Entebbe weather in October

In October, Entebbe sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 144 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Entebbe's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Entebbe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:35 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Entebbe is city in 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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Entebbe reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 25°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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Entebbe weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 22°13520.8125.1
Feb26° / 22°12619.1125.0
Mar25° / 22°19424.9124.4
Apr24° / 21°25027.1123.9
May24° / 21°20727.1124.2
Jun24° / 21°11321.1125.1
Jul24° / 21°7815.7126.0
Aug24° / 21°9919.1125.6
Sep24° / 21°10621125.1
Oct24° / 21°14424.7124.5
Nov24° / 21°19926.9124.1
Dec25° / 21°16125.1124.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32278
42278
52179
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Entebbe gets around 144 mm of rain over 24.7 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 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
275
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3185

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11486
21486
31486
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51486
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81486
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Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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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 6:39 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:396:39
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312.06:386:38
412.06:386:38
512.06:386:38
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712.06:376:37
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1012.06:366:36
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1412.06:366:35
1512.06:356:35
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2012.06:346:34
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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 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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85.3Bright
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115.3Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Entebbe?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Entebbe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Entebbe in October

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

In October, Entebbe sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Entebbe in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Entebbe peaks around March 17 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 17UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Entebbe 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 Entebbe is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1648 µg/m³May 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Entebbe?

Entebbe sits at 0.1°N, 32.5°E, 1,151 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Katabi, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Entebbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Entebbe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 1,148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Entebbe is covered by water (51%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (57%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
353 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Katabi 3.0 km · Kasanje 14 km · Kajansi 19 km · Bunamwaya 24 km · Mpigi 26 km · Kyengera 27 km · Kampala 31 km · Nansana 35 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 Entebbe (0.0562°, 32.4795°, elevation 1,151 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).