Mellit weather in October

In October, Mellit sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 Mellit's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mellit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:12 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
23%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Mellit is city in North 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Mellit reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 on par with September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43422
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How October really feels in Mellit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 27 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
27
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.

Mellit 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
Jan26° / 10°0011.38.9
Feb29° / 13°0011.57.5
Mar32° / 16°0011.95.3
Apr35° / 20°00.112.33.5
May36° / 22°41.212.62.6
Jun36° / 23°72.512.82.5
Jul33° / 22°6411.612.83.3
Aug31° / 21°10216.312.53.9
Sep34° / 22°194.612.13.6
Oct33° / 21°30.811.74.5
Nov30° / 15°0011.37.1
Dec27° / 11°0011.28.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58812
68911
78911
88911
98911
108911
119010
129010
139010
149010
159010
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268911
279010
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299010
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31919

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mellit gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
36
46
56
65
75
85
94
104
114
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133
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172
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1821062
2821062
3821062
4821062
585951
685951
786851
888741
988741
1089641
1190631
1291531
1391531
1491531
1593421
1693421
1793421
1894321
1994321
2095311
2196211
2297210
2397210
2497210
2598200
2698200
2799100
2899100
2999100
3099100
3199100

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
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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 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 7:11 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:117:03
211.97:117:02
311.87:117:02
411.87:117:01
511.87:117:00
611.87:116:59
711.87:116:59
811.87:116:58
911.87:116:57
1011.87:126:57
1111.77:126:56
1211.77:126:56
1311.77:126:55
1411.77:126:54
1511.77:126:54
1611.77:126:53
1711.77:136:53
1811.77:136:52
1911.67:136:52
2011.67:136:51
2111.67:146:50
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2411.67:146:49
2511.67:156:49
2611.67:156:48
2711.57:156:48
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2911.57:166:47
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3111.57:166:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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36.6Intense
46.6Intense
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126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mellit

In seasonPeak

In October, Mellit sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mellit sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is October a good time to visit Mellit?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mellit in October

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

In October, Mellit sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mellit 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 Mellit peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highApr 12UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mellit 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 Mellit is worst in March — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1671 µg/m³Aug 2027 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug27Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mellit?

Mellit sits at 14.1°N, 25.6°E, 909 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is El Fasher, 60 km away.

KabkābīyahSh'īarīahKasNyalaZalinjayGhubaysh

Topography around Mellit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mellit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 919 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,103 m.

The land around Mellit is covered by bare terrain (59%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
1,103 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: El Fasher 60 km · Kutum 96 km · Kabkābīyah 167 km · Sh'īarīah 188 km · Kas 227 km · Nyala 243 km · Zalinjay 263 km · Ghubaysh 294 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 Mellit (14.1333°, 25.55°, elevation 909 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).