Al Khānkah weather in October

In October, Al Khānkah sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Al Khānkah's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Khānkah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
17%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Al Khānkah is human settlement in Egypt.

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 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical October day in Al Khānkah reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23320
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223018
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243018
253018
262918
272918
282918
292917
302917
312917

How October really feels in Al Khānkah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 7 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
7
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 Khānkah weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 4110.38.0
Feb21° / 10°4110.98.3
Mar24° / 12°40.711.89.0
Apr28° / 15°10.212.77.8
May32° / 18°10.113.55.3
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.7
Jul35° / 22°0013.83.3
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.4
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.3
Oct31° / 19°10.311.36.2
Nov26° / 15°20.610.58.6
Dec22° / 11°20.610.18.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2955
3955
4955
5955
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21937
22937
23928
24928
25919
26919
27919
289010
299010
309010
318911

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Al Khānkah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14265317
24275316
34285315
45295214
55305114
66324913
76334812
86344712
97354611
107364511
118374411
128384310
139394210
1410404110
151140399
161241389
171341378
181541368
191642357
201742347
211942336
222142325
232342315
242541304
252741283
263041273
273240263
283439242
293639232
303838222
314137212

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:525:35
211.75:535:34
311.65:535:32
411.65:545:31
511.65:555:30
611.65:555:29
711.55:565:27
811.55:575:26
911.55:575:25
1011.45:585:24
1111.45:595:23
1211.45:595:22
1311.36:005:20
1411.36:015:19
1511.36:015:18
1611.36:025:17
1711.26:035:16
1811.26:035:15
1911.26:045:14
2011.16:055:13
2111.16:065:12
2211.16:065:11
2311.16:075:10
2411.06:085:09
2511.06:085:08
2611.06:095:07
2710.96:105:06
2810.96:115:06
2910.96:125:05
3010.96:125:04
3110.86:135:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Al Khānkah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Khānkah'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 Khānkah sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Al Khānkah?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Khānkah in October

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

In October, Al Khānkah sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Khānkah 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 Khānkah peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Khānkah 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 Khānkah is worst in January — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12133 µg/m³Jul 1945 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan134Unhealthy
Feb124Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov119Unhealthy
Dec131Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Khānkah?

Al Khānkah sits at 30.2°N, 31.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Khuşūş, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Al Khānkah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Khānkah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m.

The land around Al Khānkah is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (44%), cropland (23%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
672 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Al Khuşūş 8.0 km · Al-'Ubūr 11 km · Shibīn al Qanāţir 12 km · Shubrā al Khaymah 15 km · Ḩadā’iq al Qubbah 16 km · Qalyub 16 km · Mashtūl as Sūq 17 km · Madīnat an Naşr 17 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 Khānkah (30.2103°, 31.3681°, elevation 19 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).