Ţūz Khūrmātū weather in October

In October, Ţūz Khūrmātū sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 23 mm of rain across 2.1 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 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ţūz Khūrmātū's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ţūz Khūrmātū's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:13 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Ţūz Khūrmātū 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 35°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ţūz Khūrmātū 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 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)
13621
23521
33521
43521
53521
63520
73420
83420
93420
103420
113420
123320
133319
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183218
193118
203118
213118
223017
233017
242917
252917
262917
272816
282816
292716
302715
312715

How October really feels in Ţūz Khūrmātū

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.

Ţūz Khūrmātū 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° / 758.49.94.5
Feb16° / 64810.75.4
Mar21° / 10°607.111.77.2
Apr27° / 15°39512.97.2
May34° / 21°102.413.83.5
Jun40° / 26°00.114.30.2
Jul43° / 29°00.114.10.0
Aug43° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep39° / 24°10.112.21.0
Oct32° / 19°232.111.15.2
Nov22° / 12°505.310.27.7
Dec16° / 727.59.75.6

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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2955
3946
4937
5928
6928
79010
89010
98812
108812
118713
128614
138515
148416
158416
168218
178218
188119
198119
208020
217921
227921
237822
247822
257723
267723
277723
287624
297525
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ţūz Khūrmātū gets around 23 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 17% 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
61
72
82
92
103
113
124
134
145
155
166
176
187
198
208
219
2210
2311
2411
2512
2613
2714
2815
2915
3016
3117

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 92% 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
109730
119730
129640
139541
149451
159361
169361
179271
189181
199082
208992
2188102
2288102
2387112
2486113
2585123
2685123
2785123
2885123
2984133
3085132
3185132

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:015:40
211.66:025:39
311.66:025:37
411.56:035:36
511.56:045:34
611.56:055:33
711.46:065:32
811.46:075:30
911.46:075:29
1011.36:085:27
1111.36:095:26
1211.26:105:25
1311.26:115:24
1411.26:125:22
1511.16:125:21
1611.16:135:20
1711.16:145:18
1811.06:155:17
1911.06:165:16
2011.06:175:15
2110.96:185:14
2210.96:195:12
2310.96:205:11
2410.86:205:10
2510.86:215:09
2610.86:225:08
2710.76:235:07
2810.76:245:06
2910.76:255:05
3010.66:265:04
3110.66:275:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ţūz Khūrmātū

In seasonPeak

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

Ţūz Khūrmātū sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Nov
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Is October a good time to visit Ţūz Khūrmātū?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ţūz Khūrmātū in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ţūz Khūrmātū 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ţūz Khūrmātū 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2345 µg/m³Nov 2332 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr45Poor
May44Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ţūz Khūrmātū?

Ţūz Khūrmātū sits at 34.9°N, 44.6°E, 227 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Kifrī, 37 km away.

Tāzah KhūrmātūKirkukKelarShūrashJamjamālAl-'AlamKhānaqīn

Topography around Ţūz Khūrmātū

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţūz Khūrmātū has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 239 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,782 m.

The land around Ţūz Khūrmātū is covered by bare terrain (35%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (41%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%), grassland (30%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
1,782 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Kifrī 37 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 54 km · Kirkuk 68 km · Kelar 69 km · Shūrash 72 km · Jamjamāl 74 km · Al-'Alam 88 km · Khānaqīn 92 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū (34.8881°, 44.6326°, elevation 227 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).