Climate averages 1991–2020

6th of October City weather
in October.

A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 30.0°C Daytime mean, October

Average low 17.2°C Night-time mean, October

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 11 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

October is a hot month in 6th of October City: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical October (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average October day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Badrashayn (21 km away). In October its highs average 30.6°C, 0.6°C warmer than 6th of October City, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, 6th of October City ranks joint 82nd of 107 for the warmest October highs and joint 39th of 107 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 107 cities is 30.9°C; 6th of October City is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.

From October to November, average highs fall by 5.5°C to 24.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.0 mm.

The annual picture

October in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

6th of October City climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for 6th of October City, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	18.3°C6.9°C	6.9°C	2.8	0.8	10.510 h
February	20.0°C7.6°C	7.6°C	3.0	0.7	11.111 h
March	23.8°C9.8°C	9.8°C	4.0	0.6	12.012 h
April	28.4°C12.9°C	12.9°C	0.4	0.1	12.913 h
May	32.6°C16.7°C	16.7°C	0.3	0.0	13.614 h
June	35.4°C19.2°C	19.2°C	0	0.0	14.014 h
July	36.5°C20.7°C	20.7°C	0	0.0	13.914 h
August	36.2°C21.2°C	21.2°C	0	0.0	13.213 h
September	34.1°C19.8°C	19.8°C	0	0.0	12.412 h
October, selected	30.0°C17.2°C	17.2°C	0.6	0.1	11.511 h
November	24.5°C12.8°C	12.8°C	2.0	0.5	10.711 h
December	19.9°C8.6°C	8.6°C	1.5	0.6	10.310 h

Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Compare places

October in nearby cities

Distance from 6th of October City

Read the numbers correctly

Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for 6th of October City) is explained once on the 6th of October City year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.