Yabrūd weather in October

In October, Yabrūd sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Yabrūd's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yabrūd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
5:44 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
27%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Yabrūd is city in 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 26°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Yabrūd reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Yabrūd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Yabrūd weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 256.22.5101.7
Feb10° / 215.81.910.72.7
Mar14° / 235.90.711.74.9
Apr19° / 174.20.112.87.3
May25° / 12°163.5013.78.4
Jun29° / 16°20.6014.27.3
Jul32° / 19°00.10145.5
Aug32° / 19°10.3013.35.6
Sep29° / 16°20.6012.27.8
Oct23° / 12°133.2011.18.4
Nov16° / 174.2010.25.7
Dec10° / 194.80.99.82.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Yabrūd gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

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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 5:32 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 4:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:325:12
211.65:335:11
311.65:345:10
411.65:355:08
511.55:355:07
611.55:365:05
711.55:375:04
811.45:385:03
911.45:395:01
1011.35:395:00
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1211.35:414:58
1311.25:424:56
1411.25:434:55
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1611.15:444:53
1711.15:454:51
1811.15:464:50
1911.05:474:49
2011.05:484:48
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Yabrūd?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Yabrūd for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Yabrūd in October

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

In October, Yabrūd sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yabrūd in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yabrūd peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Yabrūd 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 Yabrūd is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1437 µg/m³Jul 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yabrūd?

Yabrūd sits at 34.0°N, 36.7°E, 1,382 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is An Nabk, 9.0 km away.

BaalbekDūmāAt Tall

Topography around Yabrūd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yabrūd has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m around an average of 1,430 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,696 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,899 m.

The land around Yabrūd is covered by bare terrain (50%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (71%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
450 m
16 km
1,696 m
80 km
2,899 m
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October weather nearby: An Nabk 9.0 km · Jayrūd 20 km · Qārah 22 km · Al Quţayfah 26 km · Aarsâl 32 km · Baalbek 41 km · Dūmā 50 km · At Tall 51 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 Yabrūd (33.9692°, 36.6573°, elevation 1,382 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).