Busolwe weather in October

In October, Busolwe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 168 mm of rain across 23.5 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 Busolwe's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Busolwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:30 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Busolwe is place in Eastern 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Busolwe reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°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)Avg low (°C)
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Busolwe 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
Jan30° / 18°639.6125.2
Feb31° / 19°619.2124.6
Mar30° / 19°15217.1124.2
Apr28° / 19°25325.6123.7
May28° / 18°24227.4123.8
Jun27° / 18°15922.5124.4
Jul27° / 18°11919.7124.9
Aug28° / 18°14222.5124.6
Sep28° / 18°13222.2124.2
Oct28° / 18°16823.5124.1
Nov28° / 18°17019.8124.7
Dec28° / 18°9513.5125.3

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 (%)
13268
23268
33070
42971
52971
62773
72674
82674
92575
102476
112377
122377
132278
142278
152179
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311585

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Busolwe gets around 168 mm of rain over 23.5 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 76% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
276
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1075
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1575
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1776
1876
1976
2076
2176
2276
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2476
2576
2676
2777
2877
2977
3077
3176

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
105842
205743
305743
405644
505545
605545
705446
805347
905347
1015148
1115148
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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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 6:34 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:346:33
212.06:336:33
312.06:336:32
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512.06:326:32
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1312.06:306:29
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1712.06:306:29
1812.06:306:28
1912.06:296:28
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2212.06:296:28
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:296:27
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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 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
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95.5Bright
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115.4Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Busolwe?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Busolwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Busolwe in October

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

In October, Busolwe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Busolwe 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 Busolwe 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 Busolwe 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 Busolwe 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 Busolwe?

Busolwe sits at 0.9°N, 33.9°E, 1,085 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Butaleja, 7.0 km away.

BugiriMbaleManafwa

Topography around Busolwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Busolwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 1,082 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,261 m.

The land around Busolwe is covered by cropland (38%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (29%), cropland (26%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
3,261 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Butaleja 7.0 km · Budaka 17 km · Namutumba 27 km · Tororo 33 km · Busembatia 35 km · Bugiri 37 km · Mbale 38 km · Manafwa 40 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 Busolwe (0.8501°, 33.9262°, elevation 1,085 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).