Aswan weather in October

In October, Aswan sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Aswan's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aswan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:51 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
8%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Aswan is Egyptian city.

Density
1,013/km²
people per km²
Founded
~600 BCE

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 38°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical October day in Aswan reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Aswan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
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.

Aswan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°00.210.79.3
Feb25° / 13°0011.29.2
Mar30° / 16°00.111.87.1
Apr35° / 21°0012.53.7
May39° / 25°00.113.11.0
Jun40° / 27°0013.50.0
Jul41° / 28°0013.30.0
Aug41° / 29°0012.80.0
Sep39° / 27°0012.10.6
Oct36° / 23°00.111.43.0
Nov29° / 18°00.210.87.3
Dec25° / 13°0010.59.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% 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 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17964
18964
19955
20955
21955
22955
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25955
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27955
28955
29955
30955
31964

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Aswan gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
297300
396310
496310
596310
696310
796310
896310
995410
1095410
1195410
1295410
1395410
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Wind in October

Winds average 15 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
515light breeze
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715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light 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 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:445:31
211.85:445:30
311.75:455:29
411.75:455:28
511.75:465:27
611.75:465:26
711.65:465:25
811.65:475:24
911.65:475:23
1011.65:485:22
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1211.55:495:20
1311.55:495:19
1411.55:505:18
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1611.45:515:16
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1911.45:525:14
2011.35:535:13
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2211.35:545:11
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2811.25:575:07
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3111.15:595:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Aswan

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Aswan?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aswan in October

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

In October, Aswan sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aswan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aswan peaks around August 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 11Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Aswan 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 Aswan is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2043 µg/m³Nov 1930 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr42Poor
May42Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct35Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aswan?

Aswan sits at 24.1°N, 32.9°E, 99 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Darāw, 35 km away.

Ar Radīsīyah QiblīEdfuAl Başalīyah BaḩrīAs Sibā‘īyahEsnaŢūd

Topography around Aswan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aswan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 119 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m.

The land around Aswan is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and bare terrain (41%) within 3 km, bare terrain (88%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
471 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Darāw 35 km · Kom Ombo 43 km · Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī 91 km · Edfu 99 km · Al Başalīyah Baḩrī 119 km · As Sibā‘īyah 125 km · Esna 138 km · Ţūd 170 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 Aswan (24.0908°, 32.8994°, elevation 99 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).