Alaghsas weather in October

In October, Alaghsas sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Alaghsas's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alaghsas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:25 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
18%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Alaghsas is village in Niger.

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 39°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical October day in Alaghsas reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Alaghsas

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.

Alaghsas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°0011.18.1
Feb31° / 17°0011.46.1
Mar35° / 21°00.111.93.2
Apr39° / 25°10.212.40.6
May41° / 28°10.312.80.0
Jun41° / 28°31.1130.0
Jul39° / 27°195.212.90.7
Aug37° / 26°378.912.61.4
Sep39° / 26°51.712.10.8
Oct37° / 25°00.111.61.9
Nov33° / 20°0011.24.8
Dec29° / 15°00117.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8946
9946
10946
11937
12937
13928
14928
15928
16919
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288812
298713
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318713

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Alaghsas gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195311
296310
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597210
697210
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2298110
2398110
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2599010
2699010
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2899010
2999010
3099010
31100000

Wind in October

Winds average 18 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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917light breeze
1017light 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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:216:12
211.86:226:12
311.86:226:11
411.86:226:10
511.86:226:09
611.86:226:08
711.86:236:08
811.76:236:07
911.76:236:06
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1211.76:246:04
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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36.7Intense
46.7Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Alaghsas

In seasonPeak

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

Alaghsas sees seasonal dust haze (February–November), heaviest in June.

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

Is October a good time to visit Alaghsas?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alaghsas.

What to pack for Alaghsas in October

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

In October, Alaghsas sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Alaghsas in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alaghsas peaks around August 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highExtremeVery highHighAug 24UV 12Dec 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Alaghsas 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 Alaghsas is worst in February — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 1387 µg/m³Sep 1245 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul58Unhealthy
Aug48Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Alaghsas?

Alaghsas sits at 17.0°N, 8.0°E, 519 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Agadez, 6.0 km away.

ArlitTanoutAbalakTchin TabaradènDakoroMayahiTessaoua

Topography around Alaghsas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alaghsas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 516 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 767 m.

The land around Alaghsas is covered by bare terrain (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
767 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Agadez 6.0 km · Arlit 202 km · Tanout 246 km · Abalak 255 km · Tchin Tabaradèn 267 km · Dakoro 309 km · Mayahi 343 km · Tessaoua 363 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Alaghsas (17.0187°, 8.0168°, elevation 519 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).