Izkī weather in October

In October, Izkī sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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 Izkī's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Izkī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:10 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
16%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Izkī is town in Ad Dakhiliyah Region, Oman.

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 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical October day in Izkī reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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)
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How October really feels in Izkī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 22 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
22
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.

Izkī weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°71.210.79.1
Feb26° / 15°61.211.28.9
Mar29° / 18°202.311.87.1
Apr33° / 23°122.312.54.3
May37° / 27°51.813.11.7
Jun40° / 29°71.313.40.3
Jul39° / 29°152.913.30.6
Aug38° / 27°143.612.81.3
Sep36° / 26°10.312.12.6
Oct33° / 23°71.211.54.8
Nov28° / 18°111.410.97.8
Dec25° / 15°60.810.69.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16964
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18964
19955
20955
21955
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26955
27955
28946
29946
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Izkī gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
54
64
74
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94
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1751492
2751492
3751492
4751492
5761482
6761482
7771382
8781372
9791272
10801172
11811162
12831061
1384961
1485951
1586851
1687841
1788741
1888741
1989641
2090631
2190631
2289641
2390541
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2589641
2689641
2789641
2888651
2987751
3087751
3186851

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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305calm
315calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:045:52
211.86:055:51
311.76:055:50
411.76:055:49
511.76:065:48
611.76:065:47
711.76:065:46
811.66:075:45
911.66:075:44
1011.66:085:43
1111.66:085:42
1211.56:085:41
1311.56:095:40
1411.56:095:39
1511.56:105:39
1611.56:105:38
1711.46:115:37
1811.46:115:36
1911.46:125:35
2011.46:125:35
2111.46:135:34
2211.36:135:33
2311.36:145:32
2411.36:145:32
2511.36:155:31
2611.36:155:30
2711.26:165:30
2811.26:165:29
2911.26:175:28
3011.26:175:28
3111.26:185:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Izkī

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Izkī?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Izkī in October

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

In October, Izkī sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Izkī 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 Izkī peaks around May 10 at about 11 (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 highHighMay 10UV 11Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Izkī 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 Izkī is worst in July — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1882 µg/m³Dec 1425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr43Poor
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul84Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Izkī?

Izkī sits at 22.9°N, 57.8°E, 547 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Nizwa, 24 km away.

RustaqBidbidAdamIbra

Topography around Izkī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Izkī has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 749 m around an average of 601 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,797 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,951 m.

The land around Izkī is covered by bare terrain (72%) within 3 km, bare terrain (93%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
749 m
16 km
1,797 m
80 km
2,951 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Nizwa 24 km · Samā’il 45 km · Bahla 48 km · Sufālat Samā’il 50 km · Rustaq 62 km · Bidbid 64 km · Adam 66 km · Ibra 83 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 Izkī (22.9333°, 57.7667°, elevation 547 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).