Al Fallūjah weather in October

In October, Al Fallūjah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1 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 37°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 Al Fallūjah's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Fallūjah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:15 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
21%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Al Fallūjah is city in the province of Al Anbar, Iraq.

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 29°C by the end.

A typical October day in Al Fallūjah reaches about 34°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 29°C and 38°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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283018
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302918
312917

How October really feels in Al Fallūjah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 22 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
22
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.

Al Fallūjah 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
Jan16° / 214.2106.1
Feb19° / 183.510.87.4
Mar24° / 13°152.811.78.5
Apr31° / 18°122.112.86.0
May37° / 24°30.713.72.0
Jun42° / 28°0014.20.0
Jul44° / 30°00140.0
Aug44° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep40° / 26°00.112.20.4
Oct34° / 21°6111.24.2
Nov24° / 13°182.910.38.3
Dec18° / 203.69.86.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3955
4946
5946
6928
7928
8928
99010
109010
118911
128911
138812
148713
158713
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Al Fallūjah gets around 6 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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81
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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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841510
2851410
3851410
4861310
5861310
6871210
7871210
8861220
9861220
10871120
11871120
12871120
13861130
14851230
15841240
16841240
17821350
18811450
19801460
20791560
21771670
22771670
23751771
24741781
25741781
26731881
27721891
28721891
29721891
30721891
31721891

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
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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 6:04 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:045:44
211.66:045:43
311.66:055:41
411.66:065:40
511.56:075:39
611.56:075:37
711.56:085:36
811.46:095:35
911.46:105:33
1011.46:105:32
1111.36:115:31
1211.36:125:29
1311.36:135:28
1411.26:145:27
1511.26:145:26
1611.26:155:25
1711.16:165:23
1811.16:175:22
1911.16:185:21
2011.06:185:20
2111.06:195:19
2211.06:205:18
2310.96:215:17
2410.96:225:16
2510.96:235:15
2610.86:245:14
2710.86:255:13
2810.86:255:12
2910.76:265:11
3010.76:275:10
3110.76:285:09

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 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 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
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Al Fallūjah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Fallūjah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is October a good time to visit Al Fallūjah?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Fallūjah in October

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

In October, Al Fallūjah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Fallūjah 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 Al Fallūjah peaks around June 15 at about 10 (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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Fallūjah 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 Al Fallūjah is worst in December — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2380 µg/m³Jul 2365 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep68Unhealthy
Oct78Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Fallūjah?

Al Fallūjah sits at 33.3°N, 43.8°E, 45 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Abū Ghurayb, 37 km away.

BaghdadSadr CityAl MaḩmūdīyahAd DujaylNāḩiyat al IskandarīyahAl-Musayab

Topography around Al Fallūjah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Fallūjah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m.

The land around Al Fallūjah is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (47%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
101 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Abū Ghurayb 37 km · Ramadi 45 km · Baghdad 57 km · Sadr City 63 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 63 km · Ad Dujayl 69 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 73 km · Al-Musayab 79 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 Al Fallūjah (33.3491°, 43.786°, elevation 45 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).