October is one of the warmer months of the year in Yanbu‘, with average highs near 35°C and lows around 27.7°C (mean 31.4°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 1 mm of rainfall and 48% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Yanbu‘. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Yanbu‘ was 2023 — when the month averaged 32.9°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 29.3°C. Typical October days reach 35°C with nights near 27.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
October is about average for rainfall in Yanbu‘, averaging 1 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 2024 with 14 mm, while the driest were 2021, 2022 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Yanbu‘ during October averages 48%. The most humid October was 1986 at 55%, and the least humid was 2020 at 39%.
October receives about 5.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Yanbu‘. The sunniest Octobers were 2001, 2017 and 2020, among others at 5.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1993, 1994 and 1997, among others at 5.2.
Average wind speed in Yanbu‘ during October is 2.9 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 2000 and 2020 at 3.4 m/s, while the calmest were 1994 and 2004 at 2.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 30.4°C | 31.3°C | 31.4°C | 31.6°C | 32.2°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg High | 34.1°C | 35.0°C | 35.1°C | 35.2°C | 36.0°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Low | 26.8°C | 27.6°C | 27.8°C | 28.0°C | 28.4°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 1 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm | 3 mm | +2 mm |
October temperatures in Yanbu‘ have risen by about 1.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of 19.9°C (2000) to a record high of 42.5°C (2023).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 1 mm, with a wettest year of 14 mm.
A good time to visit Yanbu‘
October is a good time to visit Yanbu‘, with days averaging 35°C and nights around 27.7°C (mean 31.4°C, warmer than Yanbu‘'s yearly average) and low rainfall. January and February are marginally more temperate, but October still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.7°C | 31.8°C | 27.8°C | 38.6°C | 26.5°C | 0 mm | 45% | 3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2024 🌧️ | 35.5°C | 31.9°C | 28.2°C | 38.5°C | 26.1°C | 14 mm | 47% | 3.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2023 🔥 | 36.4°C | 32.9°C | 29.5°C | 42.5°C | 26.2°C | 6 mm | 49% | 2.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 35.6°C | 32.1°C | 28.5°C | 39.7°C | 26.8°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 35.8°C | 32.0°C | 28.2°C | 39.8°C | 26.8°C | 0 mm | 46% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 37.2°C | 32.7°C | 28.1°C | 41.9°C | 25.4°C | 0 mm | 39% | 3.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 34.8°C | 31.8°C | 28.9°C | 38.8°C | 24.4°C | 0 mm | 53% | 2.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 35.2°C | 32.0°C | 28.7°C | 39.1°C | 26.6°C | 8 mm | 51% | 2.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 34.9°C | 31.1°C | 27.3°C | 38.8°C | 24.2°C | 0 mm | 46% | 3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2016 | 35.7°C | 31.9°C | 28.2°C | 38.9°C | 27.1°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2015 | 35.3°C | 32.1°C | 28.8°C | 39.2°C | 24.8°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 34.6°C | 30.7°C | 26.9°C | 37.7°C | 23.5°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2013 | 35.1°C | 31.3°C | 27.5°C | 39.2°C | 25.8°C | 0 mm | 46% | 2.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2012 | 34.8°C | 31.4°C | 28.0°C | 39.0°C | 24.0°C | 0 mm | 53% | 2.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2011 | 35.0°C | 31.3°C | 27.5°C | 38.8°C | 23.4°C | 0 mm | 50% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2010 | 37.1°C | 32.8°C | 28.5°C | 40.6°C | 26.6°C | 0 mm | 43% | 3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2009 | 35.0°C | 31.2°C | 27.5°C | 40.4°C | 25.3°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2008 | 35.0°C | 31.1°C | 27.2°C | 40.0°C | 22.9°C | 0 mm | 46% | 3.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2007 | 35.1°C | 31.4°C | 27.6°C | 37.6°C | 25.0°C | 0 mm | 47% | 2.6 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2006 | 34.8°C | 31.7°C | 28.6°C | 39.0°C | 26.4°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 35.5°C | 31.9°C | 28.3°C | 39.2°C | 25.7°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2004 | 34.9°C | 31.3°C | 27.7°C | 41.2°C | 26.5°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2003 | 35.6°C | 32.2°C | 28.8°C | 40.4°C | 26.6°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 35.1°C | 31.7°C | 28.3°C | 38.7°C | 24.8°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2001 | 35.8°C | 31.7°C | 27.5°C | 41.2°C | 24.9°C | 0 mm | 45% | 3.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2000 | 33.9°C | 30.0°C | 26.2°C | 39.1°C | 19.9°C | 0 mm | 47% | 3.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1999 | 35.7°C | 32.0°C | 28.2°C | 40.3°C | 26.2°C | 0 mm | 46% | 2.7 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1998 | 36.5°C | 32.0°C | 27.5°C | 40.4°C | 25.0°C | 0 mm | 40% | 3.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1997 | 33.7°C | 30.6°C | 27.5°C | 36.6°C | 24.0°C | 1 mm | 52% | 2.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1996 | 35.1°C | 31.1°C | 27.0°C | 41.4°C | 22.5°C | 0 mm | 45% | 3.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1995 | 35.0°C | 31.4°C | 27.7°C | 37.1°C | 24.5°C | 0 mm | 46% | 3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1994 | 34.7°C | 31.6°C | 28.5°C | 37.6°C | 27.5°C | 0 mm | 53% | 2.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1993 | 35.0°C | 31.4°C | 27.9°C | 39.3°C | 25.6°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1992 | 35.3°C | 31.2°C | 27.1°C | 39.5°C | 25.4°C | 0 mm | 44% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1991 | 34.2°C | 30.6°C | 27.0°C | 37.2°C | 23.9°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1990 | 35.2°C | 31.3°C | 27.4°C | 39.4°C | 23.8°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1989 | 34.7°C | 30.8°C | 26.9°C | 39.7°C | 22.1°C | 0 mm | 44% | 3.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1988 | 34.6°C | 30.9°C | 27.3°C | 37.7°C | 25.4°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 33.8°C | 30.5°C | 27.2°C | 36.7°C | 22.4°C | 0 mm | 53% | 2.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1986 | 33.8°C | 30.5°C | 27.1°C | 35.8°C | 25.6°C | 3 mm | 55% | 2.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1985 | 33.7°C | 29.7°C | 25.6°C | 37.6°C | 23.0°C | 0 mm | 47% | 3.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1984 | 34.5°C | 30.7°C | 26.9°C | 39.1°C | 24.5°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 33.5°C | 29.3°C | 25.1°C | 37.5°C | 23.0°C | 0 mm | 49% | 3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 33.7°C | 30.5°C | 27.3°C | 35.6°C | 24.9°C | 6 mm | 50% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 34.6°C | 31.1°C | 27.7°C | 37.8°C | 26.4°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 35°C with lows near 27.7°C (mean 31.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 1 mm of rainfall in Yanbu‘, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 14 mm in 2024.
The hottest October reached 42.5°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to 19.9°C in 2000.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 1.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 34°C to 35.8°C and overnight lows from 26.5°C to 28.4°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Yanbu‘ and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 35°C daytime highs and 27.7°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 8th coolest month in Yanbu‘, averaging 31.4°C.
For October in Yanbu‘, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 35°C and lows of 27.7°C.
Relative humidity in October averages 48% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in October is 2.9 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 3.4 m/s (2000).
The wettest October on record was 2024 with 14 mm. On average, October sees 1 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Yanbu‘ behaves each October, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for October specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
