Atbara weather in October

In October, Atbara sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Atbara's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atbara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:41 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
12%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Atbara is city 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical October day in Atbara reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Atbara

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
12 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.

Atbara weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°0011.17.5
Feb31° / 17°0011.46.0
Mar35° / 20°0011.93.6
Apr39° / 24°00.112.40.9
May41° / 27°10.512.80.0
Jun42° / 29°00.2130.0
Jul40° / 28°71.7130.1
Aug40° / 28°92.412.60.2
Sep40° / 28°20.512.10.0
Oct39° / 26°0011.61.1
Nov34° / 22°0011.24.1
Dec30° / 18°00116.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% 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 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
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6982
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28955
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Atbara gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1751771
2761761
3761761
4751861
5751861
6751861
7741961
8741961
9732061
10732061
11722161
12712261
13712261
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25652960
26652960
27662860
28662860
29662860
30682750
31682750

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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 24 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 6:38 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:386:28
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411.86:386:26
511.86:396:25
611.86:396:24
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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286.0Intense
296.0Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Atbara

In seasonPeak

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

Atbara sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is October a good time to visit Atbara?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Atbara.

What to pack for Atbara in October

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

In October, Atbara sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Atbara 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 Atbara peaks around April 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highVery highApr 15UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Atbara 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 Atbara is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 33 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1456 µg/m³Sep 1333 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May47Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Atbara?

Atbara sits at 17.7°N, 34.0°E, 358 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ad-Damir, 12 km away.

ShendiKuraymahKhartoum NorthOmdurmanKhartoum

Topography around Atbara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atbara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 352 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m.

The land around Atbara is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
64 m
80 km
255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Ad-Damir 12 km · Berber 36 km · El Bauga 63 km · Shendi 127 km · Kuraymah 245 km · Khartoum North 276 km · Omdurman 280 km · Khartoum 285 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 Atbara (17.7022°, 33.9864°, elevation 358 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).