Rukban weather in October

In October, Rukban sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 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 30°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 Rukban's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rukban's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 1.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 5:35 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in Rukban reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	17
2	31	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	27	15
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	13
25	25	13
26	25	13
27	25	13
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

How October really feels in Rukban

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rukban 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 3°	17	3.9	10	4.0
Feb	14° / 4°	18	3.7	10.8	5.1
Mar	19° / 7°	14	3.4	11.7	7.4
Apr	24° / 11°	10	1.9	12.8	8.6
May	30° / 16°	5	1	13.7	6.7
Jun	34° / 20°	0	0.1	14.2	4.1
Jul	37° / 22°	0	0	14	2.5
Aug	36° / 22°	0	0	13.2	2.5
Sep	33° / 20°	1	0.2	12.2	4.7
Oct	28° / 15°	8	1.8	11.2	7.7
Nov	20° / 8°	12	2.5	10.3	7.7
Dec	14° / 4°	13	2.8	9.8	5.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	96	95	94	94	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	88	88	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85
Cloudier (%)	4	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rukban gets around 8 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 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	5
15	5
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	7
20	7
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	9
25	9
26	9
27	10
28	10
29	10
30	10
31	10

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	96	4

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light 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 5:24 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 4:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48
Sunset (PM)	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:47	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:41	4:40	4:39	4:38	4:37	4:36	4:35	4:34	4:33	4:32	4:31	4:30	4:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	5:24	5:04
2	11.6	5:25	5:03
3	11.6	5:25	5:02
4	11.6	5:26	5:00
5	11.5	5:27	4:59
6	11.5	5:28	4:58
7	11.5	5:28	4:56
8	11.4	5:29	4:55
9	11.4	5:30	4:54
10	11.4	5:31	4:52
11	11.3	5:32	4:51
12	11.3	5:32	4:50
13	11.3	5:33	4:49
14	11.2	5:34	4:47
15	11.2	5:35	4:46
16	11.2	5:35	4:45
17	11.1	5:36	4:44
18	11.1	5:37	4:43
19	11.1	5:38	4:41
20	11.0	5:39	4:40
21	11.0	5:40	4:39
22	11.0	5:40	4:38
23	10.9	5:41	4:37
24	10.9	5:42	4:36
25	10.9	5:43	4:35
26	10.8	5:44	4:34
27	10.8	5:45	4:33
28	10.8	5:46	4:32
29	10.7	5:47	4:31
30	10.7	5:47	4:30
31	10.7	5:48	4:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Rukban

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Apr

May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Rukban?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Rukban for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rukban in October

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

In October, Rukban sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rukban in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rukban peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	7	9	12	11	10	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Rukban 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 Rukban is worst in May — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 35 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	38	42	55	59	61	50	44	42	43	47	35	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	42	Poor
Mar	55	Poor
Apr	59	Unhealthy
May	61	Unhealthy
Jun	50	Poor
Jul	44	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	47	Poor
Nov	35	Moderate
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Rukban?

Rukban sits at 33.3°N, 38.7°E, 200 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Tadmur, 144 km away.

Topography around Rukban

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rukban has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 754 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m.

The land around Rukban is covered by bare terrain (98%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

45 m

bare terrain 98%

16 km

114 m

bare terrain 98%

80 km

278 m

bare terrain 100%

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← September Rukban year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Tadmur 144 km · Ar Ruţbah 150 km · Al Qaryatayn 169 km · Turaif 183 km · Ţurayf 183 km · Jayrūd 190 km · An Nabk 199 km · Al Quţayfah 201 km

Jordan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type B / C / D / F / G / J; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,348; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 89%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 17; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 426
Religion

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 Rukban (33.3141°, 38.7034°, elevation 200 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	17
2	31	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	27	15
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	13
25	25	13
26	25	13
27	25	13
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	5
15	5
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	7
20	7
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	9
25	9
26	9
27	10
28	10
29	10
30	10
31	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	17
2	31	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	27	15
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	13
25	25	13
26	25	13
27	25	13
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	5
15	5
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	7
20	7
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	9
25	9
26	9
27	10
28	10
29	10
30	10
31	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	17
2	31	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	27	15
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	13
25	25	13
26	25	13
27	25	13
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	5
15	5
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	7
20	7
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	9
25	9
26	9
27	10
28	10
29	10
30	10
31	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	96	4