Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Kharj weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Al Kharj: daytime highs average 34.9°C and nights cool to about 19.1°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 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 37 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Riyadh (86 km away). In October its highs average 33.9°C, 1.0°C cooler than Al Kharj, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Kharj ranks 5th of 35 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 35 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 35 cities is 32.0°C; Al Kharj is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.4°C to 27.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 9.1 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 Kharj climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 8.3 | 2.1 | 10.811 h |
| February | 24.2°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 7.1 | 1.4 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 8.5 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 11 | 1.9 | 12.713 h |
| May | 39.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
| June | 42.8°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| July | 43.8°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| August | 43.7°C27.1°C | 27.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 40.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 34.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 9.1 | 1.4 | 11.011 h |
| December | 22.2°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 8.7 | 1.7 | 10.711 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
- Riyadh in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 86 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 264 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ad Dawādimī in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 301 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Az Zulfī in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 348 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Khobar in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 373 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Dammam in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 376 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.9°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 379 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in OctoberBahrain · 387 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 26.7°C · 0.4 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 Kharj) is explained once on the Al Kharj year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.