Ranyah weather in October

In October, Ranyah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.2 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 36°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% 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 Ranyah's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ranyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:09 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
11%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ranyah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°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 Ranyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 27 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
27
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.

Ranyah 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° / 11°51.210.99.1
Feb27° / 14°40.711.38.4
Mar31° / 17°11211.85.7
Apr35° / 21°133.312.53.2
May39° / 25°30.8131.0
Jun41° / 27°0013.30.0
Jul41° / 28°0013.20.0
Aug41° / 28°00.112.70.0
Sep39° / 25°0012.10.8
Oct34° / 19°00.211.54.2
Nov29° / 15°20.5117.5
Dec25° / 12°20.610.79.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% 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 5%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12964
13964
14964
15955
16946
17946
18946
19946
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26928
27928
28928
29928
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ranyah gets around 0 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
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69910
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
129910
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Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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1412calm
1512light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 6:03 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:035:52
211.86:045:51
311.86:045:50
411.76:045:49
511.76:055:48
611.76:055:47
711.76:055:46
811.76:065:45
911.66:065:45
1011.66:065:44
1111.66:075:43
1211.66:075:42
1311.66:075:41
1411.56:085:40
1511.56:085:40
1611.56:095:39
1711.56:095:38
1811.56:095:37
1911.46:105:36
2011.46:105:36
2111.46:115:35
2211.46:115:34
2311.46:125:34
2411.36:125:33
2511.36:135:32
2611.36:135:32
2711.36:135:31
2811.36:145:30
2911.36:145:30
3011.26:155:29
3111.26:165:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
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196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ranyah

In seasonPeak

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

Ranyah sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is October a good time to visit Ranyah?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ranyah in October

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

In October, Ranyah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ranyah in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ranyah peaks around July 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 13UV 12Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ranyah 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 Ranyah is worst in February — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 2094 µg/m³Oct 1145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan86Unhealthy
Feb95Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ranyah?

Ranyah sits at 21.3°N, 42.8°E, 920 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Khurmah, 112 km away.

TurabahQal‘at BīshahAl ‘AqīqAl BahahBaljurashiSabt AlalayahAn Nimas

Topography around Ranyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ranyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 918 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m.

The land around Ranyah is covered by bare terrain (78%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
488 m
80 km
800 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Al Khurmah 112 km · Turabah 126 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 141 km · Al ‘Aqīq 163 km · Al Bahah 199 km · Baljurashi 205 km · Sabt Alalayah 208 km · An Nimas 246 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 Ranyah (21.2504°, 42.8475°, elevation 920 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).