Climate averages 1991–2020
Busia weather
in October.
A warm, very wet month: the 6th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Busia: daytime highs average 26.1°C and nights cool to about 16.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 220 mm of rain on roughly 28 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khwisero (63 km away). In October its highs average 25.2°C, 0.9°C cooler than Busia, with 189 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Busia ranks 16th of 37 for the warmest October highs and 37th of 37 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 37 cities is 26.1°C; Busia is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 220 mm to 210 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Busia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 111 | 14.9 | 12.112 h |
| February | 28.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 110 | 14.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 27.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 216 | 22.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 291 | 27.5 | 12.112 h |
| May | 25.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 276 | 29.0 | 12.112 h |
| June | 25.3°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 177 | 24.2 | 12.112 h |
| July | 25.1°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 134 | 20.9 | 12.112 h |
| August | 25.7°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 168 | 23.9 | 12.112 h |
| September | 26.4°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 181 | 25.5 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 26.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 220 | 27.9 | 12.112 h |
| November | 25.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 210 | 24.1 | 12.112 h |
| December | 26.4°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 142 | 19.2 | 12.112 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Khwisero in OctoberKenya · 63 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.0°C · 189 mm rain
- Kakamega in OctoberKenya · 74 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.4°C · 171 mm rain
- Kisumu in OctoberKenya · 96 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 194 mm rain
- Njeru in OctoberUganda · 104 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 191 mm rain
- Kitale in OctoberKenya · 117 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.4°C · 158 mm rain
- Eldoret in OctoberKenya · 129 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.2°C · 171 mm rain
- Lugazi in OctoberUganda · 131 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 17.5°C · 201 mm rain
- Kisii in OctoberKenya · 146 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 149 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Busia) is explained once on the Busia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.