Climate averages 1991–2020
Bariq weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Bariq: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th 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 Sabt Alalayah (72 km away). In October its highs average 25.4°C, 8.4°C cooler than Bariq, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Bariq ranks joint 16th of 35 for the warmest October highs and 33rd of 35 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 35 cities is 32.0°C; Bariq is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 26 mm to 9.6 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
Bariq climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 19 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 14 | 2.4 | 11.512 h |
| March | 31.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 21 | 5.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 29 | 7.5 | 12.613 h |
| May | 36.9°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 31 | 10.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 38.2°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 15 | 4.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 36.8°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 28 | 5.7 | 13.213 h |
| August | 35.3°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 90 | 15.1 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.4°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 70 | 14.2 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 6.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 30.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 9.6 | 3.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 28.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 9.6 | 2.5 | 11.011 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
- Sabt Alalayah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 72 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Abha in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 100 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Al Bahah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.3°C · 38 mm rain
- Bīshah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 139 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Şabyā in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 211 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 27.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Al Līth in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 26.4°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Jizan in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 236 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 28.2°C · 23 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 Bariq) is explained once on the Bariq year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.