Ad-Damazin weather in October

In October, Ad-Damazin sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 60 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ad-Damazin's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ad-Damazin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:36 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Ad-Damazin is capital of the Blue Nile state of Sudan.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ad-Damazin reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°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 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Ad-Damazin

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.

Ad-Damazin weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°0011.43.7
Feb37° / 22°0011.62.2
Mar39° / 25°20.411.90.7
Apr40° / 27°92.512.30.2
May38° / 27°4411.112.51.2
Jun35° / 25°6715.312.72.2
Jul32° / 24°10119.512.63.0
Aug31° / 23°1432212.43.3
Sep32° / 23°1041612.13.4
Oct34° / 24°6013.711.72.8
Nov36° / 24°3111.52.5
Dec35° / 22°0011.33.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
96733
106832
116733
126733
136733
146832
156733
166733
176931
186931
196931
207030
217129
227228
237327
247426
257525
267624
277723
287822
297921
308020
318119

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ad-Damazin gets around 60 mm of rain over 13.7 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 43% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
348
448
549
650
750
850
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1450
1550
1649
1748
1847
1945
2044
2142
2240
2338
2436
2534
2632
2729
2827
2925
3022
3120

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10023959
20023959
30023959
40024058
50024058
60024058
70024058
80024058
90024058
100034057
110034057
120033958
130043957
140043957
150053956
160063955
170163954
180173953
190184051
200294049
2112104146
2213114244
2323124241
2424134339
2534144336
2645144333
2766154330
2877164327
2998174224
30119174221
311410174118

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:356:28
211.96:356:28
311.96:356:27
411.96:356:26
511.96:356:26
611.86:356:25
711.86:356:25
811.86:356:24
911.86:356:23
1011.86:356:23
1111.86:356:22
1211.86:356:22
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1511.76:356:20
1611.76:366:20
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1911.76:366:18
2011.76:366:18
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2211.76:376:17
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2611.66:376:15
2711.66:386:15
2811.66:386:15
2911.66:386:14
3011.66:386:14
3111.66:396:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ad-Damazin

In seasonPeak

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

Ad-Damazin's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ad-Damazin sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit Ad-Damazin?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ad-Damazin.

What to pack for Ad-Damazin in October

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

In October, Ad-Damazin sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ad-Damazin in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ad-Damazin peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ad-Damazin 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 Ad-Damazin is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1829 µg/m³Aug 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ad-Damazin?

Ad-Damazin sits at 11.8°N, 34.4°E, 485 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Er Roseires, 9.0 km away.

SingaAd-DindarAs SūkīUmm ShawkahAl ḨawātahĀsosaMaiurno

Topography around Ad-Damazin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad-Damazin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 480 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m.

The land around Ad-Damazin is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
788 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Er Roseires 9.0 km · Singa 158 km · Ad-Dindar 174 km · As Sūkī 178 km · Umm Shawkah 182 km · Al Ḩawātah 183 km · Āsosa 192 km · Maiurno 196 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 215% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,165
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 421

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 Ad-Damazin (11.7891°, 34.3592°, elevation 485 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).