Ar Ruţbah weather in October

In October, Ar Ruţbah sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.4 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 32°C in the first days to 25°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 Ar Ruţbah's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ar Ruţbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:29 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
22%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Ar Ruţbah is city.

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 25°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ar Ruţbah reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13218
23218
33218
43118
53118
63118
73117
83117
93117
103017
113017
123017
133017
143016
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212815
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302412
312412

How October really feels in Ar Ruţbah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Ar Ruţbah 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
Jan13° / 163.810.14.3
Feb15° / 153.310.85.6
Mar20° / 15311.77.7
Apr26° / 13°92.312.88.4
May31° / 18°40.913.75.7
Jun36° / 22°0014.13.0
Jul38° / 24°00141.3
Aug38° / 24°0013.21.3
Sep35° / 21°00.112.23.7
Oct29° / 16°71.411.27.3
Nov20° / 162.710.37.8
Dec15° / 122.89.95.3

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 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2964
3964
4955
5946
6937
7928
8928
99010
109010
118911
128812
138812
148713
158713
168614
178614
188614
198515
208515
218515
228515
238515
248515
258515
268515
278416
288416
298416
308317
318218

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ar Ruţbah gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.4 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 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
62
72
82
92
102
112
123
133
143
154
164
174
185
195
205
216
226
237
247
257
268
278
289
299
309
3110

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
15973
16973
17964
18955
19955
20946
21946
22937
23937
24928
25928
26928
27928
28928
29928
30928
31928

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 6:18 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:185:58
211.66:185:57
311.66:195:55
411.66:205:54
511.56:205:53
611.56:215:51
711.56:225:50
811.46:235:49
911.46:235:48
1011.46:245:46
1111.36:255:45
1211.36:265:44
1311.36:275:43
1411.26:275:41
1511.26:285:40
1611.26:295:39
1711.16:305:38
1811.16:315:37
1911.16:315:35
2011.06:325:34
2111.06:335:33
2211.06:345:32
2310.96:355:31
2410.96:355:30
2510.96:365:29
2610.86:375:28
2710.86:385:27
2810.86:395:26
2910.86:405:25
3010.76:415:24
3110.76:425:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ar Ruţbah

In seasonPeak

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

Ar Ruţbah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

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

Is October a good time to visit Ar Ruţbah?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Ar Ruţbah for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ar Ruţbah in October

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

In October, Ar Ruţbah sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ar Ruţbah in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ar Ruţbah peaks around June 18 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ar Ruţbah 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 Ar Ruţbah is worst in May — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 35 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1770 µg/m³Nov 2036 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May71Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug55Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov35Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ar Ruţbah?

Ar Ruţbah sits at 33.0°N, 40.3°E, 620 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Rukban, 150 km away.

RukbanAl Qā’imĀlbū KamālHajīnSubaykhānTuraifŢurayf‘Anah

Topography around Ar Ruţbah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ar Ruţbah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 622 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Ar Ruţbah is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
411 m
artificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Rukban 150 km · Al Qā’im 164 km · Ālbū Kamāl 168 km · Hajīn 191 km · Subaykhān 204 km · Turaif 215 km · Ţurayf 215 km · ‘Anah 216 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 Ar Ruţbah (33.0372°, 40.2859°, elevation 620 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).