Dilling weather in October

In October, Dilling sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 49 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Dilling's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dilling's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:55 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Dilling is town in South Kordofan State 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 climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical October day in Dilling reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13222
23222
33222
43222
53322
63322
73322
83322
93322
103322
113322
123322
133322
143322
153322
163422
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203422
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273422
283422
293422
303422
313422

How October really feels in Dilling

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.

Dilling 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
Jan30° / 17°00.111.46.5
Feb33° / 19°0011.64.9
Mar36° / 22°10.411.92.8
Apr38° / 24°61.912.31.3
May37° / 25°439.812.51.4
Jun34° / 24°8016.912.72.5
Jul31° / 23°11821.312.63.4
Aug30° / 22°15523.112.43.7
Sep31° / 22°11619.712.13.5
Oct33° / 22°499.711.73.4
Nov34° / 21°0011.44.3
Dec31° / 18°0011.36.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36337
46337
56337
66436
76535
86535
96733
106733
116733
126832
136931
147030
157030
167129
177129
187228
197228
207327
217426
227525
237624
247624
257723
267822
277822
287921
298020
308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dilling gets around 49 mm of rain over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
249
348
447
546
645
744
843
942
1041
1140
1238
1337
1436
1534
1633
1731
1829
1928
2026
2124
2222
2320
2418
2516
2614
2713
2811
299
307
316

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11366228
21476226
32486125
42486323
53496321
64596220
755106119
875116017
986115916
10106125715
11116135614
12137135413
13157145212
14177155011
15198164710
16218174510
1723917429
1825917408
19281018378
20301018357
21331018327
22371117296
23401117275
24441116245
25471116224
26511115194
27551114173
28591113153
29651011122
30681010102
31729991

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
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 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 6:54 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:546:47
211.96:546:47
311.96:546:46
411.96:546:45
511.86:546:45
611.86:546:44
711.86:546:43
811.86:546:43
911.86:546:42
1011.86:546:42
1111.86:546:41
1211.86:546:40
1311.86:546:40
1411.76:546:39
1511.76:546:39
1611.76:556:38
1711.76:556:38
1811.76:556:37
1911.76:556:37
2011.76:556:36
2111.76:556:36
2211.76:566:35
2311.76:566:35
2411.66:566:35
2511.66:566:34
2611.66:566:34
2711.66:576:33
2811.66:576:33
2911.66:576:33
3011.66:576:32
3111.66:586:32

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dilling

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dilling sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), 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 Dilling?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dilling. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dilling in October

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

In October, Dilling sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dilling in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dilling peaks around March 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 13UV 13Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dilling 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 Dilling is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1645 µg/m³Aug 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr38Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dilling?

Dilling sits at 12.1°N, 29.6°E, 687 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Abū Zabad, 55 km away.

KadugliAr RahadEl ObeidAl FūlahAn NuhūdAbu JibehaUmm Ruwaba

Topography around Dilling

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dilling has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 681 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Dilling is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
551 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Abū Zabad 55 km · Kadugli 116 km · Ar Rahad 131 km · El Obeid 140 km · Al Fūlah 145 km · An Nuhūd 151 km · Abu Jibeha 184 km · Umm Ruwaba 195 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 Dilling (12.05°, 29.65°, elevation 687 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).