Climate averages 1991–2020
Rukban weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Rukban: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.6 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dūmā (215 km away). In October its highs average 26.5°C, about as warm as Rukban, with 3.3 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Rukban ranks joint 6th of 12 for the warmest October highs and 10th of 12 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 12 cities is 26.9°C; Rukban is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.5°C to 18.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.6 mm to 12 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
Rukban climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 17 | 4.0 | 10.210 h |
| February | 13.9°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 18 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 18.6°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 14 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.2°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 10 | 1.8 | 13.013 h |
| May | 29.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 5.3 | 1.0 | 13.914 h |
| June | 33.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14.314 h |
| July | 36.1°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August | 36.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 32.6°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 26.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 7.6 | 1.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.5°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 12 | 2.6 | 10.510 h |
| December | 13.4°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 13 | 2.9 | 10.010 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
- Dūmā in OctoberSyria · 215 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.6°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Damascus in OctoberSyria · 225 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 12.6°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Dārayyā in OctoberSyria · 230 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.3°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Homs in OctoberSyria · 240 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.5°C · 11 mm rain
- As Salamīyah in OctoberSyria · 242 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 15.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Qā’im in OctoberIraq · 243 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 18.1°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Dar‘ā in OctoberSyria · 255 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 15.5°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Qurayyat in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 255 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.8 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 Rukban) is explained once on the Rukban year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.