Climate averages 1991–2020
Naivasha weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Naivasha: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 13.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 86 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th 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 Limuru (50 km away). In October its highs average 21.1°C, 0.6°C cooler than Naivasha, with 66 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Naivasha ranks joint 33rd of 37 for the warmest October highs and 25th of 37 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 37 cities is 26.1°C; Naivasha is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 86 mm to 161 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
Naivasha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 82 | 8.9 | 12.212 h |
| February | 24.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 62 | 6.5 | 12.112 h |
| March | 24.3°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 121 | 11.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 181 | 20.4 | 12.112 h |
| May | 21.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 130 | 19.0 | 12.112 h |
| June | 20.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 70 | 13.9 | 12.112 h |
| July | 19.2°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 36 | 10.2 | 12.112 h |
| August | 19.7°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 50 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 21.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 53 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 21.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 86 | 14.7 | 12.112 h |
| November | 21.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 161 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| December | 22.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 119 | 12.9 | 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
- Limuru in OctoberKenya · 50 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 66 mm rain
- Nakuru in OctoberKenya · 60 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.6°C · 87 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in OctoberKenya · 63 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 13.0°C · 40 mm rain
- Kikuyu in OctoberKenya · 65 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Nyeri in OctoberKenya · 66 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 129 mm rain
- Ngong in OctoberKenya · 76 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Ruiru in OctoberKenya · 76 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.6°C · 44 mm rain
- Nairobi in OctoberKenya · 76 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.5°C · 40 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 Naivasha) is explained once on the Naivasha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.