Climate averages 1991–2020
Arar weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Arar: daytime highs average 30.4°C and nights cool to about 16.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sakakah (137 km away). In October its highs average 31.2°C, 0.8°C warmer than Arar, with 1.4 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Arar ranks 27th of 35 for the warmest October highs and joint 21st of 35 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 35 cities is 32.0°C; Arar is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 9.7°C to 20.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.2 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
Arar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.1°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 11 | 2.6 | 10.410 h |
| February | 16.8°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 9.5 | 2.4 | 11.111 h |
| March | 22.0°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 8.4 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 6.5 | 1.5 | 12.913 h |
| May | 33.7°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 13.714 h |
| June | 37.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| July | 39.9°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| August | 40.2°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 36.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 30.4°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.7°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 12 | 2.2 | 10.611 h |
| December | 15.4°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 12 | 2.2 | 10.210 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
- Sakakah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 137 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 16.9°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Najaf in OctoberIraq · 335 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 19.7°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Karbala in OctoberIraq · 336 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 20.4°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Rukban in OctoberJordan · 340 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Kufa in OctoberIraq · 344 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Ramadi in OctoberIraq · 346 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 19.9°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Al Hindīyah in OctoberIraq · 348 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Qurayyat in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 354 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 Arar) is explained once on the Arar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.