Hūn weather in October

In October, Hūn sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hūn's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hūn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:03 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Hūn is town in Fezzan, 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 32°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Hūn reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
13321
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302816
312716

How October really feels in Hūn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 4 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
4
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.

Hūn weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 5110.37.5
Feb20° / 30.9118.2
Mar24° / 11°20.611.89.0
Apr29° / 15°20.412.77.3
May33° / 19°10.313.44.7
Jun36° / 22°10.113.82.8
Jul36° / 23°0013.72.6
Aug36° / 23°00.1132.6
Sep35° / 22°0012.23.5
Oct30° / 18°20.411.36.6
Nov24° / 13°20.310.58.8
Dec19° / 20.410.27.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2919
3919
49010
58911
68911
78911
88812
98812
108812
118713
128713
138713
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278119
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308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hūn gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
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132
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171
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191
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211
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261
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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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15533111
25533111
35632111
45732101
55732101
6593191
7613090
8632980
9632980
10652780
11672670
12682570
13702460
14712360
15722260
16742150
17752050
18771940
19781840
20801730
21811630
22821620
23831520
24841420
25851410
26861310
27871210
28871210
29891100
30901000
31901000

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 13 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
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:536:37
211.76:546:36
311.76:556:34
411.66:556:33
511.66:566:32
611.66:566:31
711.56:576:30
811.56:586:29
911.56:586:27
1011.56:596:26
1111.46:596:25
1211.47:006:24
1311.47:016:23
1411.37:016:22
1511.37:026:21
1611.37:036:20
1711.37:036:19
1811.27:046:18
1911.27:056:17
2011.27:056:16
2111.17:066:15
2211.17:076:14
2311.17:076:13
2411.17:086:12
2511.07:096:11
2611.07:106:10
2711.07:106:09
2811.07:116:09
2910.97:126:08
3010.97:136:07
3110.97:136:06

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Hūn

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Hūn?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hūn in October

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

In October, Hūn sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hūn 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 Hūn peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 12Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Hūn 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 Hūn is worst in April — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 1879 µg/m³Nov 1930 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr81Unhealthy
May68Unhealthy
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul39Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hūn?

Hūn sits at 29.1°N, 15.9°E, 260 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Sirte, 240 km away.

SirteBrakSabhaAl JadīdBin JawwādBani WalidMisratahAl Burayqah

Topography around Hūn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hūn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 268 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 682 m.

The land around Hūn is covered by bare terrain (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
682 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Sirte 240 km · Brak 240 km · Sabha 276 km · Al Jadīd 276 km · Bin Jawwād 277 km · Bani Walid 347 km · Misratah 370 km · Al Burayqah 378 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 Hūn (29.1268°, 15.9477°, elevation 260 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).