Weather in Nairobi in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Nairobi in October
The temperature in October is +81°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +84°F during the day and a minimum of +52°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +82°F to +79°F.
Is Nairobi warm or cold in October?
Nairobi is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +77°F to +79°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +57°F to +59°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
October is one of the warmest months in Nairobi, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Nairobi in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +79°F | +75°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +48°F | +43°F | +52°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +91°F | +88°F | +84°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 12 mm | 30 mm | 76 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 65% | 65% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | 22 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting warmer as October arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +77°F to +79°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 12 mm to 30 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 65%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in September to 1 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Nairobi is gradually increasing during October, going from 4 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Nairobi?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Nairobi in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2019 (+77°F) and the highest in 1987 (+84°F). The driest year was 1996 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 169 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nairobi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.