Reggane weather in October

In October, Reggane sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Reggane's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reggane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:04 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
26%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Reggane reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Reggane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 27 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
27
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.

Reggane weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 20.210.58.8
Feb24° / 10°10.311.19.2
Mar29° / 14°10.311.87.5
Apr34° / 19°20.212.64.1
May38° / 24°0013.31.1
Jun43° / 28°0013.60.0
Jul46° / 31°0013.50.0
Aug44° / 30°10.212.90.0
Sep41° / 27°10.312.20.2
Oct35° / 21°10.211.43.5
Nov27° / 14°10.210.78.2
Dec22° / 10.210.49.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28515
38515
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58515
68416
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Reggane gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
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91
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19352
29352
39352
49352
59352
69541
79541
89541
99541
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319910

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:566:41
211.76:566:40
311.76:576:39
411.76:576:37
511.66:586:36
611.66:586:35
711.66:596:34
811.66:596:33
911.57:006:32
1011.57:006:31
1111.57:016:30
1211.57:016:29
1311.47:026:28
1411.47:036:27
1511.47:036:26
1611.47:046:25
1711.37:046:24
1811.37:056:23
1911.37:056:22
2011.37:066:21
2111.27:076:20
2211.27:076:20
2311.27:086:19
2411.27:096:18
2511.17:096:17
2611.17:106:16
2711.17:106:16
2811.17:116:15
2911.07:126:14
3011.07:126:13
3111.07:136:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Reggane

In seasonPeak

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

Reggane sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Reggane?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Reggane. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Reggane in October

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

In October, Reggane sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Reggane in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Reggane peaks around September 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighModerateSep 14UV 10Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Reggane 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 Reggane is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 42 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorJul 1978 µg/m³Nov 1744 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May71Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug74Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov42Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Reggane?

Reggane sits at 26.7°N, 0.2°E, 210 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Aoulef, 95 km away.

AdrarIn SalahTimimounEl MeniaBécharMerzougaMoulay Ali Cherif

Topography around Reggane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reggane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Reggane is covered by bare terrain (89%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
274 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Aoulef 95 km · Adrar 137 km · In Salah 235 km · Timimoun 283 km · El Menia 504 km · Béchar 592 km · Merzouga 635 km · Moulay Ali Cherif 666 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 Reggane (26.7158°, 0.1714°, elevation 210 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).