Buraydah weather in October

In October, Buraydah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Buraydah's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buraydah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:08 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
14%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Buraydah is city in Saudi Arabia.

Density
577/km²
people per km²
Founded
1577

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 38°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Buraydah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Buraydah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 28 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
28
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.

Buraydah weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 142.510.57.9
Feb23° / 10°71.511.18.8
Mar27° / 14°132.511.88.0
Apr33° / 19°132.512.64.6
May38° / 24°20.513.31.2
Jun42° / 27°0013.60.0
Jul43° / 28°0013.50.0
Aug43° / 28°0012.90.0
Sep41° / 25°0012.20.2
Oct35° / 20°30.411.43.4
Nov27° / 15°273.110.77.8
Dec21° / 10°152.610.48.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2973
3973
4973
5973
6964
7955
8955
9955
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Buraydah gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 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 5% on the wettest days.

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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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249433
259334
269244
279244
289055
299055
308965
318965

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light 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 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:005:46
211.76:015:45
311.76:015:44
411.76:025:42
511.66:025:41
611.66:035:40
711.66:035:39
811.66:045:38
911.56:045:37
1011.56:055:36
1111.56:055:35
1211.56:065:34
1311.46:065:33
1411.46:075:32
1511.46:085:31
1611.46:085:30
1711.36:095:29
1811.36:095:28
1911.36:105:27
2011.36:105:26
2111.26:115:26
2211.26:125:25
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2411.26:135:23
2511.16:135:22
2611.16:145:22
2711.16:155:21
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2911.16:165:19
3011.06:175:19
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Buraydah

In seasonPeak

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

Buraydah sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

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

Is October a good time to visit Buraydah?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buraydah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Buraydah in October

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

In October, Buraydah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buraydah in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buraydah peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Buraydah 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 Buraydah is worst in March — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 52 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 2094 µg/m³Sep 2153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar95Unhealthy
Apr86Unhealthy
May86Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep52Poor
Oct53Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Buraydah?

Buraydah sits at 26.3°N, 44.0°E, 606 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Unaizah, 25 km away.

Topography around Buraydah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buraydah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 610 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Buraydah is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (73%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
328 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Unaizah 25 km · Al Bukayrīyah 38 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 39 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 45 km · Al Khabrā’ 45 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 51 km · Al Mithnab 57 km · Ar Rass 70 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,537
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
35.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 404

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 Buraydah (26.326°, 43.975°, elevation 606 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).