Abū Ghurayb weather in October

In October, Abū Ghurayb sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Abū Ghurayb's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abū Ghurayb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:14 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
22%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Abū Ghurayb 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 38°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical October day in Abū Ghurayb reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Abū Ghurayb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 25 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
25
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.

Abū Ghurayb weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 254.4106.6
Feb20° / 203.410.87.7
Mar25° / 13°193.311.78.3
Apr31° / 18°132.612.85.3
May38° / 24°51.113.71.4
Jun43° / 29°0014.20.0
Jul45° / 31°00140.0
Aug45° / 31°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.212.20.1
Oct35° / 21°81.211.23.4
Nov25° / 14°223.410.38.1
Dec19° / 233.79.87.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2964
3955
4955
5946
6937
7937
8919
9919
109010
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128812
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Abū Ghurayb gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
112
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132
143
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279
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3011
3111

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19631
29631
39631
49631
59541
69541
79541
89541
99451
109451
119352
129262
139262
149172
158983
168893
178893
1886104
1985114
2084124
2183125
2282135
2382135
2480146
2580146
2679156
2778157
2878157
2978157
3078157
3178157

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:025:42
211.66:035:41
311.66:035:40
411.66:045:38
511.56:055:37
611.56:065:36
711.56:065:34
811.46:075:33
911.46:085:32
1011.46:095:30
1111.36:105:29
1211.36:105:28
1311.36:115:27
1411.26:125:25
1511.26:135:24
1611.26:145:23
1711.16:145:22
1811.16:155:21
1911.16:165:20
2011.06:175:18
2111.06:185:17
2211.06:195:16
2310.96:195:15
2410.96:205:14
2510.96:215:13
2610.86:225:12
2710.86:235:11
2810.86:245:10
2910.76:255:09
3010.76:265:08
3110.76:265:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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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184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Abū Ghurayb

In seasonPeak

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

Abū Ghurayb sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Apr
May
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Aug
Sep
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Is October a good time to visit Abū Ghurayb?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Abū Ghurayb in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abū Ghurayb in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abū Ghurayb peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Abū Ghurayb 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 Abū Ghurayb is worst in December — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 20108 µg/m³Jul 1772 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May91Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep86Unhealthy
Oct103Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abū Ghurayb?

Abū Ghurayb sits at 33.3°N, 44.2°E, 42 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Baghdad, 20 km away.

Al-MusayabAd DujaylBaqubah

Topography around Abū Ghurayb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abū Ghurayb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m.

The land around Abū Ghurayb is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), trees (28%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (44%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
84 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Baghdad 20 km · Sadr City 27 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 32 km · Al Fallūjah 37 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 49 km · Al-Musayab 59 km · Ad Dujayl 60 km · Baqubah 63 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,410
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9.5
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
27.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Christian 1%

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 Abū Ghurayb (33.3056°, 44.1848°, elevation 42 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).