Ouargla weather in October

In October, Ouargla sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ouargla's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouargla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:48 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
30%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Ouargla is city and capital of Ouargla Province, Algeria.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ouargla reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Ouargla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 6 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
6
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ouargla weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 71.210.17.5
Feb20° / 30.810.88.3
Mar24° / 12°5111.89.0
Apr29° / 16°40.712.87.4
May34° / 21°20.313.64.1
Jun39° / 26°00.1140.9
Jul42° / 28°0013.90.0
Aug41° / 28°0013.20.0
Sep36° / 24°30.712.22.4
Oct30° / 18°40.611.26.4
Nov23° / 11°40.910.48.8
Dec18° / 41.19.97.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ouargla gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1712081
2712081
3721981
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5741871
6741871
7761761
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10791650
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:376:18
211.76:386:17
311.66:386:16
411.66:396:14
511.66:406:13
611.56:406:12
711.56:416:11
811.56:426:09
911.46:436:08
1011.46:436:07
1111.46:446:06
1211.36:456:04
1311.36:456:03
1411.36:466:02
1511.26:476:01
1611.26:486:00
1711.26:485:59
1811.16:495:58
1911.16:505:56
2011.16:515:55
2111.06:525:54
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2311.06:535:52
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ouargla

In seasonPeak

In October, Ouargla sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ouargla sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
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Jun
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Ouargla?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ouargla for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ouargla in October

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

In October, Ouargla sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ouargla 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 Ouargla peaks around June 20 at about 11 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ouargla 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 Ouargla is worst in April — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 40 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 19100 µg/m³Dec 1240 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr102Unhealthy
May92Unhealthy
Jun89Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct49Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ouargla?

Ouargla sits at 31.9°N, 5.3°E, 138 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Rouissat, 4.0 km away.

GueraraTouggourtTebesbestMegarineTaïbet

Topography around Ouargla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouargla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m.

The land around Ouargla is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (88%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
208 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Rouissat 4.0 km · El Hadjira 76 km · Hassi Messaoud 77 km · Guerara 122 km · Touggourt 147 km · Tebesbest 148 km · Megarine 156 km · Taïbet 161 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
Muslim 99%

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 Ouargla (31.9493°, 5.325°, elevation 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).