Al Aşābi‘ah weather in October

In October, Al Aşābi‘ah sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Al Aşābi‘ah's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Aşābi‘ah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:18 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
36%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Al Aşābi‘ah is settlement in Libya.

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 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in Al Aşābi‘ah reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Al Aşābi‘ah

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Al Aşābi‘ah weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 224.410.14.8
Feb15° / 234.210.85.6
Mar19° / 213.711.87.4
Apr24° / 13°112.112.88.6
May28° / 17°71.413.67.5
Jun32° / 20°20.514.15.2
Jul34° / 22°00.113.94.2
Aug34° / 22°20.513.24.2
Sep31° / 21°102.312.25.6
Oct26° / 17°173.211.28.0
Nov20° / 12°122.510.47.8
Dec15° / 174.19.95.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
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57822
67822
77822
87723
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117525
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147327
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Al Aşābi‘ah gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
712
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2110
229
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268
278
288
298
308
318

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14432212
24632212
34731202
44831191
55030191
65130181
75230171
85429161
95529151
105728141
115828131
125928121
136227110
146327100
15642790
16662680
17672670
18672670
19692560
20702550
21712540
22722440
23732430
24742330
25762220
26772120
27772120
28792010
29801910
30811810
31821710

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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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 7:07 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:076:48
211.77:086:47
311.67:086:46
411.67:096:44
511.67:106:43
611.57:106:42
711.57:116:40
811.57:126:39
911.47:126:38
1011.47:136:37
1111.47:146:35
1211.37:156:34
1311.37:156:33
1411.37:166:32
1511.27:176:31
1611.27:186:30
1711.27:186:28
1811.17:196:27
1911.17:206:26
2011.17:216:25
2111.07:226:24
2211.07:226:23
2311.07:236:22
2410.97:246:21
2510.97:256:20
2610.97:266:19
2710.97:266:18
2810.87:276:17
2910.87:286:16
3010.87:296:15
3110.77:306:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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174.5Bright
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
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244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Al Aşābi‘ah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Aşābi‘ah sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Al Aşābi‘ah?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Aşābi‘ah in October

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

In October, Al Aşābi‘ah sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Aşābi‘ah in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Aşābi‘ah peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Aşābi‘ah 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 Al Aşābi‘ah is worst in April — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1464 µg/m³Aug 1129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Aşābi‘ah?

Al Aşābi‘ah sits at 32.0°N, 12.9°E, 801 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Gharyan, 21 km away.

Topography around Al Aşābi‘ah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al Aşābi‘ah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Aşābi‘ah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 816 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 935 m.

The land around Al Aşābi‘ah is covered by grassland (50%) and bare terrain (25%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (66%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
663 m
80 km
935 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Gharyan 21 km · Al Qawāsim 25 km · Yafran 32 km · Ar Rayāyinah 48 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 57 km · Zintan 59 km · Mizdah 66 km · An Nāşirīyah 67 km

Libya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,449
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
21.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 395
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Al Aşābi‘ah (32.0333°, 12.8667°, elevation 801 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).