Adam weather in October

In October, Adam sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Adam's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Adam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:11 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
9%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical October day in Adam reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13825
23825
33824
43824
53824
63824
73824
83824
93824
103824
113824
123723
133723
143723
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193723
203622
213622
223622
233622
243622
253622
263522
273522
283521
293521
303521
313421

How October really feels in Adam

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.

Adam weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°30.810.88.7
Feb29° / 16°30.511.27.3
Mar33° / 19°151.411.84.7
Apr37° / 24°50.912.51.8
May42° / 28°10.213.10.0
Jun43° / 29°20.413.30.0
Jul43° / 29°70.813.20.0
Aug41° / 28°30.612.80.0
Sep40° / 26°00.112.10.3
Oct37° / 23°10.211.52.3
Nov32° / 19°50.510.95.5
Dec28° / 16°60.410.77.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29964
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Adam gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
231
241
251
261
271
281
291
301
312

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1392128121
2412027111
3432027101
4451926101
547182591
649182491
751172381
853162281
956162071
1058151971
1160151861
1263141760
1366141550
1467141450
1569141340
1670141240
1772141130
1873141030
1973141030
207514920
217514920
227514920
237614820
247714810
257515910
267515910
277415911
2873151011
2973151011
3071161111
3171161111

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:055:53
211.86:055:52
311.86:065:51
411.76:065:50
511.76:065:49
611.76:075:48
711.76:075:47
811.66:075:46
911.66:085:45
1011.66:085:44
1111.66:095:43
1211.66:095:42
1311.56:095:42
1411.56:105:41
1511.56:105:40
1611.56:115:39
1711.56:115:38
1811.46:125:38
1911.46:125:37
2011.46:135:36
2111.46:135:35
2211.46:135:34
2311.36:145:34
2411.36:145:33
2511.36:155:32
2611.36:155:32
2711.36:165:31
2811.26:175:30
2911.26:175:30
3011.26:185:29
3111.26:185:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Adam

In seasonPeak

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

Adam sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is October a good time to visit Adam?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Adam.

What to pack for Adam in October

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

In October, Adam sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Adam 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 Adam peaks around April 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highHighApr 21UV 12Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Adam 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 Adam is worst in July — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 18110 µg/m³Dec 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun81Unhealthy
Jul113Unhealthy
Aug94Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct36Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Adam?

Adam sits at 22.4°N, 57.5°E, 284 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Nizwa, 62 km away.

NizwaIzkīBahlaIbraSamā’ilRustaqSufālat Samā’ilBidbid

Topography around Adam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Adam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 799 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,173 m.

The land around Adam is covered by bare terrain (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
799 m
80 km
2,173 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Nizwa 62 km · Izkī 66 km · Bahla 70 km · Ibra 109 km · Samā’il 111 km · Rustaq 113 km · Sufālat Samā’il 116 km · Bidbid 130 km

Oman travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$19,947
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 407
Religion
Muslim 86%Christian 6%Hindu 6%other and unaffiliated 2%

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 Adam (22.3793°, 57.5272°, elevation 284 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).