Nebbi weather in October

In October, Nebbi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 184 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Nebbi's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nebbi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
184 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Nebbi is place in Northern 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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Nebbi reaches about 26°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 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Nebbi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°16311.96.2
Feb30° / 18°224.411.95.4
Mar29° / 18°7711.2125.1
Apr27° / 18°12716.912.15.1
May27° / 18°10714.812.15.7
Jun26° / 17°12814.812.15.8
Jul26° / 16°16117.912.15.5
Aug26° / 16°20221.112.14.9
Sep26° / 16°16619.6125.0
Oct26° / 17°18422.111.94.7
Nov26° / 17°9716.211.95.5
Dec28° / 17°295.611.96.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Nebbi gets around 184 mm of rain over 22.1 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 71% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
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2871
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3170

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1793
2793
3694
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31892

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 6:45 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:456:44
212.06:456:44
312.06:456:43
412.06:456:43
512.06:446:42
612.06:446:42
712.06:446:42
812.06:446:41
912.06:436:41
1012.06:436:41
1112.06:436:40
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1312.06:436:40
1411.96:436:40
1511.96:426:39
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1911.96:426:38
2011.96:426:38
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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 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Nebbi

In seasonPeak

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

Nebbi'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 Nebbi?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Nebbi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nebbi in October

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

In October, Nebbi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nebbi 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 Nebbi peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Nebbi 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 Nebbi is worst in January — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (April, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2350 µg/m³Apr 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar26Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nebbi?

Nebbi sits at 2.5°N, 31.1°E, 1,015 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Paidha, 13 km away.

PakwachAruAruaDjuguAnakaKobokoYumbe

Topography around Nebbi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nebbi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 1,017 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around Nebbi is covered by grassland (41%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), shrubs (21%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
816 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Paidha 13 km · Pakwach 46 km · Aru 51 km · Arua 63 km · Djugu 90 km · Anaka 96 km · Koboko 105 km · Yumbe 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 Nebbi (2.4783°, 31.0889°, elevation 1,015 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).