Dhī as Sufāl weather in October

In October, Dhī as Sufāl sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 68 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Dhī as Sufāl's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhī as Sufāl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:58 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
41%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Dhī as Sufāl is human settlement in Yemen.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dhī as Sufāl reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Dhī as Sufāl weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°195.211.38.1
Feb26° / 15°153.911.58.0
Mar28° / 17°407.811.97.1
Apr29° / 18°6610.612.35.8
May29° / 19°11019.212.64.6
Jun29° / 20°6415.412.84.8
Jul29° / 20°5514.612.75.2
Aug27° / 20°10523.712.54.6
Sep27° / 18°11923.112.14.7
Oct27° / 16°6810.911.76.6
Nov26° / 15°255.711.47.8
Dec25° / 14°185.111.28.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27822
37822
47822
57723
67723
77822
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dhī as Sufāl gets around 68 mm of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
164
262
361
459
557
655
753
850
948
1046
1144
1242
1340
1438
1536
1634
1732
1830
1928
2026
2124
2223
2322
2421
2520
2619
2718
2818
2917
3017
3116

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1743501
2845471
31046440
41147420
51347390
61548370
71748340
81948320
92248300
102448280
112647270
122846250
133145240
143344230
153543210
163842200
174041190
184240180
194538170
204737160
214935150
225134150
235333140
245432140
255631130
265830120
275929120
286029110
296128110
306228100
316228100

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
176calm
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246calm
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306calm
316calm

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 5:56 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:565:49
211.95:565:48
311.95:565:47
411.85:565:47
511.85:575:46
611.85:575:45
711.85:575:45
811.85:575:44
911.85:575:43
1011.85:575:43
1111.75:575:42
1211.75:575:41
1311.75:585:41
1411.75:585:40
1511.75:585:40
1611.75:585:39
1711.75:585:39
1811.75:585:38
1911.65:595:37
2011.65:595:37
2111.65:595:36
2211.65:595:36
2311.66:005:36
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2711.66:015:34
2811.56:015:33
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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 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dhī as Sufāl

In seasonPeak

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

Dhī as Sufāl sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Dhī as Sufāl?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dhī as Sufāl in October

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

In October, Dhī as Sufāl sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Dhī as Sufāl 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 Dhī as Sufāl peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dhī as Sufāl 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 Dhī as Sufāl is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1057 µg/m³Nov 2125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May38Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug46Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dhī as Sufāl?

Dhī as Sufāl sits at 13.8°N, 44.1°E, 1,857 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Ibb, 16 km away.

DhamārZabīdMochaBayt al FaqīhLaḩij

Topography around Dhī as Sufāl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dhī as Sufāl has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m around an average of 2,042 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,845 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,174 m.

The land around Dhī as Sufāl is covered by shrubs (39%), grassland (29%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,039 m
16 km
1,845 m
80 km
3,174 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Ibb 16 km · Taiz 30 km · Yarīm 59 km · Dhamār 85 km · Zabīd 95 km · Mocha 110 km · Bayt al Faqīh 114 km · Laḩij 120 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 Dhī as Sufāl (13.8345°, 44.1147°, elevation 1,857 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).