Berber weather in October

In October, Berber sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Berber's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berber's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:42 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
12%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Berber is town of the state of River Nile, 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 Berber reaches about 38°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 5°C warmer than November.

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

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.

Berber weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°00117.8
Feb31° / 17°0011.46.2
Mar35° / 20°0011.93.8
Apr38° / 24°00.112.41.1
May41° / 27°10.512.80.0
Jun42° / 29°00.113.10.0
Jul40° / 29°61.8130.0
Aug40° / 29°81.912.60.1
Sep41° / 28°10.512.10.0
Oct38° / 26°00.211.61.1
Nov34° / 21°0011.24.3
Dec30° / 17°0010.96.8

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
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11973
12964
13964
14964
15964
16955
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25937
26937
27937
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Berber gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
50
60
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90
100
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311

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1811351
2811351
3801451
4801451
5791551
6791551
7781651
8791650
9781750
10771850
11771850
12751960
13742060
14732160
15722260
16712360
17702460
18692470
19682570
20672670
21672670
22662770
23662860
24662860
25662860
26652960
27652960
28652960
29662950
30662950
31672850

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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 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
211.86:386:27
311.86:386:27
411.86:396:26
511.86:396:25
611.86:396:24
711.76:396:23
811.76:396:23
911.76:406:22
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1911.56:436:15
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2711.46:456:10
2811.46:466:09
2911.46:466:09
3011.46:476:09
3111.36:476:08

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 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 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
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Berber

In seasonPeak

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

Berber 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 Berber?

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

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Berber.

What to pack for Berber in October

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

In October, Berber sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Berber 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 Berber 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
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Berber 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 Berber 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 Berber?

Berber sits at 18.0°N, 34.0°E, 347 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is El Bauga, 28 km away.

ShendiKuraymahKhartoum NorthOmdurmanSinkat

Topography around Berber

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berber has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 346 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Berber is covered by bare terrain (42%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (81%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
262 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: El Bauga 28 km · Atbara 36 km · Ad-Damir 47 km · Shendi 159 km · Kuraymah 233 km · Khartoum North 306 km · Omdurman 309 km · Sinkat 314 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 Berber (18.0216°, 33.983°, elevation 347 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).