Namavundu weather in October

In October, Namavundu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 176 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 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 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Namavundu's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namavundu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
176 mm
24.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
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 Namavundu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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)
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Namavundu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°12117.7125.6
Feb26° / 22°9915.9125.5
Mar26° / 21°18722.1124.8
Apr25° / 21°25427123.9
May25° / 21°20626.5124.3
Jun25° / 20°10119.7125.2
Jul25° / 20°7315.8125.9
Aug25° / 20°8817.9125.7
Sep25° / 21°10619.6125.2
Oct25° / 21°17624.8124.4
Nov25° / 21°21225.4124.2
Dec25° / 21°16322.2124.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43169
53169
62971
72971
82872
92773
102674
112674
122575
132476
142278
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Namavundu gets around 176 mm of rain over 24.8 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 79% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
273
373
474
575
675
775
876
976
1077
1177
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1378
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1680
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2784
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3084
3184

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11486
21486
31387
41387
51288
61288
71288
81189
91189
101189
111090
121090
131090
141090
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25991
26892
27892
28892
29793
30793
31793

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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318calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:346:34
212.06:336:33
312.06:336:33
412.06:336:33
512.06:336:32
612.06:326:32
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1212.06:316:30
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1612.06:306:30
1712.06:306:29
1812.06:306:29
1912.06:306:29
2012.06:296:29
2112.06:296:29
2212.06:296:29
2312.06:296:28
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2712.06:296:28
2812.06:296:28
2912.06:296:28
3012.06:296:28
3112.06:296:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
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56.0Bright
65.9Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Namavundu?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Namavundu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Namavundu in October

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

In October, Namavundu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Namavundu 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 Namavundu peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Namavundu 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 Namavundu is worst in July — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1835 µg/m³Apr 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Namavundu?

Namavundu sits at 0.4°N, 33.8°E, 1,201 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bugiri, 25 km away.

BusesaMayugeIgangaBusembatiaLugulu

Topography around Namavundu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namavundu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 1,181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m.

The land around Namavundu is covered by shrubs (49%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (29%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
543 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Bugiri 25 km · Busia 33 km · Busia 34 km · Busesa 38 km · Mayuge 39 km · Iganga 47 km · Busembatia 51 km · Lugulu 54 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 Namavundu (0.364°, 33.8176°, elevation 1,201 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).