Bundibugyo weather in October

In October, Bundibugyo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 330 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bundibugyo's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bundibugyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
330 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:45 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Bundibugyo is place in Western Uganda, Uganda.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bundibugyo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Bundibugyo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°275.5125.9
Feb30° / 17°355.8125.1
Mar29° / 18°12016.9124.3
Apr28° / 18°23423.8123.8
May28° / 18°28226.5124.0
Jun27° / 17°26325.1124.1
Jul26° / 16°27025.8124.3
Aug26° / 16°34128.1123.9
Sep26° / 17°29527.4123.8
Oct26° / 17°33029123.6
Nov26° / 17°22025.4124.1
Dec27° / 17°6811.3126.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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

Any precipitation

Bundibugyo gets around 330 mm of rain over 29 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 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:496:49
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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 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is October a good time to visit Bundibugyo?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bundibugyo.

What to pack for Bundibugyo in October

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

In October, Bundibugyo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bundibugyo 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 Bundibugyo peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Bundibugyo 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 Bundibugyo is worst in February — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (April, 26 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorFeb 966 µg/m³Apr 2226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bundibugyo?

Bundibugyo sits at 0.7°N, 30.1°E, 930 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Nyahuka, 9.0 km away.

RwiimiKyarusoziKaseseHyoshaKyenjojo

Topography around Bundibugyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bundibugyo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m around an average of 927 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,684 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,373 m.

The land around Bundibugyo is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
514 m
16 km
2,684 m
80 km
4,373 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Nyahuka 9.0 km · Buhesi 22 km · Fort Portal 24 km · Rwiimi 41 km · Kyarusozi 52 km · Kasese 59 km · Hyosha 61 km · Kyenjojo 63 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
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

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 Bundibugyo (0.7112°, 30.0647°, elevation 930 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).