Luwero weather in October

In October, Luwero sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 199 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 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 Luwero's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luwero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:36 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Luwero is town in Central 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 Luwero reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 28°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)
12717
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42717
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Luwero weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°7514.7125.2
Feb29° / 18°7215124.5
Mar28° / 18°13923.5124.0
Apr27° / 18°20527.7123.6
May26° / 18°19227.9123.8
Jun26° / 17°12622.9124.5
Jul26° / 16°9919.6125.0
Aug27° / 17°13824.6124.4
Sep27° / 17°15326.2124.0
Oct27° / 17°19928.6123.7
Nov26° / 17°18525.9123.9
Dec27° / 17°10819.1125.1

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 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
31981
41981
51882
61882
71882
81783
91783
101783
111684
121684
131684
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151486
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261288
271189
281189
291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Luwero gets around 199 mm of rain over 28.6 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 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
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392
492
592
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792
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992
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1191
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1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2193
2293
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2593
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094
3194

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14595
15595
16595
17595
18595
19496
20496
21496
22496
23397
24397
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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185calm
195calm
205calm
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265calm
275calm
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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 6:39 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:396:39
212.06:396:39
312.06:396:38
412.06:386:38
512.06:386:38
612.06:386:37
712.06:386:37
812.06:376:37
912.06:376:36
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1212.06:366:36
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1712.06:366:34
1812.06:356:34
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2212.06:356:34
2312.06:356:33
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2912.06:356:33
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3112.06:356:33

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Luwero?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luwero.

What to pack for Luwero in October

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

In October, Luwero sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Luwero 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 Luwero peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Luwero 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 Luwero is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1753 µg/m³May 1031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Luwero?

Luwero sits at 0.8°N, 32.5°E, 1,108 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Wobulenzi, 14 km away.

KizibaNamayumbaKasangatiKakiriKayunga

Topography around Luwero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luwero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 1,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m.

The land around Luwero is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
575 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Wobulenzi 14 km · Namasuba 19 km · Bombo 31 km · Kiziba 40 km · Namayumba 43 km · Kasangati 48 km · Kakiri 49 km · Kayunga 49 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 Luwero (0.8492°, 32.4731°, elevation 1,108 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).