Turabah weather in October

In October, Turabah sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 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 35°C in the first days to 31°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 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Turabah's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turabah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:13 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
15%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Turabah is human settlement in Saudi Arabia.

Density
3/km²
people per km²

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 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical October day in Turabah reaches about 33°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 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Turabah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 24 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
24
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.

Turabah 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
Jan26° / 11°61.410.98.8
Feb28° / 13°20.511.38.2
Mar31° / 16°102.411.96.0
Apr34° / 19°143.412.53.9
May37° / 23°51.6131.9
Jun39° / 24°0013.30.6
Jul39° / 25°00.113.20.6
Aug40° / 25°10.312.70.3
Sep38° / 23°0012.11.5
Oct33° / 19°20.511.54.6
Nov29° / 15°30.9117.3
Dec26° / 12°20.610.78.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10964
11964
12964
13955
14955
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21928
22928
23928
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Turabah gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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303
312

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 (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159811
169811
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189721
199721
209622
219532
229532
239532
249532
259532
269532
279442
289442
299541
309541
319451

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
214light 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 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 6:08 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:085:57
211.86:095:56
311.86:095:55
411.76:095:54
511.76:095:53
611.76:105:52
711.76:105:51
811.76:105:50
911.66:115:49
1011.66:115:49
1111.66:125:48
1211.66:125:47
1311.66:125:46
1411.56:135:45
1511.56:135:44
1611.56:135:44
1711.56:145:43
1811.56:145:42
1911.46:155:41
2011.46:155:41
2111.46:165:40
2211.46:165:39
2311.46:165:39
2411.36:175:38
2511.36:175:37
2611.36:185:37
2711.36:185:36
2811.36:195:35
2911.36:195:35
3011.26:205:34
3111.26:205:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 6.13 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
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Turabah

In seasonPeak

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

Turabah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is October a good time to visit Turabah?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Turabah in October

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

In October, Turabah sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Turabah 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 Turabah peaks around July 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 11UV 12Dec 15UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Turabah 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 Turabah is worst in February — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 46 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 1983 µg/m³Oct 1347 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb83Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep52Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Turabah?

Turabah sits at 21.2°N, 41.6°E, 1,164 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al ‘Aqīq, 67 km away.

RanyahTa'ifAl BahahAsh ShafāBaljurashiQal‘at Bīshah

Topography around Turabah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turabah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 1,157 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 992 m.

The land around Turabah is covered by bare terrain (73%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
992 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Al ‘Aqīq 67 km · Al Khurmah 88 km · Ranyah 126 km · Ta'if 126 km · Al Bahah 135 km · Ash Shafā 137 km · Baljurashi 151 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 169 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 Turabah (21.2141°, 41.6331°, elevation 1,164 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).