El Idrissia weather in October

In October, El Idrissia sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.3 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 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 El Idrissia's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Idrissia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 31 mm; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 7:01 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 5th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in El Idrissia reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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	25	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
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9

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

How October really feels in El Idrissia

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.

El Idrissia 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	11° / 2°	22	5.6	1.3	10	3.0
Feb	12° / 3°	21	5	1.3	10.7	3.9
Mar	16° / 5°	24	5.7	0.5	11.7	5.8
Apr	20° / 8°	32	5.8	0.1	12.8	7.1
May	25° / 13°	25	5.1	0	13.8	7.7
Jun	31° / 18°	12	3.2	0	14.3	5.3
Jul	36° / 22°	7	2.3	0	14.1	2.9
Aug	34° / 21°	13	3.9	0	13.3	3.5
Sep	29° / 17°	32	6.5	0	12.2	6.5
Oct	22° / 12°	31	5.3	0	11.1	7.7
Nov	16° / 6°	20	4.3	0	10.2	5.6
Dec	12° / 3°	19	4.4	0.7	9.7	3.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 33%.

	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 (%)	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	67
Cloudier (%)	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
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	67	33
14	67	33
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

El Idrissia gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 21% 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	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14

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

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 (%)	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	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 6:49 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 5:52 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	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52

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

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.56 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9
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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for El Idrissia

In seasonPeak

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

El Idrissia sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Is October a good time to visit El Idrissia?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Idrissia in October

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

In October, El Idrissia sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in El Idrissia 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 El Idrissia peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — 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	9	10	10	9	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in El Idrissia 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 El Idrissia is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 9 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)	9	15	24	29	28	31	28	28	31	19	12	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is El Idrissia?

El Idrissia sits at 34.4°N, 2.5°E, 1,070 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Charef, 31 km away.

Topography around El Idrissia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Idrissia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 1,064 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 992 m.

The land around El Idrissia is covered by bare terrain (54%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and bare terrain (44%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

71 m

bare terrain 54%

16 km

354 m

grassland 49%

80 km

992 m

bare terrain 56%

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

October weather nearby: Charef 31 km · Aflou 54 km · ’Aïn el Bell 65 km · Djelfa 72 km · Laghouat 78 km · Hassi Bahbah 83 km · Ksar Chellala 87 km · Messaad 95 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 El Idrissia (34.4454°, 2.5275°, elevation 1,070 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	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	11
19	22	11
20	22	11
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	21	11
24	21	11
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	9
31	19	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
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	67	33
14	67	33
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
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	67	33
14	67	33
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
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	67	33
14	67	33
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

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

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