Kas weather in October

In October, Kas sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kas's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:16 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
37%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Kas is town in South Darfur, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kas reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13220
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How October really feels in Kas

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.

Kas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°0011.36.6
Feb32° / 17°0011.65.1
Mar35° / 20°10.111.93.6
Apr36° / 23°3112.32.5
May36° / 23°235.212.62.3
Jun34° / 22°6013.312.72.8
Jul30° / 21°16324.712.73.4
Aug29° / 20°17123.912.43.9
Sep31° / 20°7814.912.14.2
Oct33° / 20°173.811.74.2
Nov32° / 18°0011.45.2
Dec30° / 15°0011.36.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36634
46634
56832
66832
76931
87129
97129
107228
117327
127327
137426
147426
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kas gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
229
328
427
525
624
722
821
919
1018
1116
1215
1314
1412
1511
1610
179
188
198
207
216
225
235
244
253
263
272
282
292
301
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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
129162727
232162626
335162524
438152422
542142321
645142219
748132118
851132016
954121915
1058121713
1161111612
1264111510
136710149
146910138
15719137
16739126
17768115
18788104
1979894
2081793
2182783
2285672
2386662
2488552
2589551
2691441
2792431
2893331
2994321
3096211
3197210

Wind in October

Winds average 10 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
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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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 7:15 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:157:09
211.97:157:08
311.97:157:07
411.97:157:07
511.87:157:06
611.87:157:05
711.87:157:05
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2211.77:176:56
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3111.67:206:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
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46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kas

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kas sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), 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 Kas?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kas in October

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

In October, Kas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kas 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 Kas peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kas 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 Kas is worst in March — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2053 µg/m³Aug 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr48Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kas?

Kas sits at 12.5°N, 24.3°E, 944 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Nyala, 83 km away.

KabkābīyahSh'īarīahRahad al BardiTullusGereidaEl Fasher

Topography around Kas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 943 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,332 m.

The land around Kas is covered by grassland (57%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
2,332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Nyala 83 km · Zalinjay 99 km · Kabkābīyah 129 km · Sh'īarīah 141 km · Rahad al Bardi 141 km · Tullus 160 km · Gereida 166 km · El Fasher 170 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 Kas (12.5097°, 24.2852°, elevation 944 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).