Bani Walid weather in October

In October, Bani Walid sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 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 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bani Walid's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bani Walid's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:13 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
34%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Bani Walid 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 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bani Walid reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°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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23120
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43020
53020
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How October really feels in Bani Walid

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.

Bani Walid 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
Jan17° / 82.210.26.9
Feb18° / 92.310.87.5
Mar22° / 10°122.111.88.3
Apr26° / 13°61.212.88.5
May30° / 17°40.813.66.5
Jun34° / 20°10.3144.2
Jul36° / 22°00.113.93.2
Aug35° / 23°10.313.23.2
Sep33° / 22°61.312.24.5
Oct29° / 18°81.811.27.1
Nov23° / 13°5110.48.6
Dec18° / 61.4107.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38119
48218
58119
68119
78119
88020
98020
108020
117921
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bani Walid 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
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97
107
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146
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313

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
121313413
222323313
324323212
425323211
526323111
628323010
729322910
83132289
93332279
103432268
113632258
123831247
133931236
144130236
154330225
164430215
174629214
184729204
194929193
205029193
215029183
225229172
235229172
245429161
255529151
265529151
275629141
285729131
295829121
306029110
316228100

Wind in October

Winds average 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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1213light breeze
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3114light 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 7:02 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:026:44
211.77:036:43
311.67:046:41
411.67:046:40
511.67:056:39
611.57:066:37
711.57:066:36
811.57:076:35
911.47:086:34
1011.47:086:32
1111.47:096:31
1211.37:106:30
1311.37:116:29
1411.37:116:28
1511.27:126:26
1611.27:136:25
1711.27:146:24
1811.17:146:23
1911.17:156:22
2011.17:166:21
2111.17:176:20
2211.07:186:19
2311.07:186:18
2411.07:196:17
2510.97:206:16
2610.97:216:15
2710.97:226:14
2810.87:226:13
2910.87:236:12
3010.87:246:11
3110.87:256:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bani Walid

In seasonPeak

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

Bani Walid sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Aug
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Oct
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Is October a good time to visit Bani Walid?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bani Walid in October

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

In October, Bani Walid sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bani Walid 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 Bani Walid 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bani Walid 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 Bani Walid is worst in April — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1566 µg/m³Aug 1426 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bani Walid?

Bani Walid sits at 31.7°N, 14.0°E, 269 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Tarhuna, 83 km away.

MsalātahZlitenAl QawāsimMizdahGharyanAl KhumsQaşr Khiyār

Topography around Bani Walid

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bani Walid has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m.

The land around Bani Walid is covered by bare terrain (54%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (93%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
930 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Tarhuna 83 km · Msalātah 93 km · Zliten 97 km · Al Qawāsim 100 km · Mizdah 100 km · Gharyan 103 km · Al Khums 104 km · Qaşr Khiyār 107 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 Bani Walid (31.7455°, 13.9835°, elevation 269 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).