As Sāḩil weather in October

In October, As Sāḩil sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% 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 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is As Sāḩil's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see As Sāḩil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:59 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
8%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical October day in As Sāḩil reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13522
23522
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43422
53421
63421
73421
83421
93421
103421
113321
123320
133320
143320
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243119
253118
263118
273118
283018
293018
303017
313017

How October really feels in As Sāḩil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 20 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
20
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.

As Sāḩil 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
Jan21° / 10.110.58.6
Feb23° / 00.1119.1
Mar26° / 12°20.211.88.9
Apr31° / 17°0012.65.9
May36° / 21°0013.33.1
Jun38° / 24°0013.71.7
Jul38° / 25°0013.51.3
Aug38° / 25°00131.4
Sep36° / 24°0012.22.7
Oct33° / 20°0011.45.2
Nov27° / 14°1010.78.6
Dec22° / 10°00.110.38.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11973
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21964
22964
23964
24964
25955
26955
27955
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

As Sāḩil 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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164333
265323
366313
467303
568293
669283
770273
871263
972253
1074242
1174242
1275232
1376222
1477212
1578202
1678202
1779192
1879192
1980182
2080182
2181172
2281172
2382162
2483152
2583152
2684142
2785132
2885132
2986122
3086122
3187112

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
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2711calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:515:36
211.75:525:35
311.75:525:34
411.75:535:33
511.65:535:31
611.65:545:30
711.65:545:29
811.65:555:28
911.55:555:27
1011.55:565:26
1111.55:565:25
1211.55:575:24
1311.45:585:23
1411.45:585:22
1511.45:595:21
1611.35:595:20
1711.36:005:19
1811.36:005:18
1911.36:015:17
2011.26:025:16
2111.26:025:15
2211.26:035:15
2311.26:045:14
2411.16:045:13
2511.16:055:12
2611.16:065:11
2711.16:065:10
2811.06:075:10
2911.06:085:09
3011.06:085:08
3111.06:095:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for As Sāḩil

In seasonPeak

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

As Sāḩil sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit As Sāḩil?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for As Sāḩil in October

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

In October, As Sāḩil sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in As Sāḩil 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 As Sāḩil peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in As Sāḩil 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 As Sāḩil is worst in January — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1869 µg/m³Jul 2241 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is As Sāḩil?

As Sāḩil sits at 27.1°N, 31.3°E, 61 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Abū Tīj, 3.0 km away.

Topography around As Sāḩil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around As Sāḩil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m.

The land around As Sāḩil is covered by trees (48%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (39%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
519 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Abū Tīj 3.0 km · Al Badārī 11 km · Şidfā 11 km · Ţimā 19 km · Assiut 21 km · Al Ghanāyim 21 km · An Nāşirīyah 22 km · Abnūb 30 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 As Sāḩil (27.0631°, 31.3442°, elevation 61 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).