Climate averages 1991–2020
Mandera weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Mandera: daytime highs average 32.9°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 72 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baidoa (219 km away). In October its highs average 31.2°C, 1.8°C cooler than Mandera, with 91 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Mandera ranks 3rd of 37 for the warmest October highs and 18th of 37 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 37 cities is 26.1°C; Mandera is 6.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 31.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 72 mm to 68 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
Mandera climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| February | 36.7°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| March | 36.6°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 15 | 2.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 91 | 13.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 34 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 33.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.312 h |
| August | 33.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.212 h |
| September | 34.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 32.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 72 | 9.4 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 68 | 10.2 | 11.912 h |
| December | 33.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 11 | 2.1 | 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
- Baidoa in OctoberSomalia · 219 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 91 mm rain
- Negēlē in OctoberEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 15.7°C · 207 mm rain
- Wajir in OctoberKenya · 315 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Marka in OctoberSomalia · 407 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 43 mm rain
- Mogadishu in OctoberSomalia · 441 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 42 mm rain
- Dīla in OctoberEthiopia · 479 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 390 mm rain
- Kismayo in OctoberSomalia · 484 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Yirga ‘Alem in OctoberEthiopia · 493 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 12.9°C · 201 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 Mandera) is explained once on the Mandera year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.