Climate averages 1991–2020
Garissa weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Garissa: daytime highs average 33.6°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Meru (228 km away). In October its highs average 24.6°C, 9.0°C cooler than Garissa, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Garissa ranks 2nd of 37 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 37 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 37 cities is 26.1°C; Garissa is 7.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 67 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
Garissa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 17 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| February | 35.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 3.8 | 0.9 | 12.112 h |
| March | 35.6°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 20 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.4°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 36 | 7.9 | 12.112 h |
| May | 33.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 16 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| June | 32.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| July | 31.2°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.0 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| August | 31.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 2.4 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| September | 32.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 4.6 | 0.8 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 33.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 16 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| November | 32.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 67 | 11.8 | 12.112 h |
| December | 32.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 42 | 7.6 | 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
- Meru in OctoberKenya · 228 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 15.1°C · 43 mm rain
- Isiolo in OctoberKenya · 246 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 52 mm rain
- Wajir in OctoberKenya · 249 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Kaambooni in OctoberSomalia · 253 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 46 mm rain
- Mwala in OctoberKenya · 263 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 16.5°C · 33 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in OctoberKenya · 275 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 15.6°C · 123 mm rain
- Nanyuki in OctoberKenya · 291 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.7°C · 219 mm rain
- Thika in OctoberKenya · 294 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.9°C · 85 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 Garissa) is explained once on the Garissa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.