Pakwach weather in October

In October, Pakwach sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 228 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Pakwach's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pakwach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
228 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Pakwach is Town 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Pakwach reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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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How October really feels in Pakwach

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pakwach weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°214.711.93.3
Feb35° / 22°286.811.92.5
Mar34° / 23°10815.2122.8
Apr31° / 22°16820.112.13.3
May31° / 22°10316.912.14.0
Jun31° / 22°6011.712.14.4
Jul31° / 21°6013.412.14.3
Aug31° / 21°10219.212.13.7
Sep31° / 21°13020.9123.4
Oct30° / 22°22824.911.93.1
Nov31° / 21°20519.211.93.6
Dec32° / 22°658.311.93.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23565
33565
43565
53466
63466
73367
83367
93268
103268
113169
123070
133070
142971
152971
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202575
212575
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pakwach gets around 228 mm of rain over 24.9 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 79% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
375
475
576
676
777
877
977
1078
1178
1279
1379
1479
1580
1680
1781
1881
1982
2082
2182
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2582
2682
2782
2881
2981
3081
3180

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116930
216930
316831
406931
506832
606832
706733
806634
906535
1006535
1106436
1206337
1306337
1406238
1506238
1606139
1706139
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2006040
2105941
2205941
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2405941
2505941
2605941
2706040
2806040
2906040
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3106040

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
15calm
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65calm
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305calm
315calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:446:42
212.06:436:42
312.06:436:42
412.06:436:41
512.06:436:41
612.06:426:40
712.06:426:40
812.06:426:40
912.06:426:39
1012.06:426:39
1112.06:416:39
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1312.06:416:38
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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 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.71 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 Pakwach

In seasonPeak

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

Pakwach's rainy season runs September–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 Pakwach?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pakwach.

What to pack for Pakwach in October

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

In October, Pakwach sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pakwach 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 Pakwach peaks around March 17 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 17UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Pakwach 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 Pakwach is worst in January — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.4× the cleanest month (April, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 1876 µg/m³Apr 2213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb53Poor
Mar21Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Pakwach?

Pakwach sits at 2.5°N, 31.5°E, 639 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Nebbi, 46 km away.

NebbiAnakaPaidhaAruAruaBuyaleMasindiKigumba

Topography around Pakwach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pakwach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 632 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,580 m.

The land around Pakwach is covered by shrubs (28%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
1,580 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Nebbi 46 km · Anaka 52 km · Paidha 57 km · Aru 85 km · Arua 90 km · Buyale 90 km · Masindi 91 km · Kigumba 92 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 Pakwach (2.4634°, 31.4983°, elevation 639 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).