Djelfa weather in October

In October, Djelfa sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 32 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Djelfa's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Djelfa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 32 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:59 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Djelfa is city in Djelfa Province, Algeria.

Density: 490/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1852

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Djelfa reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	19	9
30	19	9
31	19	9

How October really feels in Djelfa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Djelfa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 2°	29	6	1.6	9.9	2.8
Feb	12° / 2°	24	5.3	1.7	10.7	3.6
Mar	16° / 5°	29	6.2	0.6	11.7	5.5
Apr	19° / 8°	36	6	0.1	12.8	7.0
May	25° / 12°	30	5.6	0	13.8	7.7
Jun	31° / 17°	16	4.5	0	14.3	5.3
Jul	35° / 21°	9	3	0	14.1	3.0
Aug	34° / 20°	14	4.6	0	13.3	3.6
Sep	28° / 16°	36	6.4	0	12.2	6.7
Oct	22° / 11°	32	5.2	0	11.1	7.6
Nov	15° / 6°	21	4.7	0	10.2	5.3
Dec	11° / 3°	23	5.4	0.8	9.7	3.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	66	66	65	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	64	63	63	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Djelfa gets around 32 mm of rain over 5.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	19
14	19
15	19
16	18
17	18
18	17
19	17
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	88	88	88	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 5:49 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:46	6:26
2	11.6	6:47	6:24
3	11.6	6:48	6:23
4	11.5	6:49	6:21
5	11.5	6:49	6:20
6	11.5	6:50	6:19
7	11.4	6:51	6:17
8	11.4	6:52	6:16
9	11.4	6:53	6:14
10	11.3	6:53	6:13
11	11.3	6:54	6:12
12	11.3	6:55	6:10
13	11.2	6:56	6:09
14	11.2	6:57	6:08
15	11.1	6:58	6:07
16	11.1	6:59	6:05
17	11.1	6:59	6:04
18	11.0	7:00	6:03
19	11.0	7:01	6:02
20	11.0	7:02	6:01
21	10.9	7:03	5:59
22	10.9	7:04	5:58
23	10.9	7:05	5:57
24	10.8	7:06	5:56
25	10.8	7:07	5:55
26	10.8	7:08	5:54
27	10.7	7:08	5:53
28	10.7	7:09	5:52
29	10.7	7:10	5:51
30	10.6	7:11	5:50
31	10.6	7:12	5:49

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Djelfa

In seasonPeak

None of Djelfa's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Djelfa sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Djelfa?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Djelfa for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Djelfa in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Djelfa sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Djelfa in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Djelfa peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	8	8	9	10	8	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Djelfa in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Djelfa is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	15	25	32	30	35	31	30	33	21	13	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Djelfa?

Djelfa sits at 34.7°N, 3.3°E, 1,138 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Dar Chioukh, 32 km away.

Topography around Djelfa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Djelfa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djelfa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 1,161 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m.

The land around Djelfa is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

artificial surfaces 60%

16 km

514 m

grassland 37%

80 km

980 m

bare terrain 51%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← September Djelfa year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Dar Chioukh 32 km · ’Aïn el Bell 37 km · Charef 43 km · Hassi Bahbah 49 km · Feidh el Botma 50 km · Messaad 62 km · El Idrissia 72 km · ’Aïn el Melh 84 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,051; 2025
Happiness: 5.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 69%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 468
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Djelfa (34.6728°, 3.263°, elevation 1,138 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	19	9
30	19	9
31	19	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	19
14	19
15	19
16	18
17	18
18	17
19	17
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	19	9
30	19	9
31	19	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	19
14	19
15	19
16	18
17	18
18	17
19	17
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	19	9
30	19	9
31	19	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	19
14	19
15	19
16	18
17	18
18	17
19	17
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1