Al Manāqil weather in October

In October, Al Manāqil sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 14 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 Manāqil's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Manāqil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
33%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Al Manāqil is place in Al Jazirah, 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 38°C through the month.

A typical October day in Al Manāqil reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13826
23826
33826
43826
53826
63826
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83826
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103826
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303826
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How October really feels in Al Manāqil

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
13 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 Manāqil weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.8
Feb35° / 21°0011.53.2
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.412.30.0
May41° / 28°133.812.70.0
Jun40° / 28°16512.80.3
Jul36° / 26°531112.81.8
Aug35° / 25°6512.312.52.4
Sep37° / 26°308.912.11.8
Oct38° / 26°144.511.71.0
Nov37° / 24°00.111.32.1
Dec34° / 20°0011.24.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48416
58416
68515
78515
88614
98614
108614
118614
128614
138614
148614
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218713
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318911

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Al Manāqil gets around 14 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
222
321
421
521
620
720
820
919
1019
1118
1218
1317
1416
1516
1615
1715
1814
1913
2012
2112
2211
2310
249
258
267
277
286
295
304
314

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15827537
25928517
36929506
47930486
58931466
691031446
7101032425
8111133405
9131133385
10141133365
11161233345
12171233334
13191333314
14211333294
15231432284
16251431263
17271530253
18301529233
19321628222
20351627202
21381625182
22411624172
23451622151
24481621141
25521619121
26551617111
2759161591
2863151480
2967151260
3071141050
317413940

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 11 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
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
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2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:416:33
211.96:416:33
311.86:416:32
411.86:416:31
511.86:416:30
611.86:416:30
711.86:416:29
811.86:426:28
911.86:426:28
1011.86:426:27
1111.76:426:26
1211.76:426:26
1311.76:426:25
1411.76:426:25
1511.76:436:24
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1911.66:436:22
2011.66:446:21
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2211.66:446:20
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2411.66:456:19
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2611.66:456:18
2711.56:466:18
2811.56:466:17
2911.56:466:17
3011.56:466:17
3111.56:476:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
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155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Al Manāqil

In seasonPeak

None of Al Manāqil'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 Manāqil sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Al Manāqil?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Manāqil in October

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

In October, Al Manāqil sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Manāqil 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 Al Manāqil peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 24UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Manāqil 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 Manāqil is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1650 µg/m³Aug 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr46Poor
May35Poor
Jun26Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Manāqil?

Al Manāqil sits at 14.2°N, 33.0°E, 413 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kināna, 30 km away.

Topography around Al Manāqil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Manāqil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m.

The land around Al Manāqil is covered by cropland (34%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Kināna 30 km · Wad Medani 60 km · Al Hasaheisa 65 km · Rufā‘a 70 km · Ad Douiem 78 km · Al Hilāliyya 82 km · Al-Quṭaynah 94 km · Al Qiţena 96 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 Manāqil (14.2459°, 32.9891°, elevation 413 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).