Aţ Ţārif weather in October

In October, Aţ Ţārif sees average daytime highs of 34°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 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 Aţ Ţārif's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aţ Ţārif's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:53 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
8%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Aţ Ţārif is village and archaeological site 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 36°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Aţ Ţārif reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Aţ Ţārif

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.

Aţ Ţārif 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
Jan22° / 10.210.68.9
Feb24° / 10°00.111.19.3
Mar28° / 13°00.111.88.2
Apr33° / 18°0012.64.6
May37° / 22°0013.21.9
Jun39° / 24°0013.60.4
Jul40° / 26°0013.40.2
Aug40° / 26°0012.90.3
Sep38° / 23°0012.21.5
Oct34° / 20°0011.44.0
Nov28° / 15°10.110.78.1
Dec23° / 10°10.110.49.2

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 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19955
20955
21964
22964
23964
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25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Aţ Ţārif 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 (%)Muggy (%)
192710
292710
393610
493610
593610
692710
792710
892710
991810
1091810
1190910
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2890721
2990721
3090631
3190631

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:46 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:465:31
211.75:465:30
311.75:475:29
411.75:475:28
511.75:475:27
611.65:485:26
711.65:485:25
811.65:495:24
911.65:495:23
1011.55:505:22
1111.55:505:21
1211.55:515:20
1311.55:515:19
1411.45:525:18
1511.45:525:17
1611.45:535:16
1711.45:545:15
1811.35:545:14
1911.35:555:13
2011.35:555:12
2111.35:565:12
2211.25:565:11
2311.25:575:10
2411.25:585:09
2511.25:585:08
2611.15:595:08
2711.15:595:07
2811.16:005:06
2911.16:015:05
3011.16:015:05
3111.06:025:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.75 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
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
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265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Aţ Ţārif

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Aţ Ţārif?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aţ Ţārif in October

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

In October, Aţ Ţārif sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aţ Ţārif in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aţ Ţārif peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 16UV 12Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Aţ Ţārif 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 Aţ Ţārif is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorJan 1946 µg/m³Jul 2135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr44Poor
May43Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Aţ Ţārif?

Aţ Ţārif sits at 25.7°N, 32.6°E, 88 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Az Zaynīyah Qiblī, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Aţ Ţārif

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aţ Ţārif has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 753 m.

The land around Aţ Ţārif is covered by bare terrain (31%), cropland (22%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
445 m
80 km
753 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 4.0 km · Luxor 4.0 km · Al Bayāḑīyah 8.0 km · Armant 16 km · Jarājūs 19 km · Naqādah 20 km · Ţūd 20 km · Qūş 23 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 Aţ Ţārif (25.7383°, 32.6368°, elevation 88 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).