Al Balyanā weather in October

In October, Al Balyanā sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% 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 Al Balyanā's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Balyanā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
7%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Al Balyanā is Egyptian town in the Sohag governorate.

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 36°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Al Balyanā reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Al Balyanā

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.

Al Balyanā 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10.210.58.9
Feb24° / 10°00.111.19.3
Mar28° / 14°10.111.88.3
Apr33° / 18°0012.64.8
May37° / 23°00.113.32.0
Jun39° / 25°0013.60.6
Jul40° / 27°0013.50.4
Aug39° / 27°0012.90.5
Sep38° / 25°0012.21.7
Oct34° / 21°0011.44.1
Nov28° / 15°10.110.78.0
Dec23° / 11°00.110.49.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
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14973
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Al Balyanā gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188120
289110
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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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 5:48 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:485:34
211.75:495:33
311.75:495:31
411.75:505:30
511.75:505:29
611.65:515:28
711.65:515:27
811.65:525:26
911.55:525:25
1011.55:535:24
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1211.55:545:22
1311.45:545:21
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1611.45:565:18
1711.35:575:17
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1911.35:585:15
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2311.26:005:12
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2611.16:025:10
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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 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 8.11 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Al Balyanā

In seasonPeak

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

Al Balyanā sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Al Balyanā?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Balyanā in October

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

In October, Al Balyanā sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Balyanā 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 Al Balyanā peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Al Balyanā 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 Al Balyanā is worst in January — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1871 µg/m³Jul 2046 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun55Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep53Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Balyanā?

Al Balyanā sits at 26.2°N, 32.0°E, 74 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Dār as Salām, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Al Balyanā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Balyanā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m.

The land around Al Balyanā is covered by cropland (48%), artificial surfaces (22%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
338 m
80 km
581 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Dār as Salām 7.0 km · Girga 16 km · Abū Ţisht 16 km · Farshūţ 26 km · Nag Hammâdi 32 km · Al Minshāh 33 km · Akhmīm 44 km · Al Waqf 45 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 15% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,086
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
79%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
10.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 459
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

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 Al Balyanā (26.2365°, 32.0039°, elevation 74 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).