Masindi weather in October

In October, Masindi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 193 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Masindi's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masindi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Masindi is place in Western Region of Uganda, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Masindi reaches about 28°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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Masindi

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.

Masindi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°31611.94.9
Feb32° / 20°336.811.94.1
Mar31° / 21°11215.7123.9
Apr29° / 20°17123.1123.8
May28° / 19°13623.112.14.3
Jun28° / 19°9617.912.15.1
Jul28° / 18°9217.812.15.2
Aug28° / 18°13323.112.14.5
Sep28° / 19°14524.1124.2
Oct28° / 19°19326.3123.9
Nov28° / 19°15320.811.94.4
Dec29° / 19°589.911.95.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Masindi gets around 193 mm of rain over 26.3 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 85% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11090
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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
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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 6:43 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:436:42
212.06:426:41
312.06:426:41
412.06:426:41
512.06:426:40
612.06:416:40
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1512.06:396:37
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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 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is October a good time to visit Masindi?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masindi.

What to pack for Masindi in October

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

In October, Masindi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Masindi in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masindi peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Masindi 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 Masindi is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2346 µg/m³Apr 2216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Masindi?

Masindi sits at 1.7°N, 31.7°E, 1,140 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kigumba, 36 km away.

KigumbaHoimaBuyaleBuhimbaKiryandongo Refugee CampButembaKikubeLwakyomba

Topography around Masindi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masindi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 1,147 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m.

The land around Masindi is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
228 m
16 km
369 m
80 km
881 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kigumba 36 km · Hoima 48 km · Buyale 53 km · Buhimba 58 km · Kiryandongo Refugee Camp 58 km · Butemba 58 km · Kikube 65 km · Lwakyomba 71 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 Masindi (1.6744°, 31.715°, elevation 1,140 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).