Qifţ weather in October

In October, Qifţ sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 37°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 Qifţ's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qifţ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:52 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
8%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Qifţ is town 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 37°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Qifţ reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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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How October really feels in Qifţ

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 29 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
29
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.

Qifţ 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° / 10.210.69.0
Feb24° / 10°00.111.19.3
Mar28° / 14°00.111.88.0
Apr33° / 18°0012.64.5
May38° / 22°0013.31.7
Jun40° / 25°0013.60.2
Jul40° / 26°0013.50.0
Aug40° / 26°0012.90.1
Sep38° / 24°0012.21.2
Oct35° / 21°00.111.43.7
Nov29° / 15°10.110.77.8
Dec24° / 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 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Qifţ 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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1891010
2891010
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5891010
6891010
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3090721
3190721

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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318calm

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 5:45 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:455:30
211.75:455:29
311.75:465:28
411.75:465:27
511.75:475:26
611.65:475:25
711.65:485:24
811.65:485:23
911.65:495:22
1011.55:495:21
1111.55:505:20
1211.55:505:19
1311.55:515:18
1411.45:515:17
1511.45:525:16
1611.45:525:15
1711.45:535:14
1811.35:545:13
1911.35:545:12
2011.35:555:11
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2211.25:565:10
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2711.15:595:06
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.74 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
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Qifţ

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Qifţ?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qifţ in October

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

In October, Qifţ sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qifţ 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 Qifţ peaks around August 16 at about 11 (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 11Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Qifţ 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 Qifţ is worst in January — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2040 µg/m³Nov 1331 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May40Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qifţ?

Qifţ sits at 26.0°N, 32.8°E, 77 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Qūş, 11 km away.

Topography around Qifţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qifţ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 923 m.

The land around Qifţ is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
491 m
80 km
923 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Qūş 11 km · Naqādah 14 km · Jarājūs 15 km · Qina 21 km · Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 31 km · Aţ Ţārif 34 km · Dishnā 38 km · Luxor 38 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 Qifţ (25.9984°, 32.8181°, elevation 77 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).