Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Hufūf weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Al Hufūf: daytime highs average 36.0°C and nights cool to about 20.3°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 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khobar (119 km away). In October its highs average 34.3°C, 1.7°C cooler than Al Hufūf, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Hufūf ranks joint 1st of 35 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 35 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 35 cities is 32.0°C; Al Hufūf is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.2°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 7.3 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 Hufūf climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.2°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 13 | 2.7 | 10.711 h |
| February | 23.3°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 13 | 2.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 13 | 2.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 6.9 | 1.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 40.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| June | 43.7°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 44.8°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| August | 44.5°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 41.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 36.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 7.3 | 1.3 | 10.911 h |
| December | 22.0°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 15 | 2.5 | 10.611 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
- Khobar in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in OctoberBahrain · 124 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 26.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in OctoberBahrain · 129 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 26.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Dammam in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.9°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Manama in OctoberBahrain · 139 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 26.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 140 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in OctoberBahrain · 143 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 26.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Al Jubayl in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 184 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 1.6 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 Hufūf) is explained once on the Al Hufūf year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.