Kasese weather in October

In October, Kasese sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 360 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 2% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Kasese's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasese's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
360 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:45 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Kasese is town 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 Kasese reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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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Kasese weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°45025.8124.4
Feb25° / 16°34522124.5
Mar24° / 16°48027.6124.0
Apr24° / 16°44926.5124.0
May24° / 16°37925.1124.5
Jun24° / 15°20616.2125.7
Jul24° / 15°11312.3126.4
Aug24° / 15°20018.8125.4
Sep24° / 15°24921.3124.9
Oct24° / 15°36026.6124.2
Nov23° / 15°53628.3123.7
Dec23° / 15°60928.9123.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31288
41189
51189
61090
71090
8991
9991
10991
11892
12793
13793
14793
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30892
31793

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kasese gets around 360 mm of rain over 26.6 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 85% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
278
379
480
580
681
781
882
982
1083
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1484
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1685
1785
1886
1986
2086
2187
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2789
2889
2990
3090
3191

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
113843
213843
312853
411863
510873
610873
79883
89883
98893
108884
118884
128884
137885
147885
157876
167867
177867
186868
196868
206859
215869
2258510
2358510
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2548511
2638611
2738611
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2928711
3028711
3128711

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
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
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224calm
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264calm
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314calm

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 6:43 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
212.06:486:48
312.06:486:48
412.06:486:48
512.06:476:47
612.06:476:47
712.06:476:47
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1812.06:446:44
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2612.06:446:43
2712.06:446:43
2812.06:436:43
2912.06:436:43
3012.06:436:43
3112.06:436:43

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kasese?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kasese for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kasese in October

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

In October, Kasese sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kasese 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 Kasese peaks around March 17 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 17UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kasese 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 Kasese is worst in February — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 35 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorFeb 961 µg/m³Apr 2135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug42Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kasese?

Kasese sits at 0.2°N, 30.1°E, 989 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kisinga, 27 km away.

KamwengeMpondweBuhesiKasoziNyahukaFort Portal

Topography around Kasese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasese has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 1,010 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,206 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,344 m.

The land around Kasese is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
2,206 m
80 km
4,344 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kisinga 27 km · Rwiimi 27 km · Kamwenge 41 km · Mpondwe 43 km · Buhesi 46 km · Kasozi 50 km · Nyahuka 56 km · Fort Portal 57 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 Kasese (0.1833°, 30.0833°, elevation 989 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).