Climate averages 1991–2020
Al-Tabqa weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th 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 Al-Tabqa: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ar Raqqah (43 km away). In October its highs average 28.5°C, 0.9°C warmer than Al-Tabqa, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Syria, Al-Tabqa ranks 6th of 18 for the warmest October highs and 9th of 18 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 18 cities is 27.2°C; Al-Tabqa is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.8°C to 18.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 23 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
Al-Tabqa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.7°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 32 | 7.5 | 10.010 h |
| February | 13.9°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 26 | 5.8 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.8°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 25 | 5.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 24.6°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 18 | 4.0 | 13.113 h |
| May | 30.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 10 | 2.3 | 14.014 h |
| June | 35.4°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 14.515 h |
| July | 38.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 38.0°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.514 h |
| September | 33.8°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 27.6°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 14 | 2.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.8°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 23 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 13.1°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 29 | 6.1 | 9.810 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
- Ar Raqqah in OctoberSyria · 43 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Manbij in OctoberSyria · 93 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 14.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Al Bāb in OctoberSyria · 110 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Suruç in OctoberTurkey · 127 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Aleppo in OctoberSyria · 131 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 14.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Nizip in OctoberTurkey · 147 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Şanlıurfa in OctoberTurkey · 149 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 14.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Deir ez-Zor in OctoberSyria · 154 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 17.5°C · 9.8 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 Al-Tabqa) is explained once on the Al-Tabqa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.