Climate averages 1991–2020
Kisii weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Kisii: daytime highs average 25.3°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 149 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes October a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 08 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Migori (54 km away). In October its highs average 27.8°C, 2.5°C warmer than Kisii, with 130 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Kisii ranks joint 19th of 37 for the warmest October highs and 30th of 37 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 37 cities is 26.1°C; Kisii is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 24.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 149 mm to 260 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
Kisii climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 151 | 16.7 | 12.212 h |
| February | 26.4°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 99 | 13.0 | 12.112 h |
| March | 26.1°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 189 | 18.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 277 | 23.4 | 12.112 h |
| May | 24.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 176 | 19.6 | 12.112 h |
| June | 23.7°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 87 | 13.6 | 12.112 h |
| July | 23.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 51 | 10.7 | 12.112 h |
| August | 24.2°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 77 | 13.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 25.1°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 93 | 14.2 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 25.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 149 | 17.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 24.5°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 260 | 23.3 | 12.112 h |
| December | 24.5°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 216 | 21.2 | 12.212 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
- Migori in OctoberKenya · 54 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 17.2°C · 130 mm rain
- Kisumu in OctoberKenya · 64 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 194 mm rain
- Tarime in OctoberTanzania · 87 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 16.9°C · 93 mm rain
- Khwisero in OctoberKenya · 97 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.0°C · 189 mm rain
- Kakamega in OctoberKenya · 107 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.4°C · 171 mm rain
- Musoma in OctoberTanzania · 141 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 126 mm rain
- Eldoret in OctoberKenya · 145 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.2°C · 171 mm rain
- Busia in OctoberKenya · 146 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 220 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 Kisii) is explained once on the Kisii year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.