Weather in Arusha in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Arusha in October
Going from a maximum of +32°C during the day to a minimum of +14°C during the night, the temperature in October averages around +29°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +28°C.
Is Arusha warm or cold in October?
Arusha is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +26°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +15°C to +16°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Arusha:
Climate in Arusha in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +28°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +12°C | +13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +32°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 10 mm | 22 mm | 58 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 67% | 67% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 16 | 23 | ||||
| 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 +26°C to +28°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 10 mm to 22 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 67%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in September to 3 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Arusha 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 Arusha?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Arusha in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+25°C) and the highest in 2003 (+27°C). The driest year was 2009 with only 376 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1067 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Arusha, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.