Climate averages 1991–2020
Abha weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Abha: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khamis Mushait (26 km away). In October its highs average 26.5°C, 4.0°C warmer than Abha, with 7.9 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Abha ranks 35th of 35 for the warmest October highs and 34th of 35 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 35 cities is 32.0°C; Abha is 9.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 20.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 36 mm to 20 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
Abha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.1°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 21 | 4.9 | 11.211 h |
| February | 19.8°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 15 | 3.9 | 11.512 h |
| March | 21.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 29 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.4°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 55 | 12.0 | 12.513 h |
| May | 25.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 97 | 19.7 | 13.013 h |
| June | 27.0°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 78 | 15.8 | 13.213 h |
| July | 26.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 76 | 14.6 | 13.113 h |
| August | 25.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 218 | 25.5 | 12.713 h |
| September | 24.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 190 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 22.5°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 36 | 9.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 20.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 20 | 6.5 | 11.311 h |
| December | 18.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 11 | 3.6 | 11.111 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
- Khamis Mushait in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 26 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Bariq in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 100 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Şabyā in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 27.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Jizan in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 148 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 28.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 162 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Najrān in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Bīshah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 199 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Al Bahah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 228 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.3°C · 38 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 Abha) is explained once on the Abha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.