Climate averages 1991–2020
Makumbako weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th 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 Makumbako: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 18 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Njombe (56 km away). In October its highs average 22.3°C, 2.8°C cooler than Makumbako, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Makumbako ranks 40th of 43 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 43 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 43 cities is 28.4°C; Makumbako is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 25.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 57 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
Makumbako climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 189 | 25.8 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 150 | 22.5 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 160 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 49 | 9.7 | 11.912 h |
| May | 21.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 20.7°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July | 20.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August | 21.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| September | 23.5°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 2.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 25.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 57 | 9.1 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 162 | 20.5 | 12.613 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
- Njombe in OctoberTanzania · 56 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 11.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Mafinga in OctoberTanzania · 79 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Katumba in OctoberTanzania · 140 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 48 mm rain
- Iringa in OctoberTanzania · 154 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Vwawa in OctoberTanzania · 210 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 16.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Ifakara in OctoberTanzania · 219 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 20.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Songea in OctoberTanzania · 223 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Tunduma in OctoberTanzania · 232 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 14.9°C · 20 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 Makumbako) is explained once on the Makumbako year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.