Kamwenge weather in October

In October, Kamwenge sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 114 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 4% 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 Kamwenge's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamwenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:43 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Kamwenge 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kamwenge reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°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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Kamwenge weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°287.4125.2
Feb31° / 19°327.8124.6
Mar30° / 19°7816.5124.2
Apr28° / 18°10421.4124.0
May28° / 19°8618.3124.8
Jun29° / 18°327.9125.7
Jul29° / 18°195126.0
Aug29° / 18°5712.9125.1
Sep29° / 18°8319.1124.3
Oct28° / 18°11424.4123.9
Nov28° / 18°12824.2124.1
Dec28° / 18°6413.8125.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22278
32278
42179
52179
62179
72080
81981
91882
101882
111882
121783
131684
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291684
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kamwenge gets around 114 mm of rain over 24.4 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 78% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
374
474
575
675
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876
976
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1176
1276
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1477
1577
1677
1778
1878
1979
2079
2180
2280
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2481
2582
2682
2783
2883
2984
3084
3184

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
153952
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182962
192962
202953
212953
221963
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251954
261954
271954
280964
290955
300955
310955

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
144calm
154calm
164calm
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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 6:47 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:476:47
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512.06:466:46
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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 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kamwenge?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kamwenge.

What to pack for Kamwenge in October

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

In October, Kamwenge 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 Kamwenge 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 Kamwenge peaks around March 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kamwenge 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 Kamwenge is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 2044 µg/m³May 1026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kamwenge?

Kamwenge sits at 0.2°N, 30.5°E, 1,253 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kasozi, 19 km away.

IbandaKaseseKazoBuhesiKyenjojo

Topography around Kamwenge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamwenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 1,262 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 884 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,327 m.

The land around Kamwenge is covered by trees (46%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (33%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
884 m
80 km
4,327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kasozi 19 km · Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 29 km · Rwiimi 33 km · Ibanda 36 km · Kasese 41 km · Kazo 47 km · Buhesi 52 km · Kyenjojo 53 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 Kamwenge (0.1866°, 30.4539°, elevation 1,253 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).