Climate averages 1991–2020
Ongata Rongai weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Ongata Rongai: daytime highs average 24.6°C and nights cool to about 14.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the joint 5th 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 Ngong (11 km away). In October its highs average 24.3°C, about as warm as Ongata Rongai, with 40 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Ongata Rongai ranks joint 26th of 37 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 37 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 37 cities is 26.1°C; Ongata Rongai is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 22.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 31 mm to 75 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
Ongata Rongai 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 | 31 | 5.6 | 12.212 h |
| February | 26.3°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 23 | 4.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 49 | 9.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 23.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 100 | 16.1 | 12.112 h |
| May | 22.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 82 | 14.7 | 12.112 h |
| June | 21.8°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 34 | 6.4 | 12.012 h |
| July | 21.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 11 | 2.6 | 12.012 h |
| August | 21.9°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 15 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 23.8°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 12 | 2.2 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 24.6°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 31 | 6.9 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 75 | 15.8 | 12.212 h |
| December | 23.5°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 45 | 9.3 | 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
- Ngong in OctoberKenya · 11 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Nairobi in OctoberKenya · 14 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.5°C · 40 mm rain
- Mlolongo in OctoberKenya · 20 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Kikuyu in OctoberKenya · 20 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Kitengela in OctoberKenya · 24 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.2°C · 37 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in OctoberKenya · 24 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 13.0°C · 40 mm rain
- Limuru in OctoberKenya · 34 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 66 mm rain
- Ruiru in OctoberKenya · 35 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.6°C · 44 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 Ongata Rongai) is explained once on the Ongata Rongai year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.