Qurayyat weather in October

In October, Qurayyat sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 27°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 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Qurayyat's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qurayyat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:39 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 16%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Qurayyat is city in Saudi Arabia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical October day in Qurayyat reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	31	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	30	17
16	30	16
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	29	16
21	29	16
22	29	15
23	29	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	26	14
31	26	13

How October really feels in Qurayyat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 6 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Qurayyat 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 4°	8	2.2	10.2	5.9
Feb	18° / 6°	6	1.8	10.9	7.2
Mar	22° / 9°	7	1.3	11.8	8.6
Apr	27° / 13°	3	0.6	12.7	8.1
May	32° / 17°	2	0.5	13.6	5.1
Jun	36° / 20°	0	0	14	2.9
Jul	38° / 22°	0	0	13.8	1.7
Aug	38° / 23°	0	0	13.1	1.7
Sep	35° / 20°	0	0	12.2	3.5
Oct	30° / 16°	2	0.3	11.2	6.8
Nov	22° / 10°	6	1.1	10.4	8.6
Dec	17° / 5°	6	1.3	10	7.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	98	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91
Cloudier (%)	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Qurayyat gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:29	6:11
2	11.7	6:29	6:09
3	11.6	6:30	6:08
4	11.6	6:31	6:07
5	11.6	6:31	6:05
6	11.5	6:32	6:04
7	11.5	6:33	6:03
8	11.5	6:33	6:02
9	11.4	6:34	6:00
10	11.4	6:35	5:59
11	11.4	6:35	5:58
12	11.3	6:36	5:57
13	11.3	6:37	5:56
14	11.3	6:38	5:55
15	11.3	6:38	5:53
16	11.2	6:39	5:52
17	11.2	6:40	5:51
18	11.2	6:41	5:50
19	11.1	6:41	5:49
20	11.1	6:42	5:48
21	11.1	6:43	5:47
22	11.0	6:44	5:46
23	11.0	6:44	5:45
24	11.0	6:45	5:44
25	10.9	6:46	5:43
26	10.9	6:47	5:42
27	10.9	6:48	5:41
28	10.9	6:48	5:40
29	10.8	6:49	5:39
30	10.8	6:50	5:38
31	10.8	6:51	5:38

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Qurayyat

In seasonPeak

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

Qurayyat sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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Is October a good time to visit Qurayyat?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qurayyat in October

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

In October, Qurayyat sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qurayyat in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qurayyat peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	7	10	11	11	10	9	7	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Qurayyat 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 Qurayyat is worst in May — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	40	45	52	59	60	53	53	51	48	47	42	41
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	52	Poor
Apr	59	Unhealthy
May	60	Unhealthy
Jun	53	Poor
Jul	53	Poor
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	47	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	41	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Qurayyat?

Qurayyat sits at 31.3°N, 37.3°E, 498 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ţubarjal, 124 km away.

Topography around Qurayyat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qurayyat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 500 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m.

The land around Qurayyat is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and bare terrain (40%) within 3 km, bare terrain (93%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

50 m

artificial surfaces 59%

16 km

144 m

bare terrain 93%

80 km

532 m

bare terrain 98%

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← September Qurayyat year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Ţubarjal 124 km · Ţurayf 131 km · Turaif 131 km · Az̧ Z̧ulayl 133 km · Saḩāb 140 km · Russeifa 144 km · Zarqa 144 km · Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 147 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 Qurayyat (31.3318°, 37.3428°, elevation 498 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	31	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	30	17
16	30	16
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	29	16
21	29	16
22	29	15
23	29	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	26	14
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	31	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	30	17
16	30	16
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	29	16
21	29	16
22	29	15
23	29	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	26	14
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	31	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	30	17
16	30	16
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	29	16
21	29	16
22	29	15
23	29	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	26	14
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3