Climate averages 1991–2020
Hoima weather
in October.
A warm, very wet month: the coolest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Hoima: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 18.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 376 mm of rain on roughly 30 days, which makes October a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Masindi (48 km away). In October its highs average 26.3°C, about as warm as Hoima, with 193 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Hoima ranks 6th of 21 for the warmest October highs and 21st of 21 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 21 cities is 25.4°C; Hoima is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 26.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 376 mm to 352 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
Hoima climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 66 | 10.6 | 12.012 h |
| February | 30.1°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 63 | 11.2 | 12.112 h |
| March | 28.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 199 | 22.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 291 | 27.2 | 12.112 h |
| May | 26.7°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 251 | 27.9 | 12.212 h |
| June | 26.6°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 174 | 23.3 | 12.212 h |
| July | 26.5°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 164 | 23.6 | 12.212 h |
| August | 26.4°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 231 | 27.8 | 12.212 h |
| September | 26.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 280 | 28.5 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 26.0°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 376 | 30.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 26.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 352 | 27.6 | 12.112 h |
| December | 27.3°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 166 | 18.5 | 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
- Masindi in OctoberUganda · 48 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.3°C · 193 mm rain
- Mubende in OctoberUganda · 97 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.4°C · 144 mm rain
- Bunia in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 123 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 17.7°C · 158 mm rain
- Mityana in OctoberUganda · 135 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 182 mm rain
- Nansana in OctoberUganda · 177 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 17.2°C · 154 mm rain
- Kyengera in OctoberUganda · 180 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 154 mm rain
- Gulu in OctoberUganda · 183 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 195 mm rain
- Kira in OctoberUganda · 183 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 212 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 Hoima) is explained once on the Hoima year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.