Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Fashn weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Al Fashn: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 18.6°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 joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 30 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bibā (14 km away). In October its highs average 31.3°C, about as warm as Al Fashn, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Al Fashn ranks joint 28th of 107 for the warmest October highs and joint 15th of 107 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 107 cities is 30.9°C; Al Fashn is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 25.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.2 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Al Fashn climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.3°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 10.511 h |
| February | 21.2°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 2.4 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.0°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.813 h |
| May | 34.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| June | 36.9°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 37.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| August | 37.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| September | 35.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 31.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| November | 25.6°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 10.711 h |
| December | 20.8°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 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
- Bibā in OctoberEgypt · 14 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Maghāghah in OctoberEgypt · 20 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Banī Suwayf in OctoberEgypt · 34 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Banī Mazār in OctoberEgypt · 38 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Maţāy in OctoberEgypt · 46 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Iţsā in OctoberEgypt · 47 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Al Fayyum in OctoberEgypt · 54 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Samālūţ in OctoberEgypt · 60 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Al Fashn) is explained once on the Al Fashn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.