Weather in Nairobi in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Nairobi in October
Going from a maximum of +30°C during the day to a minimum of +12°C during the night, the temperature in October averages around +27°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +25°C.
Is Nairobi warm or cold in October?
Nairobi is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +25°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +14°C to +15°C.
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 | ||||||
| +25°C | +26°C | +24°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +6°C | +11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +31°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 13 mm | 29 mm | 77 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 65% | 66% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 18 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 15 | 22 | ||||
| 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 +25°C to +26°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 13 mm to 29 mm. Humidity rises from 65% to 66%. Winds are stronger in comparison to September, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
Next month (November) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 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 Nairobi is gradually increasing during October, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Nairobi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nairobi in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+23°C) and the highest in 2017 (+26°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 199 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 920 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, 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.