Climate averages 1991–2020
Kasulu weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Kasulu: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 18.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 136 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes October a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 12 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kigoma (62 km away). In October its highs average 27.1°C, 1.3°C cooler than Kasulu, with 142 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Kasulu ranks joint 25th of 43 for the warmest October highs and 37th of 43 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 43 cities is 28.4°C; Kasulu is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 136 mm to 231 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
Kasulu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 235 | 28.2 | 12.412 h |
| February | 26.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 191 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| March | 26.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 214 | 27.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 172 | 23.7 | 12.012 h |
| May | 26.0°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 68 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| June | 26.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 14 | 3.0 | 11.912 h |
| July | 27.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 2.8 | 0.8 | 11.912 h |
| August | 28.9°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 10 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| September | 30.0°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 36 | 6.2 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 28.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 136 | 17.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 25.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 231 | 25.4 | 12.312 h |
| December | 25.1°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 257 | 28.9 | 12.412 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
- Kigoma in OctoberTanzania · 62 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 24.0°C · 142 mm rain
- Gitega in OctoberBurundi · 129 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 67 mm rain
- Bujumbura in OctoberBurundi · 156 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 22.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Uvira in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 169 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 28 mm rain
- Kalemie in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 183 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.1°C · 58 mm rain
- Mpanda in OctoberTanzania · 224 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 20.0°C · 25 mm rain
- Kalima in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 232 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 160 mm rain
- Ushirombo in OctoberTanzania · 239 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 63 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 Kasulu) is explained once on the Kasulu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.