Madīnat as Sādāt weather in October

In October, Madīnat as Sādāt sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 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 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% 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 Madīnat as Sādāt's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madīnat as Sādāt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:06 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
17%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Madīnat as Sādāt is human settlement in Egypt.

Density
114/km²
people per km²
Founded
1978

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 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Madīnat as Sādāt reaches about 30°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 27°C and 33°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)
13220
23220
33220
43220
53120
63120
73120
83119
93119
103119
113119
123119
133019
143019
153019
163019
173019
183019
193018
203018
212918
222918
232918
242918
252918
262818
272817
282817
292817
302817
312717

How October really feels in Madīnat as Sādāt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Madīnat as Sādāt 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
Jan19° / 20.710.37.8
Feb20° / 10°30.810.98.1
Mar23° / 12°30.611.89.0
Apr28° / 14°10.212.78.2
May32° / 17°00.113.55.8
Jun34° / 20°0013.94.2
Jul35° / 22°0013.83.5
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.4
Sep33° / 21°0012.24.7
Oct30° / 19°10.211.36.8
Nov25° / 14°20.610.58.8
Dec21° / 11°20.410.18.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% 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 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2964
3964
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21946
22946
23937
24937
25937
26937
27919
28919
29919
309010
318911

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Madīnat as Sādāt gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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.

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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 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 (%)
15265316
26275215
36285214
47295113
57305013
67315012
77334911
88344811
98354711
108364610
119364610
12937459
131038449
141038438
151139428
161240417
171440407
181541386
191641376
201841365
211942354
222142334
232342323
242543302
252743282
262943272
273143251
283343231
293542221
303742201
313941191

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 5:56 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:565:38
211.75:565:37
311.65:575:36
411.65:585:34
511.65:585:33
611.65:595:32
711.55:595:31
811.56:005:30
911.56:015:28
1011.46:015:27
1111.46:025:26
1211.46:035:25
1311.36:035:24
1411.36:045:23
1511.36:055:22
1611.26:065:20
1711.26:065:19
1811.26:075:18
1911.26:085:17
2011.16:085:16
2111.16:095:15
2211.16:105:14
2311.06:115:13
2411.06:115:12
2511.06:125:11
2611.06:135:11
2710.96:145:10
2810.96:145:09
2910.96:155:08
3010.96:165:07
3110.86:175:06

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Madīnat as Sādāt

In seasonPeak

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

Madīnat as Sādāt sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Madīnat as Sādāt?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Madīnat as Sādāt in October

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

In October, Madīnat as Sādāt sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Madīnat as Sādāt 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 Madīnat as Sādāt 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Madīnat as Sādāt 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 Madīnat as Sādāt 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 Madīnat as Sādāt?

Madīnat as Sādāt sits at 30.4°N, 30.5°E, 43 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn, 15 km away.

Topography around Madīnat as Sādāt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madīnat as Sādāt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m.

The land around Madīnat as Sādāt is covered by bare terrain (45%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (43%) and cropland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
371 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 15 km · Badr 30 km · Munūf 42 km · Sirs al Layyānah 45 km · Ash Shuhadā’ 45 km · Ashmūn 46 km · Kawm Ḩamādah 47 km · Al Bājūr 51 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 Madīnat as Sādāt (30.3674°, 30.5087°, elevation 43 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).