Subaykhān weather in October

In October, Subaykhān sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 26°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 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Subaykhān's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Subaykhān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
23%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Subaykhān is town in Deir ez-Zor, Syria.

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 33°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Subaykhān reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13421
23320
33320
43320
53320
63320
73220
83220
93219
103219
113219
123119
133119
143118
153118
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173018
183018
193017
202917
212917
222917
232816
242816
252816
262716
272715
282615
292615
302614
312514

How October really feels in Subaykhān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 9 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
9
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.

Subaykhān weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 255.59.94.3
Feb16° / 194.310.75.9
Mar21° / 10°194.111.77.8
Apr27° / 15°122.512.97.9
May33° / 20°6113.84.6
Jun38° / 25°0014.31.5
Jul41° / 27°0014.10.0
Aug40° / 27°0013.30.1
Sep36° / 23°00.112.22.5
Oct30° / 18°101.911.16.4
Nov21° / 10°183.510.27.9
Dec15° / 234.59.75.2

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 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2946
3946
4928
5928
69010
79010
88911
98911
108713
118713
128713
138713
148614
158614
168515
178515
188515
198515
208515
218515
228515
238416
248416
258317
268317
278218
288218
298218
308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Subaykhān gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
73
83
93
103
113
124
134
144
154
165
175
186
196
207
217
228
238
249
259
2610
2711
2811
2911
3012
3112

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39460
49550
59550
69451
79451
89451
99451
109451
119361
129361
139361
149271
159271
169181
179091
188992
1988102
2087112
2186122
2286122
2384133
2483143
2583143
2682153
2782153
2882153
2982153
3082153
3183152

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
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2010calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 4:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:174:56
211.65:184:55
311.65:194:53
411.55:194:52
511.55:204:51
611.55:214:49
711.45:224:48
811.45:234:46
911.45:234:45
1011.35:244:44
1111.35:254:42
1211.35:264:41
1311.25:274:40
1411.25:284:38
1511.15:294:37
1611.15:294:36
1711.15:304:35
1811.05:314:33
1911.05:324:32
2011.05:334:31
2110.95:344:30
2210.95:354:29
2310.95:364:28
2410.85:374:26
2510.85:384:25
2610.85:384:24
2710.75:394:23
2810.75:404:22
2910.75:414:21
3010.65:424:20
3110.65:434:19

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 8.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Subaykhān

In seasonPeak

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

Subaykhān sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is October a good time to visit Subaykhān?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Subaykhān in October

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

In October, Subaykhān sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Subaykhān in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Subaykhān peaks around June 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Subaykhān 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 Subaykhān is worst in July — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 34 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorPoorJul 1761 µg/m³Nov 1935 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr53Poor
May59Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Subaykhān?

Subaykhān sits at 34.9°N, 40.6°E, 188 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Mayādīn, 23 km away.

Ālbū KamālAl Qā’imDeir ez-Zor‘Anat al Qadīmah‘AnahḨadīthah

Topography around Subaykhān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Subaykhān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m.

The land around Subaykhān is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, bare terrain (62%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
287 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Al Mayādīn 23 km · Hajīn 27 km · Ālbū Kamāl 53 km · Al Qā’im 62 km · Deir ez-Zor 68 km · ‘Anat al Qadīmah 130 km · ‘Anah 137 km · Ḩadīthah 181 km

Syria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2022
GDP per capita
$1,057
2022
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2018
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2010
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 87%Christian 10%Druze 3%

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 Subaykhān (34.8531°, 40.5999°, elevation 188 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).