Al Jawf weather in October

In October, Al Jawf sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Al Jawf's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Jawf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:29 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
7%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Al Jawf is town 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 34°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Al Jawf reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 35°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 Jawf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 11 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
11
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.

Al Jawf weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 00.110.78.3
Feb22° / 00.111.29.0
Mar27° / 12°10.111.88.8
Apr32° / 17°0012.55.3
May36° / 22°0013.22.8
Jun38° / 24°0013.51.6
Jul38° / 24°0013.31.6
Aug38° / 25°0012.81.7
Sep36° / 22°0012.13.0
Oct31° / 18°0011.46.2
Nov25° / 12°0010.89.2
Dec20° / 00.110.58.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11982
12982
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14982
15982
16982
17973
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25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Al Jawf gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:236:09
211.86:236:08
311.76:236:07
411.76:246:06
511.76:246:05
611.76:256:04
711.66:256:03
811.66:256:02
911.66:266:01
1011.66:266:00
1111.56:275:59
1211.56:275:58
1311.56:285:57
1411.56:285:56
1511.46:295:55
1611.46:295:55
1711.46:305:54
1811.46:305:53
1911.46:315:52
2011.36:315:51
2111.36:325:50
2211.36:325:50
2311.36:335:49
2411.26:335:48
2511.26:345:47
2611.26:345:47
2711.26:355:46
2811.26:365:45
2911.16:365:45
3011.16:375:44
3111.16:375:43

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.8Bright
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235.8Bright
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255.7Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Al Jawf

In seasonPeak

None of Al Jawf'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 Jawf sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Al Jawf?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Jawf in October

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

In October, Al Jawf sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Jawf in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Jawf peaks around May 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 16UV 12Jan 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Al Jawf 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 Jawf is worst in May — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 31 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMay 1675 µg/m³Nov 2132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul48Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Jawf?

Al Jawf sits at 24.2°N, 23.3°E, 391 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is At Tāj, 1.0 km away.

SiwaAl BurayqahAjdabiya

Topography around Al Jawf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Jawf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m.

The land around Al Jawf is covered by bare terrain (74%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
378 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: At Tāj 1.0 km · Mūţ 592 km · Siwa 599 km · Al Bawīţī 722 km · Al-Khārijah 742 km · Al Khārjah 745 km · Al Burayqah 782 km · Ajdabiya 789 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 Jawf (24.1989°, 23.2909°, elevation 391 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).