Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Khums weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 8th 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 Al Khums: daytime highs average 27.4°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 24 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Msalātah (22 km away). In October its highs average 26.1°C, 1.3°C cooler than Al Khums, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Al Khums ranks 11th of 21 for the warmest October highs and 21st of 21 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 21 cities is 27.4°C; Al Khums is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.9°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 34 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 Khums climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 61 | 8.6 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.4°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 43 | 6.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.9°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 25 | 4.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 11 | 2.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.0°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 4.4 | 1.0 | 13.814 h |
| June | 29.2°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.7 | 0.3 | 14.314 h |
| July | 31.2°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.114 h |
| August | 31.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 10 | 1.7 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 27.4°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 27 | 4.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.5°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 34 | 5.9 | 10.511 h |
| December | 18.2°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 53 | 8.5 | 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
- Msalātah in OctoberLibya · 22 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Zliten in OctoberLibya · 35 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Misratah in OctoberLibya · 84 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Tājūrā’ in OctoberLibya · 89 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in OctoberLibya · 101 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 18.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Tripoli in OctoberLibya · 104 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Janzūr in OctoberLibya · 118 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 19.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Az Zāwīyah in OctoberLibya · 144 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 19.9°C · 18 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 Khums) is explained once on the Al Khums year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.