Kafr az Zayyāt weather in October

In October, Kafr az Zayyāt sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.2 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 83% 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 Kafr az Zayyāt's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kafr az Zayyāt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
21%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Kafr az Zayyāt 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 Kafr az Zayyāt 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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312817

How October really feels in Kafr az Zayyāt

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.

Kafr az Zayyāt 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°71.910.27.7
Feb21° / 10°62.110.98.0
Mar24° / 12°51.211.88.8
Apr28° / 14°20.612.78.1
May31° / 17°10.313.55.9
Jun34° / 21°00144.4
Jul34° / 22°0013.84.1
Aug34° / 23°0013.14.0
Sep33° / 22°0012.24.6
Oct31° / 19°20.511.26.3
Nov26° / 15°5110.48.5
Dec21° / 11°41.2108.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6946
7946
8946
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21919
22919
23919
249010
259010
268911
278812
288812
298713
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kafr az Zayyāt gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121750292
221851272
321952261
422053241
532152231
632253211
732353201
832453191
932553181
1032653171
1142654160
1242754150
1352754140
1462852140
1572852130
1682951120
1792950120
18103049110
19113148100
2012324790
2114324590
2215334480
2317344270
2419354160
2521353950
2623363740
2724373540
2826383330
2928383130
3030392920
3132392720

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
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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 5:55 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:555:37
211.75:555:36
311.65:565:34
411.65:575:33
511.65:575:32
611.55:585:31
711.55:585:29
811.55:595:28
911.56:005:27
1011.46:005:26
1111.46:015:25
1211.46:025:23
1311.36:035:22
1411.36:035:21
1511.36:045:20
1611.26:055:19
1711.26:055:18
1811.26:065:17
1911.16:075:16
2011.16:085:15
2111.16:085:14
2211.16:095:13
2311.06:105:12
2411.06:115:11
2511.06:115:10
2610.96:125:09
2710.96:135:08
2810.96:145:07
2910.96:155:06
3010.86:155:05
3110.86:165:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
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174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kafr az Zayyāt

In seasonPeak

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

Kafr az Zayyāt sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Kafr az Zayyāt?

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
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kafr az Zayyāt in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kafr az Zayyāt in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kafr az Zayyāt peaks around June 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kafr az Zayyāt 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 Kafr az Zayyāt is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1489 µg/m³Jul 1932 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov79Unhealthy
Dec86Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kafr az Zayyāt?

Kafr az Zayyāt sits at 30.8°N, 30.8°E, 18 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Basyūn, 13 km away.

Topography around Kafr az Zayyāt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kafr az Zayyāt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m.

The land around Kafr az Zayyāt is covered by cropland (59%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
21 m
80 km
204 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Basyūn 13 km · Kawm Ḩamādah 13 km · Ītāy al Bārūd 16 km · Tanta 18 km · Talā 20 km · Quţūr 21 km · Shubrākhīt 25 km · Qillīn 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 Kafr az Zayyāt (30.8248°, 30.818°, elevation 18 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).