Climate averages 1991–2020
Rābigh weather
in October.
A very 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 very hot month in Rābigh: daytime highs average 35.9°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 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 38 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jeddah (146 km away). In October its highs average 33.3°C, 2.5°C cooler than Rābigh, with 3.2 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Rābigh ranks 3rd of 35 for the warmest October highs and 7th of 35 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 35 cities is 32.0°C; Rābigh is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.2°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 27 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
Rābigh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 14 | 2.0 | 10.911 h |
| February | 28.2°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 2.4 | 0.6 | 11.411 h |
| March | 30.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 3.4 | 0.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.9 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 36.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| June | 37.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.514 h |
| July | 37.7°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| August | 37.6°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.913 h |
| September | 37.2°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 35.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 31.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 27 | 2.3 | 11.111 h |
| December | 28.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 13 | 1.6 | 10.811 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
- Jeddah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 146 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 26.1°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Makkah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Yanbu in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 175 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Madinah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 195 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.1°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Ta’if in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 222 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 233 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Līth in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 321 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 26.4°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Al Bahah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 399 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 Rābigh) is explained once on the Rābigh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.