Al Ḩudaydah weather in October

In October, Al Ḩudaydah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Al Ḩudaydah's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩudaydah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
28°
7th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:03 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
27%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Al Ḩudaydah is city in Yemen.

Founded
1400

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 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical October day in Al Ḩudaydah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Al Ḩudaydah

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Al Ḩudaydah weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°71.811.26.4
Feb31° / 23°3111.56.0
Mar33° / 25°91.611.94.8
Apr35° / 27°131.412.33.3
May37° / 29°60.912.72.0
Jun38° / 30°20.612.91.4
Jul38° / 31°192.912.81.1
Aug38° / 31°284.112.51.4
Sep37° / 30°122.612.11.6
Oct35° / 28°133.111.73.0
Nov33° / 25°51.411.34.9
Dec31° / 24°41.411.16.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Al Ḩudaydah gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 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 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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315
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515
614
714
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158
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305
315

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101486
201684
301882
402080
502278
602476
702674
802872
913168
1013366
1113564
1213861
1324058
1424355
1534552
1644749
1754946
1865143
1975241
2085438
2195536
22105733
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24116029
25126127
26136126
27136324
28146323
29146521
30156520
31156619

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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

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 6:01 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:015:53
211.96:015:52
311.86:015:52
411.86:015:51
511.86:025:50
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩudaydah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Ḩudaydah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Al Ḩudaydah?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Ḩudaydah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Ḩudaydah in October

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

In October, Al Ḩudaydah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al Ḩudaydah in October

The nearest coast averages about 31°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 32°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec26Warm

UV index in Al Ḩudaydah 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 Al Ḩudaydah peaks around March 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 21UV 12Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Al Ḩudaydah 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 Al Ḩudaydah is worst in July — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateJul 1754 µg/m³Nov 2223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr34Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun51Poor
Jul55Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ḩudaydah?

Al Ḩudaydah sits at 14.8°N, 43.0°E, 10 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Bājil, 46 km away.

ZabīdḨajjah‘AmrānSanaaSayyānSaḩar

Topography around Al Ḩudaydah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩudaydah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,881 m.

The land around Al Ḩudaydah is covered by artificial surfaces (49%), bare terrain (28%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (47%) and bare terrain (44%) within 16 km, and water (40%), bare terrain (23%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

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24 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
2,881 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Bājil 46 km · Bayt al Faqīh 51 km · Zabīd 77 km · Ḩajjah 122 km · ‘Amrān 143 km · Sanaa 148 km · Sayyān 153 km · Saḩar 156 km

Yemen travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / D / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 7% of US
price level, 2013
GDP per capita
$634
2018
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

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 Al Ḩudaydah (14.7978°, 42.9545°, elevation 10 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. 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).