Al Hilāliyya weather in October

In October, Al Hilāliyya sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Al Hilāliyya's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Hilāliyya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:42 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
28%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Al Hilāliyya is settlement in Sudan.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical October day in Al Hilāliyya reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13927
23927
33927
43927
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63927
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273926
283926
293926
303826
313826

How October really feels in Al Hilāliyya

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
21 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Al Hilāliyya weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.25.3
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.7
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.5
Apr41° / 26°10.312.30.0
May42° / 29°82.712.70.0
Jun41° / 29°103.512.90.1
Jul38° / 27°4210.112.81.3
Aug36° / 26°5111.612.51.9
Sep38° / 27°215.212.11.2
Oct39° / 27°72.511.70.7
Nov37° / 24°0011.32.4
Dec33° / 20°0011.14.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
109010
11919
12919
13919
149010
158911
168911
178911
188911
198911
209010
219010
229010
239010
249010
259010
269010
279010
289010
299010
309010
31928

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Al Hilāliyya gets around 7 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
310
410
510
610
710
810
910
1010
119
129
139
149
158
168
178
188
197
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274
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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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1151531354
2161631334
3171731324
4181731303
5191830293
6211930273
7221930263
8242029243
9262129223
10272128203
11292128193
12312227172
13332226162
14362225152
15382224142
16402223122
17432122112
18462121102
1949202092
2051201982
2155191781
2258181671
2361171561
2464161361
2567151251
2669151141
2771141041
287612831
297712731
308111620
318310520

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:406:32
211.96:406:31
311.86:406:31
411.86:406:30
511.86:406:29
611.86:416:28
711.86:416:28
811.86:416:27
911.86:416:26
1011.76:416:26
1111.76:416:25
1211.76:426:24
1311.76:426:24
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1611.76:426:22
1711.66:436:21
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1911.66:436:20
2011.66:436:20
2111.66:446:19
2211.66:446:19
2311.66:446:18
2411.66:446:18
2511.56:456:17
2611.56:456:17
2711.56:456:16
2811.56:466:16
2911.56:466:15
3011.56:466:15
3111.56:476:15

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
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105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
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195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Al Hilāliyya

In seasonPeak

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

Al Hilāliyya sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
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Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Al Hilāliyya?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Hilāliyya.

What to pack for Al Hilāliyya in October

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

In October, Al Hilāliyya sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Hilāliyya 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 Al Hilāliyya peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Hilāliyya 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 Al Hilāliyya is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1457 µg/m³Aug 1023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb55Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May46Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Hilāliyya?

Al Hilāliyya sits at 14.9°N, 33.2°E, 398 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Hasaheisa, 22 km away.

KhartoumAl-Quṭaynah

Topography around Al Hilāliyya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Hilāliyya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 396 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Al Hilāliyya is covered by cropland (39%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
180 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Al Hasaheisa 22 km · Rufā‘a 25 km · Wad Medani 67 km · Al Manāqil 82 km · Al Qiţena 94 km · Kināna 101 km · Khartoum 101 km · Al-Quṭaynah 106 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 Al Hilāliyya (14.9398°, 33.234°, elevation 398 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).