Saddat al Hindīyah weather in October

In October, Saddat al Hindīyah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°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 38°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 Saddat al Hindīyah's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saddat al Hindīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:13 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
20%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Saddat al Hindīyah is human settlement in 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 38°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical October day in Saddat al Hindīyah reaches about 35°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 30°C and 39°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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How October really feels in Saddat al Hindīyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 25 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
25
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.

Saddat al Hindīyah 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
Jan17° / 223.910.16.7
Feb20° / 173.310.87.8
Mar26° / 13°152.911.88.4
Apr32° / 19°112.312.85.2
May38° / 24°40.713.71.3
Jun43° / 29°0014.10.0
Jul45° / 31°0013.90.0
Aug45° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.1
Oct35° / 21°61.111.23.4
Nov25° / 14°202.810.38.1
Dec19° / 183.29.97.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3964
4955
5955
6937
7937
8928
9928
109010
119010
128911
138812
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158713
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Saddat al Hindīyah 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 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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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193610
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1091810
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26771571
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Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:01 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:015:42
211.66:025:41
311.66:035:40
411.66:045:38
511.56:045:37
611.56:055:36
711.56:065:34
811.46:065:33
911.46:075:32
1011.46:085:31
1111.36:095:29
1211.36:105:28
1311.36:105:27
1411.26:115:26
1511.26:125:24
1611.26:135:23
1711.16:135:22
1811.16:145:21
1911.16:155:20
2011.06:165:19
2111.06:175:18
2211.06:175:17
2311.06:185:15
2410.96:195:14
2510.96:205:13
2610.96:215:12
2710.86:225:11
2810.86:235:10
2910.86:235:10
3010.76:245:09
3110.76:255:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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204.6Bright
214.5Bright
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244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Saddat al Hindīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Saddat al Hindīyah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Saddat al Hindīyah?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saddat al Hindīyah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Saddat al Hindīyah in October

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

In October, Saddat al Hindīyah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saddat al Hindīyah 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 Saddat al Hindīyah peaks around June 14 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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Saddat al Hindīyah 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 Saddat al Hindīyah is worst in December — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 20108 µg/m³Jul 1772 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May91Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep86Unhealthy
Oct103Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Saddat al Hindīyah?

Saddat al Hindīyah sits at 32.7°N, 44.3°E, 36 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al-Musayab, 7.0 km away.

Aş Şuwayrah

Topography around Saddat al Hindīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saddat al Hindīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m.

The land around Saddat al Hindīyah is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (33%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (44%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
145 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Al-Musayab 7.0 km · Al Maḩāwīl 14 km · Al Hindīyah 20 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 20 km · Karbala 26 km · Al Hillah 31 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 39 km · Aş Şuwayrah 52 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 Saddat al Hindīyah (32.7156°, 44.2786°, elevation 36 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).