Ramadi weather in October

In October, Ramadi sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.1 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 36°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 Ramadi's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ramadi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
21%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Ramadi is city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq.

Founded
1869

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 36°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ramadi reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°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)
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How October really feels in Ramadi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 19 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
19
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.

Ramadi 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° / 214.2105.6
Feb18° / 203.410.87.1
Mar24° / 12°17311.78.5
Apr30° / 18°111.812.86.5
May36° / 23°30.813.72.7
Jun41° / 28°0014.20.1
Jul43° / 30°00140.0
Aug43° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep39° / 26°00.112.20.8
Oct33° / 20°61.111.24.9
Nov23° / 13°182.710.38.3
Dec17° / 203.99.86.5

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
2955
3955
4946
5937
6937
7928
8919
99010
109010
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148713
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ramadi gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% 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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50
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80
91
101
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132
142
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257
268
278
289
299
309
319

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1712540
2722440
3722440
4732340
5742240
6742240
7752140
8752140
9762040
10752050
11752050
12752050
13742060
14742060
15722170
16712180
17712180
18702190
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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
712calm
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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 6:06 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:065:46
211.66:065:45
311.66:075:43
411.66:085:42
511.56:095:40
611.56:095:39
711.56:105:38
811.46:115:36
911.46:125:35
1011.46:125:34
1111.36:135:33
1211.36:145:31
1311.36:155:30
1411.26:165:29
1511.26:165:28
1611.26:175:26
1711.16:185:25
1811.16:195:24
1911.16:205:23
2011.06:205:22
2111.06:215:21
2211.06:225:20
2310.96:235:18
2410.96:245:17
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2610.86:265:15
2710.86:275:14
2810.86:275:13
2910.76:285:12
3010.76:295:11
3110.76:305:11

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.3Bright
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115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
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204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ramadi

In seasonPeak

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

Ramadi 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 Ramadi?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ramadi in October

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

In October, Ramadi sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ramadi 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 Ramadi peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ramadi 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 Ramadi is worst in December — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2376 µg/m³Sep 1065 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May71Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct73Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec76Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ramadi?

Ramadi sits at 33.4°N, 43.3°E, 53 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Fallūjah, 45 km away.

Abū GhuraybAd DujaylSāmarrā’BaladBaghdadAl Maḩmūdīyah

Topography around Ramadi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ramadi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around Ramadi is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
250 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Al Fallūjah 45 km · Hīt 51 km · Abū Ghurayb 82 km · Ad Dujayl 98 km · Sāmarrā’ 101 km · Balad 102 km · Baghdad 102 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 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 Ramadi (33.4206°, 43.3078°, elevation 53 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).