Climate averages 1991–2020
Tarime weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Tarime: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 16.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 93 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes October a 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 Migori (34 km away). In October its highs average 27.8°C, 0.7°C cooler than Tarime, with 130 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Tarime ranks joint 21st of 43 for the warmest October highs and 34th of 43 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 43 cities is 28.4°C; Tarime is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 26.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 93 mm to 155 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
Tarime climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 100 | 17.2 | 12.212 h |
| February | 28.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 82 | 14.2 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 127 | 18.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.6°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 154 | 21.3 | 12.112 h |
| May | 26.4°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 82 | 15.3 | 12.112 h |
| June | 26.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 34 | 7.6 | 12.012 h |
| July | 27.2°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 21 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| August | 27.9°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 39 | 8.2 | 12.112 h |
| September | 28.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 49 | 10.5 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 28.6°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 93 | 16.3 | 12.112 h |
| November | 26.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 155 | 22.4 | 12.212 h |
| December | 26.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 147 | 21.5 | 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
- Migori in OctoberKenya · 34 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 17.2°C · 130 mm rain
- Musoma in OctoberTanzania · 65 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 126 mm rain
- Kisii in OctoberKenya · 87 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 149 mm rain
- Bunda in OctoberTanzania · 93 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.9°C · 113 mm rain
- Kisumu in OctoberKenya · 146 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 194 mm rain
- Bariadi in OctoberTanzania · 167 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 56 mm rain
- Khwisero in OctoberKenya · 171 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.0°C · 189 mm rain
- Kakamega in OctoberKenya · 187 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.4°C · 171 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 Tarime) is explained once on the Tarime year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.