Busesa weather in October

In October, Busesa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 162 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Busesa's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Busesa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:31 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
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 Busesa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12818
22818
32818
42819
52819
62819
72819
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Busesa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°7412.8125.1
Feb30° / 19°6812.5124.6
Mar29° / 19°14320.1124.1
Apr28° / 19°22026.4123.7
May27° / 19°20527.7123.8
Jun27° / 18°12622124.5
Jul27° / 18°10018.2125.1
Aug28° / 18°10720.2124.9
Sep28° / 18°12022.1124.5
Oct28° / 19°16225.8124.0
Nov27° / 19°16923.7124.2
Dec28° / 18°10817.7125.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
33070
42872
52872
62773
72773
82575
92575
102575
112476
122377
132377
142278
152179
162080
171981
181981
191882
201882
211882
221882
231882
241882
251882
261783
271783
281783
291783
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Busesa gets around 162 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
380
480
581
681
781
882
982
1082
1182
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1884
1984
2084
2184
2284
2384
2484
2584
2684
2784
2884
2984
3084
3184

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6694
7694
8694
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14496
15496
16496
17496
18496
19496
20496
21496
22496
23496
24496
25496
26496
27496
28397
29397
30397
31397

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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315calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:356:34
212.06:346:34
312.06:346:34
412.06:346:33
512.06:346:33
612.06:336:33
712.06:336:32
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912.06:336:32
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1912.06:316:30
2012.06:306:29
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2912.06:306:29
3012.06:306:29
3112.06:306:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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185.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Busesa?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Busesa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Busesa in October

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

In October, Busesa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Busesa 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 Busesa peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Busesa 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 Busesa is worst in January — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorJan 1759 µg/m³Apr 1939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr38Poor
May41Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Busesa?

Busesa sits at 0.6°N, 33.6°E, 1,132 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Iganga, 15 km away.

Kakira

Topography around Busesa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Busesa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m.

The land around Busesa is covered by trees (50%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (27%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
555 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Iganga 15 km · Bugiri 17 km · Busembatia 17 km · Mayuge 23 km · Namutumba 25 km · Magamaga 31 km · Kaliro 32 km · Kakira 37 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 Busesa (0.6263°, 33.6003°, elevation 1,132 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).