Ksar weather in October

In October, Ksar sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ksar's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ksar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:01 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
31%
6th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ksar reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Ksar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
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.

Ksar weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°20.3118.6
Feb27° / 18°10.311.48.3
Mar29° / 19°00.111.97.5
Apr29° / 20°0012.47.1
May30° / 21°0012.86.5
Jun31° / 23°0013.16.0
Jul30° / 24°20.4136.9
Aug31° / 26°132.412.65.9
Sep32° / 26°182.812.14.7
Oct33° / 25°61.111.64.5
Nov31° / 22°10.211.16.0
Dec27° / 19°40.310.98.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
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48218
58218
68119
78020
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ksar gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12615303511
22616313410
3261732349
4271833338
5371833327
6381934316
7381934305
8492033295
9492034294
104102134274
115112134263
126112233253
137122233243
147132233223
158142232212
1610152332192
1711152332182
1812162331162
1914172331142
2015182330132
2117192329111
2218192328101
232020232791
242221232681
252421222571
262622222461
272822222351
283022222141
293222212040
303422211930
313622211830

Wind in October

Winds average 19 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:586:48
211.86:586:47
311.86:586:46
411.86:586:45
511.86:596:45
611.86:596:44
711.76:596:43
811.76:596:42
911.76:596:41
1011.77:006:41
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1211.67:006:39
1311.67:016:38
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1511.67:016:37
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3011.47:076:28
3111.37:076:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 6.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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96.3Intense
106.2Intense
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136.2Intense
146.1Intense
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166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ksar

In seasonPeak

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

Ksar sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Ksar sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is October a good time to visit Ksar?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ksar in October

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

In October, Ksar sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ksar 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 18 km away) is warmest in September at about 27°C and coldest in April near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Dec 23 — about 6.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr18Cool
May19Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Ksar in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ksar peaks around March 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 16UV 12Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Ksar 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 Ksar is worst in January — around 154 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 60 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 15152 µg/m³Aug 1962 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan154Very unhealthy
Feb141Unhealthy
Mar110Unhealthy
Apr105Unhealthy
May113Unhealthy
Jun127Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct86Unhealthy
Nov88Unhealthy
Dec145Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ksar?

Ksar sits at 18.1°N, 16.0°W, 5 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Nouakchott, 3.0 km away.

BoutilimittRossoTékaneRichard-TollDagana

Topography around Ksar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ksar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m.

The land around Ksar is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and bare terrain (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (69%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (66%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
70 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Nouakchott 3.0 km · Tevragh Zeina 3.0 km · Dar Naim 3.0 km · Boutilimitt 147 km · Rosso 177 km · Tékane 179 km · Richard-Toll 184 km · Dagana 184 km

Mauritania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,198
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
25.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 100%

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 Ksar (18.0995°, -15.9574°, 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).