Al Burayqah weather in October

In October, Al Burayqah sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Al Burayqah's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Burayqah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:49 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
24%
5th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Al Burayqah is city 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 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in Al Burayqah reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Al Burayqah weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 14°498.210.36.0
Feb17° / 14°265.310.96.5
Mar19° / 15°112.211.87.7
Apr21° / 17°20.512.78.5
May23° / 20°10.313.59.1
Jun25° / 23°0013.99.4
Jul26° / 25°0013.89.3
Aug28° / 26°0013.19.0
Sep28° / 25°10.412.28.9
Oct26° / 22°81.811.38.7
Nov22° / 18°193.610.58.1
Dec18° / 15°457.510.16.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% 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 (%)
1919
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49010
58911
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318317

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Al Burayqah 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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3110

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1082946161
2093145150
30103245130
40103444120
50113643100
6011374290
7012394180
8012414070
9013423960
10013433760
11114453650
12115453450
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14116473240
15217473140
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21422472420
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23526462120
24628452020
25630441910
26731431810
27833421610
28935401510
291036391410
301138371310
311339361110

Wind in October

Winds average 18 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:396:22
211.76:406:21
311.66:416:19
411.66:416:18
511.66:426:17
611.66:436:16
711.56:436:15
811.56:446:13
911.56:456:12
1011.46:456:11
1111.46:466:10
1211.46:476:09
1311.36:476:08
1411.36:486:06
1511.36:496:05
1611.26:496:04
1711.26:506:03
1811.26:516:02
1911.26:516:01
2011.16:526:00
2111.16:535:59
2211.16:545:58
2311.06:545:57
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2611.06:575:54
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3010.87:005:51
3110.87:015:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.2Bright
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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 Al Burayqah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Burayqah'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 Burayqah sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

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Is October a good time to visit Al Burayqah?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Burayqah in October

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

In October, Al Burayqah sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al Burayqah in October

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 15 to Dec 20 — about 7.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Al Burayqah 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 Al Burayqah peaks around August 10 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 10UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Burayqah 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 Burayqah is worst in April — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateApr 1442 µg/m³Jul 2411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr43Poor
May27Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Burayqah?

Al Burayqah sits at 30.4°N, 19.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Ajdabiya, 74 km away.

Bin JawwādQaryat SulūqBenghaziAl AbyārAl MarjSirte

Topography around Al Burayqah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Burayqah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Al Burayqah is covered by bare terrain (49%) and water (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and water (49%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
197 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Ajdabiya 74 km · Az Zuwaytīnah 80 km · Bin Jawwād 150 km · Qaryat Sulūq 154 km · Benghazi 196 km · Al Abyār 221 km · Al Marj 261 km · Sirte 299 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 Burayqah (30.4062°, 19.5739°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).