Climate averages 1991–2020
Gulu weather
in October.
A warm, very wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Gulu: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 18.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 195 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lira (89 km away). In October its highs average 27.9°C, about as warm as Gulu, with 157 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Gulu ranks 3rd of 21 for the warmest October highs and 18th of 21 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 21 cities is 25.4°C; Gulu is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 28.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 195 mm to 121 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
Gulu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 18 | 3.0 | 12.012 h |
| February | 32.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 18 | 4.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 98 | 12.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.6°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 198 | 22.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 27.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 184 | 24.0 | 12.212 h |
| June | 26.7°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 134 | 19.3 | 12.312 h |
| July | 26.4°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 160 | 22.5 | 12.312 h |
| August | 26.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 200 | 24.6 | 12.212 h |
| September | 27.5°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 163 | 20.1 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 27.7°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 195 | 21.0 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 121 | 13.9 | 12.012 h |
| December | 29.9°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 30 | 5.2 | 12.012 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
- Lira in OctoberUganda · 89 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 157 mm rain
- Masindi in OctoberUganda · 138 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.3°C · 193 mm rain
- Arua in OctoberUganda · 157 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 118 mm rain
- Hoima in OctoberUganda · 183 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 376 mm rain
- Kotido in OctoberUganda · 205 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Yei in OctoberSouth Sudan · 232 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 19.3°C · 225 mm rain
- Juba in OctoberSouth Sudan · 244 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 21.9°C · 172 mm rain
- Mityana in OctoberUganda · 264 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 182 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 Gulu) is explained once on the Gulu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.