Laylá weather in October

In October, Laylá sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 92% 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 Laylá's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laylá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:54 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
8%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Laylá is town in central Saudi Arabia.

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 Laylá 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 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°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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How October really feels in Laylá

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.

Laylá weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°41.110.88.8
Feb25° / 12°30.811.29.2
Mar30° / 16°61.111.86.8
Apr35° / 21°71.512.53.3
May40° / 26°10.313.10.4
Jun43° / 27°0013.30.0
Jul44° / 29°0013.20.0
Aug43° / 29°0012.80.0
Sep40° / 25°0012.10.3
Oct35° / 20°00.111.53.4
Nov28° / 15°30.710.97.7
Dec24° / 11°30.710.79.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27937
28937
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Laylá 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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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19811
29811
39811
49811
59811
69721
79721
89721
99721
109721
119721
129721
139721
149721
159721
169721
179721
189721
199622
209622
219622
229532
239532
249532
259532
269442
279442
289442
299352
309352
319352

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 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 5:48 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:485:36
211.85:495:35
311.85:495:34
411.75:495:33
511.75:505:32
611.75:505:31
711.75:505:30
811.65:515:29
911.65:515:28
1011.65:515:28
1111.65:525:27
1211.65:525:26
1311.55:535:25
1411.55:535:24
1511.55:535:23
1611.55:545:22
1711.55:545:22
1811.45:555:21
1911.45:555:20
2011.45:565:19
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2211.45:575:18
2311.35:575:17
2411.35:585:16
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2611.35:595:15
2711.35:595:14
2811.26:005:14
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3011.26:015:13
3111.26:015:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
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245.9Bright
255.8Bright
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285.8Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Laylá

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Laylá?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Laylá in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Laylá 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 Laylá peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 15UV 11Dec 15UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Laylá 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 Laylá is worst in March — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 41 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorMar 2094 µg/m³Oct 1442 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar96Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep47Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec55Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Laylá?

Laylá sits at 22.3°N, 46.7°E, 541 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm, 135 km away.

Ḥawṭah Banī TamīmAd DilamAl KharjAs Sulayyil‘IrqahRiyadhAd Dir‘īyahAd Dawādimī

Topography around Laylá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laylá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 701 m.

The land around Laylá is covered by bare terrain (64%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
701 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 135 km · Ad Dilam 194 km · Al Kharj 216 km · As Sulayyil 236 km · ‘Irqah 266 km · Riyadh 266 km · Ad Dir‘īyah 274 km · Ad Dawādimī 342 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 Laylá (22.2921°, 46.7238°, elevation 541 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).