Climate averages 1991–2020
Ash Shafā weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 3rd 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 Ash Shafā: daytime highs average 24.3°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ta’if (24 km away). In October its highs average 29.1°C, 4.8°C warmer than Ash Shafā, with 8.8 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Ash Shafā ranks 33rd of 35 for the warmest October highs and 29th of 35 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 35 cities is 32.0°C; Ash Shafā is 7.7°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.1°C to 20.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 15 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
Ash Shafā climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 51 | 6.0 | 11.011 h |
| February | 18.5°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.411 h |
| March | 20.9°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 18 | 4.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.8°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 24 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 27.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 21 | 6.7 | 13.113 h |
| June | 29.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 6.4 | 2.6 | 13.413 h |
| July | 28.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 4.2 | 1.3 | 13.313 h |
| August | 28.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 16 | 5.2 | 12.913 h |
| September | 27.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 26 | 8.3 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 24.3°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 3.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 20.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 15 | 4.2 | 11.211 h |
| December | 17.6°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 26 | 4.8 | 10.911 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
- Ta’if in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 24 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Makkah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Al Līth in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 26.4°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Jeddah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 26.1°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Al Bahah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 168 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.3°C · 38 mm rain
- Rābigh in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 233 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 24.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 239 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Bīshah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 266 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.2 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 Ash Shafā) is explained once on the Ash Shafā year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.