E, 1,038 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kiryandongo Refugee Camp, 42 km away.

Topography around Apac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 1,049 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m.

The land around Apac is covered by shrubs (38%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

shrubs 38%

16 km

62 m

cropland 57%

80 km

528 m

cropland 38%

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

October weather nearby: Kiryandongo Refugee Camp 42 km · Buyale 47 km · Lira 50 km · Kigumba 62 km · Opit 71 km · Dokolo 72 km · Gulu 93 km · Anaka 96 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,206; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 29.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 518
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 Apac (1.9756°, 32.5386°, elevation 1,038 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	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	67
12	68
13	68
14	69
15	69
16	70
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	73
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	12	88

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	67
12	68
13	68
14	69
15	69
16	70
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	73
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	12	88

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	67
12	68
13	68
14	69
15	69
16	70
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	73
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	12	88