Climate averages 1991–2020
Khamis Mushait weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd 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 Khamis Mushait: daytime highs average 26.5°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.9 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes October a very dry month (the 2nd 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 Abha (26 km away). In October its highs average 22.5°C, 4.0°C cooler than Khamis Mushait, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushait ranks 31st of 35 for the warmest October highs and 27th of 35 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 35 cities is 32.0°C; Khamis Mushait is 5.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 23.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.9 mm to 8.4 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
Khamis Mushait climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.7°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.211 h |
| February | 22.6°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 17 | 3.6 | 11.512 h |
| March | 24.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 40 | 9.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 58 | 10.9 | 12.513 h |
| May | 28.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 46 | 11.4 | 13.013 h |
| June | 31.2°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 26 | 7.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.3°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 61 | 13.5 | 13.113 h |
| August | 29.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 114 | 23.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 35 | 10.3 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 26.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 7.9 | 1.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 23.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 8.4 | 2.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 21.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 5.9 | 1.3 | 11.111 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
- Abha in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 26 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Bariq in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Şabyā in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 128 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 27.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Jizan in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 158 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 28.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 163 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Najrān in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Bīshah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Al Bahah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.3°C · 38 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 Khamis Mushait) is explained once on the Khamis Mushait year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.