Ash Sharqāt weather in October

In October, Ash Sharqāt sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 13 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ash Sharqāt's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ash Sharqāt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:20 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ash Sharqāt reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°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)
13521
23521
33521
43521
53520
63420
73420
83420
93420
103420
113320
123319
133319
143319
153219
163219
173218
183118
193118
203118
213017
223017
233017
242917
252916
262816
272816
282816
292715
302715
312615

How October really feels in Ash Sharqāt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 16 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
16
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.

Ash Sharqāt 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
Jan14° / 457.49.94.4
Feb16° / 376.710.75.6
Mar21° / 10°386.111.77.5
Apr28° / 15°22412.97.2
May35° / 21°81.613.83.5
Jun40° / 26°0014.40.3
Jul43° / 29°0014.20.0
Aug43° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep39° / 24°00.112.21.1
Oct32° / 18°131.811.15.4
Nov22° / 11°304.610.17.8
Dec16° / 3969.65.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2955
3946
4937
5928
6919
79010
88812
98812
108713
118515
128515
138317
148317
158218
168119
178020
188020
198020
207921
217921
227822
237822
247822
257822
267723
277723
287723
297723
307723
317624

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ash Sharqāt gets around 13 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
31
41
51
61
71
82
92
102
113
123
133
144
154
165
175
186
196
207
218
228
239
2410
2511
2612
2712
2813
2914
3014
3115

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109721
119631
129631
139631
149442
159442
169352
179253
189163
198974
208884
218794
228695
2385105
2484115
2583125
2682135
2781145
2880155
2980155
3080164
3180164

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 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 6:07 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:075:45
211.66:085:44
311.66:085:43
411.56:095:41
511.56:105:40
611.56:115:38
711.46:125:37
811.46:135:35
911.36:135:34
1011.36:145:33
1111.36:155:31
1211.26:165:30
1311.26:175:29
1411.26:185:27
1511.16:195:26
1611.16:205:25
1711.06:205:23
1811.06:215:22
1911.06:225:21
2010.96:235:20
2110.96:245:18
2210.96:255:17
2310.86:265:16
2410.86:275:15
2510.86:285:14
2610.76:295:13
2710.76:305:12
2810.76:315:11
2910.66:325:10
3010.66:335:09
3110.66:345:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ash Sharqāt

In seasonPeak

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

Ash Sharqāt sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is October a good time to visit Ash Sharqāt?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ash Sharqāt in October

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

In October, Ash Sharqāt sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ash Sharqāt 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 Ash Sharqāt peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Extreme
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ash Sharqāt 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 Ash Sharqāt is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1956 µg/m³Nov 2042 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr49Poor
May52Poor
Jun54Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug55Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ash Sharqāt?

Ash Sharqāt sits at 35.5°N, 43.2°E, 159 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Bayjī, 70 km away.

BayjīAl-HamdaniyaAl Mawşil al JadīdahMosulAl-'AlamTāzah KhūrmātūErbilKirkuk

Topography around Ash Sharqāt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ash Sharqāt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Ash Sharqāt is covered by artificial surfaces (28%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and bare terrain (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and bare terrain (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
770 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Bayjī 70 km · Al-Hamdaniya 85 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 91 km · Mosul 91 km · Al-'Alam 99 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 102 km · Erbil 103 km · Kirkuk 106 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 Ash Sharqāt (35.5172°, 43.2281°, elevation 159 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).