Koboko weather in October

In October, Koboko sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 185 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 10% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Koboko's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koboko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
185 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:43 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Koboko is place in Northern Region, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Koboko reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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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How October really feels in Koboko

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Koboko weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°142.411.85.2
Feb32° / 21°213.711.94.4
Mar31° / 21°7511.6124.1
Apr29° / 20°12116.912.14.3
May28° / 20°10515.312.25.1
Jun28° / 19°12716.612.25.3
Jul27° / 19°17420.312.25.0
Aug27° / 18°2122412.14.4
Sep27° / 19°18022.1124.6
Oct27° / 19°18522.511.94.5
Nov28° / 19°10915.911.85.2
Dec29° / 20°254.611.85.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32773
42674
52773
62773
72773
82674
92575
102575
112575
122575
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Koboko gets around 185 mm of rain over 22.5 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 73% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
473
572
672
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871
971
1071
1171
1271
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1673
1773
1874
1974
2074
2174
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2474
2573
2673
2773
2872
2972
3072
3171

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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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
103367
203367
303367
403367
513366
613465
713465
813465
913465
1013465
1113465
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2513762
2613861
2713861
2813960
2914059
3014158
3114257

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:466:44
212.06:466:44
312.06:466:43
412.06:456:43
512.06:456:43
612.06:456:42
712.06:456:42
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911.96:446:41
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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 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Koboko

In seasonPeak

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

Koboko's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Koboko?

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
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Koboko for sightseeing.

What to pack for Koboko in October

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

In October, Koboko sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Koboko 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 Koboko peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Koboko 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 Koboko is worst in January — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.6× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorJan 1795 µg/m³Oct 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb55Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Koboko?

Koboko sits at 3.4°N, 31.0°E, 1,234 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Yumbe, 32 km away.

AruaAruYeiMoyoAdjumaniNebbiPaidha

Topography around Koboko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koboko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 1,218 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m.

The land around Koboko is covered by shrubs (46%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%), grassland (24%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
435 m
80 km
953 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Yumbe 32 km · Arua 44 km · Aru 63 km · Yei 82 km · Moyo 89 km · Adjumani 92 km · Nebbi 105 km · Paidha 111 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 Koboko (3.4136°, 30.9599°, elevation 1,234 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).