Hīt weather in October

In October, Hīt sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 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 35°C in the first days to 28°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 Hīt's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hīt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:19 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
22%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Hīt is city in Anbar Province, 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 35°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Hīt reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13622
23522
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43522
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252917
262917
272817
282816
292816
302716
312715

How October really feels in Hīt

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.

Hīt 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
Jan15° / 214.1105.3
Feb18° / 193.810.76.8
Mar23° / 11°193.211.78.3
Apr29° / 17°91.912.87.0
May35° / 22°30.913.73.2
Jun40° / 27°0014.20.3
Jul43° / 29°00140.0
Aug43° / 29°0013.20.0
Sep39° / 25°0012.21.1
Oct32° / 19°71.311.25.4
Nov22° / 12°18310.38.2
Dec16° / 2149.86.1

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 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2955
3955
4946
5937
6928
7928
89010
99010
108911
118812
128713
138713
148614
158515
168515
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318119

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hīt gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
71
81
91
101
111
122
132
142
153
163
174
184
195
205
216
226
237
248
258
269
2710
2810
2910
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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29271
39271
49271
59271
69271
79271
89271
99172
109082
119082
128983
138893
148794
158794
1685105
1784106
1883116
1982117
2081127
2179138
2279138
2377149
2477149
2576159
2676159
2776159
2876159
2975169
3076168
3176168

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light 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 6:08 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:085:48
211.66:085:46
311.66:095:45
411.66:105:44
511.56:115:42
611.56:115:41
711.56:125:40
811.46:135:38
911.46:145:37
1011.46:145:36
1111.36:155:34
1211.36:165:33
1311.26:175:32
1411.26:185:31
1511.26:185:29
1611.16:195:28
1711.16:205:27
1811.16:215:26
1911.06:225:25
2011.06:235:23
2111.06:245:22
2210.96:245:21
2310.96:255:20
2410.96:265:19
2510.96:275:18
2610.86:285:17
2710.86:295:16
2810.86:305:15
2910.76:315:14
3010.76:315:13
3110.76:325:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Hīt

In seasonPeak

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

Hīt 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 Hīt?

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
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hīt in October

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

In October, Hīt sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hīt 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 Hīt peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highHighModerateJun 15UV 9Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep5High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hīt 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 Hīt is worst in July — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 37 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1669 µg/m³Nov 1838 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep52Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hīt?

Hīt sits at 33.6°N, 42.8°E, 61 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Ramadi, 51 km away.

ḨadīthahAl Fallūjah‘AnahSāmarrā’‘Anat al QadīmahBaladAbū Ghurayb

Topography around Hīt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hīt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Hīt is covered by bare terrain (57%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Ramadi 51 km · Ḩadīthah 69 km · Al Fallūjah 94 km · ‘Anah 113 km · Sāmarrā’ 116 km · ‘Anat al Qadīmah 123 km · Balad 129 km · Abū Ghurayb 131 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 Hīt (33.6366°, 42.8277°, elevation 61 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).