Climate averages 1991–2020
Masaka weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 5th 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 Masaka: daytime highs average 24.6°C and nights cool to about 17.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 125 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes October a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mityana (89 km away). In October its highs average 25.2°C, 0.6°C warmer than Masaka, with 182 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Masaka ranks joint 15th of 21 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 21 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 21 cities is 25.4°C; Masaka is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 24.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 125 mm to 133 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
Masaka climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 78 | 16.7 | 12.112 h |
| February | 26.3°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 78 | 16.1 | 12.112 h |
| March | 25.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 117 | 20.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 143 | 24.2 | 12.112 h |
| May | 23.9°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 112 | 21.6 | 12.112 h |
| June | 24.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 56 | 13.0 | 12.112 h |
| July | 24.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 39 | 8.8 | 12.112 h |
| August | 24.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 79 | 15.7 | 12.112 h |
| September | 24.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 103 | 21.6 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 24.6°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 125 | 24.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 24.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 133 | 23.9 | 12.112 h |
| December | 24.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 94 | 19.7 | 12.112 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
- Mityana in OctoberUganda · 89 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 182 mm rain
- Katabi in OctoberUganda · 94 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 19.6°C · 144 mm rain
- Mubende in OctoberUganda · 106 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.4°C · 144 mm rain
- Kajansi in OctoberUganda · 108 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 154 mm rain
- Kyengera in OctoberUganda · 110 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 154 mm rain
- Bukoba in OctoberTanzania · 111 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.7°C · 160 mm rain
- Nansana in OctoberUganda · 118 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 17.2°C · 154 mm rain
- Kampala in OctoberUganda · 119 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 18.2°C · 154 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 Masaka) is explained once on the Masaka year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.