Hyderabad weather in October

In October, Hyderabad sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 98 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hyderabad's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hyderabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:13 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Hyderabad is capital of Telangana, India.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 40.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,406/km²
people per km²
Founded
1592

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Hyderabad reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Hyderabad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 15 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
15
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.

Hyderabad weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°61.211.17.3
Feb32° / 19°30.811.45.6
Mar35° / 22°101.711.93.3
Apr37° / 25°164.612.41.8
May38° / 27°195.112.81.2
Jun33° / 25°10714.6132.7
Jul30° / 24°17019.112.93.6
Aug29° / 23°16617.612.64.1
Sep30° / 23°13015.512.14.2
Oct30° / 21°9811.511.64.8
Nov29° / 19°203.311.26.5
Dec28° / 16°30.7117.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34159
44258
54258
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94654
104753
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hyderabad gets around 98 mm of rain over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10162964
20162964
30163063
40173161
50273160
60383158
70393256
80493255
904103254
1005113252
1106123250
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Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:106:00
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311.86:105:59
411.86:105:58
511.86:115:57
611.86:115:56
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Hyderabad

In seasonPeak

In October, Hyderabad sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hyderabad's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Hyderabad?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hyderabad in October

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

In October, Hyderabad sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hyderabad in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hyderabad peaks around July 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highJul 17UV 13Jan 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Hyderabad 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 Hyderabad is worst in December — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hyderabad's WHO annual average of 40.1 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 2357 µg/m³Jul 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb47Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr35Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hyderabad?

Hyderabad sits at 17.4°N, 78.5°E, 515 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Hampi, 312 km away.

HampiAurangabadElloraBengaluruManaliChennaiPanajiGoa

Topography around Hyderabad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hyderabad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 514 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m.

The land around Hyderabad is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
500 m
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October weather nearby: Hampi 312 km · Aurangabad 430 km · Ellora 454 km · Bengaluru 499 km · Manali 508 km · Chennai 516 km · Panaji 537 km · Goa 543 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

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 Hyderabad (17.384°, 78.4564°, elevation 515 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).