Climate averages 1991–2020
Juba weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 9th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Juba: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 172 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes October a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yei (131 km away). In October its highs average 28.0°C, 2.4°C cooler than Juba, with 225 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in South Sudan, Juba ranks 5th of 6 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 6 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 6 cities is 30.8°C; Juba is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 172 mm to 72 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
Juba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 3.0 | 0.9 | 11.912 h |
| February | 37.4°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 5.8 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| March | 36.6°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 30 | 7.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 98 | 15.4 | 12.212 h |
| May | 31.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 122 | 18.6 | 12.312 h |
| June | 30.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 111 | 17.2 | 12.412 h |
| July | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 127 | 19.1 | 12.412 h |
| August | 29.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 135 | 21.0 | 12.312 h |
| September | 30.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 113 | 18.1 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 30.3°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 172 | 20.8 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.7°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 72 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| December | 34.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 9.2 | 2.2 | 11.812 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
- Yei in OctoberSouth Sudan · 131 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 19.3°C · 225 mm rain
- Arua in OctoberUganda · 217 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 118 mm rain
- Gulu in OctoberUganda · 244 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 195 mm rain
- Lira in OctoberUganda · 324 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 157 mm rain
- Kotido in OctoberUganda · 351 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Masindi in OctoberUganda · 354 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.3°C · 193 mm rain
- Hoima in OctoberUganda · 381 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 376 mm rain
- Bunia in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 395 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 17.7°C · 158 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 Juba) is explained once on the Juba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.