Climate averages 1991–2020
Lodwar weather
in October.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Lodwar: daytime highs average 34.2°C and nights cool to about 25.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kotido (163 km away). In October its highs average 29.0°C, 5.2°C cooler than Lodwar, with 46 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Lodwar ranks 1st of 37 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 37 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 37 cities is 26.1°C; Lodwar is 8.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 60 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
Lodwar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 12 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 36.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 7.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 35.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 36 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 74 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 49 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 32.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 23 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 22 | 4.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 32.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 19 | 3.5 | 12.212 h |
| September | 34.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 34.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 32 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 33.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 60 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| December | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.912 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
- Kotido in OctoberUganda · 163 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Kitale in OctoberKenya · 243 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.4°C · 158 mm rain
- Eldoret in OctoberKenya · 291 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.2°C · 171 mm rain
- Lira in OctoberUganda · 315 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 157 mm rain
- Kakamega in OctoberKenya · 329 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.4°C · 171 mm rain
- Busia in OctoberKenya · 339 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 220 mm rain
- Khwisero in OctoberKenya · 346 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.0°C · 189 mm rain
- Gulu in OctoberUganda · 368 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 195 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 Lodwar) is explained once on the Lodwar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.