Climate averages 1991–2020
Lira weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the joint 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 Lira: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 157 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes October a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gulu (89 km away). In October its highs average 27.7°C, about as warm as Lira, with 195 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Lira ranks 2nd of 21 for the warmest October highs and 11th of 21 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 21 cities is 25.4°C; Lira is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 157 mm to 103 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
Lira climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 22 | 4.3 | 12.012 h |
| February | 32.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 29 | 5.7 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 95 | 13.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 182 | 22.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 27.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 169 | 23.6 | 12.212 h |
| June | 26.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 114 | 19.9 | 12.212 h |
| July | 26.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 116 | 20.7 | 12.212 h |
| August | 26.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 146 | 22.2 | 12.212 h |
| September | 27.9°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 117 | 17.9 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 27.9°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 157 | 19.4 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.1°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 103 | 14.7 | 12.012 h |
| December | 29.5°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 38 | 6.5 | 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
- Gulu in OctoberUganda · 89 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 195 mm rain
- Masindi in OctoberUganda · 146 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.3°C · 193 mm rain
- Kotido in OctoberUganda · 159 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Hoima in OctoberUganda · 194 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 376 mm rain
- Njeru in OctoberUganda · 203 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 191 mm rain
- Kira in OctoberUganda · 208 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 212 mm rain
- Lugazi in OctoberUganda · 209 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 17.5°C · 201 mm rain
- Mukono in OctoberUganda · 212 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 17.5°C · 170 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 Lira) is explained once on the Lira year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.