Arfoud weather in October

In October, Arfoud sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 26°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 Arfoud's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arfoud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:25 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
34%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

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 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Arfoud reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°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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23119
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How October really feels in Arfoud

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.

Arfoud weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 71.410.27.0
Feb19° / 101.610.97.9
Mar23° / 11°61.311.88.7
Apr27° / 15°51.112.78.1
May32° / 19°71.313.65.3
Jun37° / 23°30.6142.2
Jul40° / 27°20.213.80.0
Aug39° / 26°20.513.10.5
Sep34° / 22°71.312.23.7
Oct28° / 16°111.711.27.4
Nov22° / 10°101.710.48.4
Dec17° / 61.3107.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68119
78020
88020
98020
108020
117921
127921
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Arfoud gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in October, the wettest month. 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 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19451
29451
39451
49451
59451
69451
79451
89451
99361
109361
119361
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139361
149361
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279730
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319730

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:15 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:155:57
211.76:165:56
311.66:165:54
411.66:175:53
511.66:185:52
611.56:185:50
711.56:195:49
811.56:205:48
911.46:205:47
1011.46:215:45
1111.46:225:44
1211.36:235:43
1311.36:235:42
1411.36:245:41
1511.26:255:40
1611.26:255:38
1711.26:265:37
1811.26:275:36
1911.16:285:35
2011.16:285:34
2111.16:295:33
2211.06:305:32
2311.06:315:31
2411.06:325:30
2510.96:325:29
2610.96:335:28
2710.96:345:27
2810.96:355:26
2910.86:365:25
3010.86:365:25
3110.86:375:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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224.9Bright
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274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Arfoud

In seasonPeak

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

Arfoud sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
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Is October a good time to visit Arfoud?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arfoud in October

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

In October, Arfoud sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Arfoud 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 Arfoud peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Arfoud 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 Arfoud is worst in August — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1239 µg/m³Dec 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arfoud?

Arfoud sits at 31.4°N, 4.2°W, 809 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Reçani, 17 km away.

RichTinerhirMidelt

Topography around Arfoud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arfoud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 806 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,631 m.

The land around Arfoud is covered by bare terrain (57%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
1,631 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Reçani 17 km · Moulay Ali Cherif 17 km · Merzouga 43 km · Errachidia 58 km · Goulmima 74 km · Rich 95 km · Tinerhir 124 km · Midelt 147 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,672
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
80%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

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 Arfoud (31.4353°, -4.2326°, elevation 809 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).