Kyarusozi weather in October

In October, Kyarusozi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 248 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°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 Kyarusozi's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyarusozi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
248 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:43 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kyarusozi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
12516
22516
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52516
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Kyarusozi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°478.6126.6
Feb28° / 17°498.6126.2
Mar27° / 17°13719124.9
Apr26° / 17°19425.6124.0
May26° / 17°15122.8124.6
Jun26° / 16°10315.4125.6
Jul26° / 16°9715.2125.8
Aug25° / 16°16321.9124.8
Sep25° / 16°19125.9124.2
Oct25° / 16°24828.6123.8
Nov25° / 16°23927124.0
Dec25° / 16°10915.4125.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

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 (%)
11585
21585
31486
41486
51387
61387
71288
81288
91189
101189
111090
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21892
22892
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25892
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kyarusozi gets around 248 mm of rain over 28.6 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 92% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
389
489
589
689
789
889
989
1089
1190
1290
1390
1491
1591
1691
1792
1892
1993
2093
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2294
2395
2495
2596
2696
2796
2896
2996
3097
3197

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12926
22926
31936
41936
51936
61936
71936
81936
91927
101927
110937
120937
130928
140928
150928
160919
170919
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1909010
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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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 6:47 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:476:47
212.06:476:46
312.06:466:46
412.06:466:46
512.06:466:45
612.06:466:45
712.06:456:45
812.06:456:44
912.06:456:44
1012.06:456:44
1112.06:446:44
1212.06:446:43
1312.06:446:43
1412.06:446:43
1512.06:446:43
1612.06:436:42
1712.06:436:42
1812.06:436:42
1912.06:436:42
2012.06:436:42
2112.06:436:41
2212.06:436:41
2312.06:436:41
2412.06:426:41
2512.06:426:41
2612.06:426:41
2712.06:426:41
2812.06:426:41
2912.06:426:41
3012.06:426:41
3112.06:426:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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275.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kyarusozi?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kyarusozi.

What to pack for Kyarusozi in October

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

In October, Kyarusozi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kyarusozi 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 Kyarusozi peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kyarusozi 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 Kyarusozi is worst in January — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (April, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2348 µg/m³Apr 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar28Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kyarusozi?

Kyarusozi sits at 0.8°N, 30.5°E, 1,459 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Katoke, 17 km away.

BuhesiButunduziRwamwanja Refugee Camp

Topography around Kyarusozi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyarusozi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 1,442 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,109 m.

The land around Kyarusozi is covered by trees (53%) and shrubs (36%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
965 m
80 km
4,109 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Katoke 17 km · Kyenjojo 20 km · Muhorro 28 km · Fort Portal 32 km · Kagadi 35 km · Buhesi 42 km · Butunduzi 44 km · Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 50 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 Kyarusozi (0.7842°, 30.5311°, elevation 1,459 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).