Ashmūn weather in October

In October, Ashmūn 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 comfortable.

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 Ashmūn's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashmūn'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
6:04 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
17%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Ashmūn is human settlement.

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 Ashmūn reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°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)
13321
23221
33221
43221
53220
63220
73220
83220
93220
103220
113120
123120
133120
143120
153120
163119
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193019
203019
213019
223019
233019
243018
252918
262918
272918
282918
292918
302818
312817

How October really feels in Ashmūn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 5 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
5
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.

Ashmūn 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° / 10°4110.37.9
Feb21° / 10°41.110.98.2
Mar24° / 12°40.511.89.0
Apr28° / 15°10.212.77.9
May32° / 18°00.213.55.4
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.8
Jul35° / 23°0013.83.3
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.3
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.3
Oct31° / 19°10.311.36.3
Nov26° / 15°30.510.58.7
Dec21° / 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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2955
3955
4955
5955
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15955
16955
17955
18955
19946
20946
21937
22937
23937
24928
25919
26919
279010
289010
298911
308911
318812

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ashmūn 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
232
242
252
262
272
282
292
302
312

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14285315
25295214
35305213
45315113
56325012
66344912
76354711
87364611
97384510
107394410
118404310
12841429
13942409
141042399
151143388
161243378
171343367
181544357
191644346
201844336
211944325
222143314
232343304
242643293
252842282
263041272
273340251
283540241
293739231
304038221
314237211

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2311calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 5:54 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:545:36
211.75:545:35
311.65:555:34
411.65:565:33
511.65:565:31
611.65:575:30
711.55:585:29
811.55:585:28
911.55:595:27
1011.45:595:25
1111.46:005:24
1211.46:015:23
1311.36:025:22
1411.36:025:21
1511.36:035:20
1611.36:045:19
1711.26:045:18
1811.26:055:17
1911.26:065:16
2011.16:065:14
2111.16:075:13
2211.16:085:12
2311.06:095:12
2411.06:095:11
2511.06:105:10
2611.06:115:09
2710.96:125:08
2810.96:125:07
2910.96:135:06
3010.96:145:05
3110.86:155:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ashmūn

In seasonPeak

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

Ashmūn sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is October a good time to visit Ashmūn?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ashmūn in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ashmūn 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 Ashmūn peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ashmūn 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 Ashmūn is worst in January — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1687 µg/m³Jul 2033 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ashmūn?

Ashmūn sits at 30.3°N, 31.0°E, 19 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Bājūr, 16 km away.

Topography around Ashmūn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ashmūn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m.

The land around Ashmūn is covered by cropland (70%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and bare terrain (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
598 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Al Bājūr 16 km · Sirs al Layyānah 16 km · Manshīyat al Qanāţir 18 km · Munūf 19 km · Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah 19 km · Qahā 22 km · Ţūkh 22 km · Awsīm 25 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 Ashmūn (30.2974°, 30.9764°, 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).