Dakhla weather in October

In October, Dakhla sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dakhla's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dakhla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:06 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
30%
10th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Dakhla is city in Western Sahara.

Founded
1884

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 22°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dakhla reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Dakhla weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 16°40.710.78.1
Feb19° / 16°20.511.28.1
Mar19° / 17°30.311.88.3
Apr19° / 17°10.112.58.2
May20° / 18°00.113.18.3
Jun20° / 19°00.113.48.8
Jul21° / 20°0013.38.9
Aug22° / 21°10.212.89.1
Sep22° / 21°60.512.19.0
Oct22° / 21°30.411.48.7
Nov21° / 19°20.210.98.5
Dec20° / 17°50.510.68.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
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58218
68218
78119
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dakhla gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10034633
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70135622
80235612
90236602
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2801348391
2911349371
3011449351
3111550340

Wind in October

Winds average 23 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:596:46
211.87:006:45
311.77:006:44
411.77:016:43
511.77:016:42
611.77:016:41
711.67:026:40
811.67:026:39
911.67:036:38
1011.67:036:37
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1211.57:046:36
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1411.57:056:34
1511.57:056:33
1611.47:066:32
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1811.47:076:30
1911.47:076:30
2011.47:086:29
2111.37:086:28
2211.37:096:27
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2411.37:106:26
2511.27:106:25
2611.27:116:24
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2811.27:126:23
2911.27:136:22
3011.17:136:22
3111.17:146:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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26.0Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dakhla

In seasonPeak

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

Dakhla sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Dakhla sees seasonal dust haze (June–October), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Dakhla?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dakhla in October

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

In October, Dakhla sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Dakhla in October

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in October at about 21°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 9 to Nov 2 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr18Cool
May18Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Dakhla in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dakhla peaks around August 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 22UV 10Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dakhla 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 Dakhla is worst in December — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 2448 µg/m³May 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dakhla?

Dakhla sits at 23.7°N, 16.0°W, 6 m above sea level, in Western Sahara. The nearest listed city is Boujdour, 310 km away.

BoujdourNouadhibouZouératPlaya del InglesMaspalomasEl MarsaAtarMogán

Topography around Dakhla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dakhla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m.

The land around Dakhla is covered by water (49%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, water (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (58%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
252 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Boujdour 310 km · Nouadhibou 325 km · Zouérat 372 km · Playa del Ingles 454 km · Maspalomas 455 km · El Marsa 457 km · Atar 462 km · Mogán 467 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dakhla (23.6848°, -15.958°, elevation 6 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).