Shaqra weather in October

In October, Shaqra sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Shaqra's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shaqra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:02 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
12%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical October day in Shaqra reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Shaqra

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.

Shaqra 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
Jan20° / 182.710.67.9
Feb23° / 11°81.511.18.8
Mar27° / 15°162.811.87.9
Apr33° / 20°173.512.64.5
May38° / 25°30.513.21.2
Jun41° / 27°0013.50.0
Jul42° / 28°0013.40.0
Aug42° / 28°0012.90.0
Sep40° / 25°0012.20.4
Oct34° / 20°20.211.43.8
Nov27° / 15°233.510.87.8
Dec22° / 10°122.710.58.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% 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 (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6964
7955
8955
9955
10955
11946
12937
13937
14937
15928
16919
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Shaqra gets around 2 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 4% 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
149910
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209811
219721
229622
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249622
259532
269433
279433
289433
299343
309244
319244

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:555:41
211.75:555:40
311.75:565:39
411.75:565:38
511.75:575:37
611.65:575:36
711.65:585:35
811.65:585:34
911.65:595:33
1011.55:595:32
1111.56:005:31
1211.56:005:30
1311.56:015:29
1411.46:015:28
1511.46:025:27
1611.46:025:26
1711.46:035:25
1811.36:035:24
1911.36:045:23
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2311.26:065:20
2411.26:075:19
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2611.26:085:18
2711.16:085:17
2811.16:095:16
2911.16:105:16
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3111.16:115:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Shaqra

In seasonPeak

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

Shaqra 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 Shaqra?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shaqra in October

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

In October, Shaqra sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shaqra 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 Shaqra peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 17UV 12Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Shaqra 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 Shaqra is worst in March — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1994 µg/m³Sep 2249 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar96Unhealthy
Apr87Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Shaqra?

Shaqra sits at 25.2°N, 45.3°E, 715 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ad Dawādimī, 119 km away.

Al MithnabAz ZulfīAd Dir‘īyah‘IrqahUnaizahRiyadhAl Badā’i‘ al Wusţá

Topography around Shaqra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shaqra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 727 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m.

The land around Shaqra is covered by bare terrain (62%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
388 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Ad Dawādimī 119 km · Al Mithnab 124 km · Az Zulfī 126 km · Ad Dir‘īyah 141 km · ‘Irqah 151 km · Unaizah 158 km · Riyadh 160 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 173 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 Shaqra (25.2402°, 45.251°, elevation 715 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).