Kisinga weather in October

In October, Kisinga sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 366 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 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 Kisinga's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kisinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
366 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 Kisinga reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°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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Kisinga weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 19°60225.9124.3
Feb25° / 19°43422.4124.4
Mar25° / 19°54127.9124.0
Apr24° / 19°48126.7124.0
May24° / 19°37325.2124.5
Jun24° / 19°17216.6125.7
Jul25° / 19°8812.4126.5
Aug25° / 19°16719.3125.3
Sep25° / 19°23522.1124.7
Oct24° / 19°36626.7124.2
Nov24° / 18°59928.2123.8
Dec24° / 18°79829.1123.9

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 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31486
41486
51486
61387
71288
81189
91189
101189
111090
12991
13991
14892
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30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kisinga gets around 366 mm of rain over 26.7 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 85% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
280
380
481
582
682
783
883
984
1084
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1284
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1485
1585
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1786
1886
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2087
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2288
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2789
2889
2990
3090
3191

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
11189
21090
31090
4991
5991
6892
7892
8892
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15694
16694
17694
18694
19595
20595
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22496
23496
24397
25397
26397
27298
28298
29298
30298
31199

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
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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 6:50 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:506:49
212.06:496:49
312.06:496:49
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512.06:486:48
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712.06:486:48
812.06:476:47
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1212.06:466:46
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2812.06:446:44
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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 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Kisinga

In seasonPeak

In October, Kisinga sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kisinga's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Kisinga?

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
3.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kisinga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kisinga in October

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

In October, Kisinga sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kisinga 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 Kisinga 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 Kisinga 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 Kisinga 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 Kisinga?

Kisinga sits at 0.1°N, 29.9°E, 1,454 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Mpondwe, 16 km away.

RwiimiKatwaBeniButemboKyamahunguKamwenge

Topography around Kisinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kisinga has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m around an average of 1,466 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,547 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,315 m.

The land around Kisinga is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,141 m
16 km
2,547 m
80 km
4,315 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Mpondwe 16 km · Kasese 27 km · Rwiimi 52 km · Katwa 62 km · Beni 64 km · Butembo 65 km · Kyamahungu 65 km · Kamwenge 66 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 Kisinga (0.0768°, 29.8683°, elevation 1,454 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).