Râs el Aïoun weather in October

In October, Râs el Aïoun sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high: 21°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 28 mm; 5.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:50 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

← September Râs el Aïoun year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Râs el Aïoun reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°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)	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18
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	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	19	9
28	19	9
29	19	9
30	19	9
31	18	9

How October really feels in Râs el Aïoun

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.

Râs el Aïoun weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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°	31	6.7	2.2	9.9	2.5
Feb	11° / 2°	26	6.3	2	10.6	3.2
Mar	15° / 4°	40	7.7	0.8	11.7	4.8
Apr	18° / 7°	45	7.9	0.2	12.9	6.3
May	24° / 11°	43	7.3	0	13.9	7.5
Jun	29° / 16°	17	4.8	0	14.4	6.3
Jul	33° / 19°	10	3.6	0	14.2	4.2
Aug	32° / 19°	18	5.2	0	13.3	4.6
Sep	27° / 15°	34	6.9	0	12.2	7.1
Oct	21° / 11°	28	5.4	0	11.1	7.5
Nov	15° / 6°	29	5.4	0.1	10.1	5.1
Dec	11° / 3°	27	6	1.3	9.6	3.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	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 (%)	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	65	65	63	63	63	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	37	37	37	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Râs el Aïoun gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.4 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 20% 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 (%)	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

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 95% 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 (%)	85	86	87	88	89	89	90	91	92	93	93	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	98	2
21	98	2
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 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 5:38 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	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	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:37	6:16
2	11.6	6:38	6:14
3	11.6	6:39	6:13
4	11.5	6:40	6:11
5	11.5	6:40	6:10
6	11.5	6:41	6:08
7	11.4	6:42	6:07
8	11.4	6:43	6:06
9	11.3	6:44	6:04
10	11.3	6:45	6:03
11	11.3	6:46	6:01
12	11.2	6:46	6:00
13	11.2	6:47	5:59
14	11.2	6:48	5:57
15	11.1	6:49	5:56
16	11.1	6:50	5:55
17	11.0	6:51	5:54
18	11.0	6:52	5:52
19	11.0	6:53	5:51
20	10.9	6:54	5:50
21	10.9	6:55	5:49
22	10.9	6:56	5:47
23	10.8	6:57	5:46
24	10.8	6:57	5:45
25	10.8	6:58	5:44
26	10.7	6:59	5:43
27	10.7	7:00	5:42
28	10.7	7:01	5:41
29	10.6	7:02	5:40
30	10.6	7:03	5:39
31	10.6	7:04	5:38

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.24 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)	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Râs el Aïoun

In seasonPeak

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

Râs el Aïoun sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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Is October a good time to visit Râs el Aïoun?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Râs el Aïoun for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Râs el Aïoun in October

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

In October, Râs el Aïoun sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Râs el Aïoun 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 Râs el Aïoun peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	8	8	6	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	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	6	High
Apr	7	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	2	Moderate

Air quality in Râs el Aïoun 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 Râs el Aïoun is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	25	26	28	30	29	29	27	29	32	30	25	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Râs el Aïoun?

Râs el Aïoun sits at 35.7°N, 5.6°E, 862 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is N’Gaous, 14 km away.

Topography around Râs el Aïoun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Râs el Aïoun has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m around an average of 891 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,097 m.

The land around Râs el Aïoun is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

264 m

cropland 59%

16 km

1,248 m

grassland 46%

80 km

2,097 m

cropland 38%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← September Râs el Aïoun year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: N’Gaous 14 km · ’Aïn Azel 20 km · Merouana 25 km · Salah Bey 38 km · Aïn Touta 40 km · Barika 41 km · Aïn Oulmene 42 km · Batna 50 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 Râs el Aïoun (35.6738°, 5.6453°, elevation 862 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	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	19	9
28	19	9
29	19	9
30	19	9
31	18	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	98	2
21	98	2
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	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	19	9
28	19	9
29	19	9
30	19	9
31	18	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	98	2
21	98	2
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	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	19	9
28	19	9
29	19	9
30	19	9
31	18	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	98	2
21	98	2
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