Brak weather in October

In October, Brak sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Brak's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:08 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
20%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Brak 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 29°C by the end.

A typical October day in Brak reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33420
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262915
272915
282915
292915
302814
312814

How October really feels in Brak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 13 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
13
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.

Brak weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 30.610.57.9
Feb21° / 20.6118.6
Mar26° / 11°10.111.88.9
Apr32° / 16°10.212.65.6
May36° / 21°10.313.32.9
Jun39° / 24°00.113.71.1
Jul39° / 24°0013.61.1
Aug38° / 24°00131.2
Sep37° / 22°0012.22.2
Oct31° / 18°10.311.35.8
Nov25° / 11°10.210.68.9
Dec19° / 10.410.38.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3919
4919
5919
69010
7919
8919
9919
108911
118911
128911
138911
148911
158911
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318614

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Brak gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
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251
261
271
281
291
301
311

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
288111
388111
488111
589110
689110
789110
890100
990100
1090100
119190
129190
139190
149280
159280
169370
179460
189460
199550
209640
219640
229730
239730
249730
259820
269820
279820
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
1213light breeze
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2113light breeze
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:006:44
211.77:006:43
311.77:016:42
411.77:016:41
511.67:026:40
611.67:026:38
711.67:036:37
811.57:036:36
911.57:046:35
1011.57:046:34
1111.57:056:33
1211.47:066:32
1311.47:066:31
1411.47:076:30
1511.47:076:29
1611.37:086:28
1711.37:096:27
1811.37:096:26
1911.37:106:25
2011.27:106:24
2111.27:116:23
2211.27:126:22
2311.27:126:21
2411.17:136:21
2511.17:146:20
2611.17:146:19
2711.17:156:18
2811.07:166:17
2911.07:166:17
3011.07:176:16
3111.07:186:15

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Brak

In seasonPeak

In October, Brak sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Brak sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Brak?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Brak in October

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

In October, Brak sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Brak in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brak peaks around August 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 15UV 12Jan 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Brak 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 Brak is worst in April — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 2094 µg/m³Nov 2330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb48Poor
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr96Unhealthy
May87Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep47Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Brak?

Brak sits at 27.5°N, 14.3°E, 349 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Jadīd, 57 km away.

Al GhurayfahWādī 'UtbahUbariMurzukHūnMizdah

Topography around Brak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Brak is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
820 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Al Jadīd 57 km · Sabha 59 km · Al Ghurayfah 169 km · Wādī 'Utbah 177 km · Ubari 183 km · Murzuk 185 km · Hūn 240 km · Mizdah 451 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 Brak (27.5496°, 14.2714°, elevation 349 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).