Kiboga weather in October

In October, Kiboga sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 144 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Kiboga's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiboga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kiboga is human settlement.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kiboga reaches about 27°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 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)
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22818
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42818
52818
62818
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Kiboga weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°285.8125.2
Feb31° / 19°296.8124.4
Mar30° / 19°8315.5124.1
Apr28° / 19°13822.8124.0
May27° / 18°12822.8124.5
Jun27° / 17°7214.412.15.6
Jul28° / 17°5411.6126.0
Aug28° / 17°9318.1125.1
Sep28° / 17°10321.3124.5
Oct27° / 18°14424.6124.1
Nov27° / 18°10719.8124.7
Dec29° / 18°419.611.95.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42179
52179
62179
72080
82080
92080
101981
111981
121981
131882
141783
151783
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281585
291486
301486
311585

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kiboga gets around 144 mm of rain over 24.6 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 79% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
273
373
474
574
675
775
876
976
1077
1178
1278
1379
1479
1580
1680
1781
1881
1982
2082
2182
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3082
3182

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15050
24951
34852
44753
54654
64555
74456
84357
94258
104159
114060
123961
133862
143763
153664
163565
173466
183367
193268
203169
213070
222971
232971
242872
252872
262872
272872
282872
292872
302872
312872

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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275calm
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305calm
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 6:42 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:426:42
212.06:426:41
312.06:426:41
412.06:416:41
512.06:416:40
612.06:416:40
712.06:406:40
812.06:406:39
912.06:406:39
1012.06:406:39
1112.06:406:39
1212.06:396:38
1312.06:396:38
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1512.06:396:38
1612.06:396:37
1712.06:386:37
1812.06:386:37
1912.06:386:37
2012.06:386:37
2112.06:386:36
2212.06:386:36
2312.06:386:36
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2512.06:386:36
2612.06:376:36
2712.06:376:36
2812.06:376:36
2912.06:376:36
3012.06:376:36
3112.06:376:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kiboga?

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
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kiboga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiboga in October

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

In October, Kiboga sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kiboga 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 Kiboga 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
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kiboga 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 Kiboga is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2043 µg/m³May 1022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kiboga?

Kiboga sits at 0.9°N, 31.8°E, 1,280 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bukuya, 27 km away.

BukomeroKasandaLwakyombaKakumiroMubendeMityana

Topography around Kiboga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiboga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m.

The land around Kiboga is covered by trees (43%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, trees (33%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), trees (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
398 m
80 km
570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Bukuya 27 km · Butemba 33 km · Bukomero 37 km · Kasanda 40 km · Lwakyomba 47 km · Kakumiro 52 km · Mubende 58 km · Mityana 62 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 Kiboga (0.9161°, 31.7742°, elevation 1,280 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).