October is one of the warmer months of the year in Ad Dir‘īyah, with average highs near 35°C and lows around 20.2°C (mean 27.6°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 1 mm of rainfall and 21% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Ad Dir‘īyah. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Ad Dir‘īyah was 2019 — when the month averaged 29.8°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 24.3°C. Typical October days reach 35°C with nights near 20.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
October is about average for rainfall in Ad Dir‘īyah, averaging 1 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 1993 with 23 mm, while the driest were 2021, 2022 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Ad Dir‘īyah during October averages 21%. The most humid October was 1997 at 29%, and the least humid was 2016 at 16%.
October receives about 5.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Ad Dir‘īyah. The sunniest Octobers were 2016 and 2020 at 6.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1997 at 5.2.
Average wind speed in Ad Dir‘īyah during October is 2.3 m/s. The windiest October was 1987 at 3.2 m/s, while the calmest was 2016 at 1.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.7°C | 27.5°C | 27.8°C | 28.1°C | 28.0°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg High | 34.3°C | 34.7°C | 35.2°C | 35.4°C | 35.4°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Low | 19.1°C | 20.2°C | 20.3°C | 20.7°C | 20.6°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 1 mm | 3 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 0 mm |
October temperatures in Ad Dir‘īyah have risen by about 2.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of 10.8°C (1984) to a record high of 41.8°C (2019).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 1 mm, with a wettest year of 23 mm.
A good time to visit Ad Dir‘īyah
October is a good time to visit Ad Dir‘īyah, with days averaging 35°C and nights around 20.2°C (mean 27.6°C, warmer than Ad Dir‘īyah's yearly average) and low rainfall. November and March 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 | 34.6°C | 27.2°C | 19.9°C | 39.3°C | 16.0°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 35.6°C | 28.5°C | 21.4°C | 40.3°C | 16.8°C | 0 mm | 25% | 2.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 36.5°C | 29.2°C | 21.8°C | 41.4°C | 18.7°C | 4 mm | 23% | 2.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 35.5°C | 27.9°C | 20.3°C | 37.7°C | 17.6°C | 0 mm | 16% | 2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 36.8°C | 29.3°C | 21.8°C | 39.6°C | 18.1°C | 0 mm | 20% | 2.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 33.6°C | 26.0°C | 18.4°C | 39.1°C | 15.1°C | 0 mm | 17% | 2.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2019 🔥 | 36.9°C | 29.8°C | 22.8°C | 41.8°C | 19.0°C | 0 mm | 23% | 2.5 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 34.5°C | 28.1°C | 21.8°C | 38.5°C | 16.6°C | 7 mm | 29% | 2.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 36.1°C | 28.4°C | 20.7°C | 38.7°C | 17.2°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2016 | 34.2°C | 26.7°C | 19.2°C | 36.6°C | 17.0°C | 0 mm | 16% | 1.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2015 | 36.6°C | 29.5°C | 22.5°C | 39.6°C | 20.2°C | 0 mm | 23% | 2.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 35.6°C | 28.0°C | 20.5°C | 38.5°C | 16.9°C | 0 mm | 24% | 2.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2013 | 34.4°C | 26.5°C | 18.5°C | 38.4°C | 15.1°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.4 m/s | 6 |
| 2012 | 35.1°C | 27.9°C | 20.7°C | 37.4°C | 17.1°C | 0 mm | 20% | 2.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2011 | 34.7°C | 27.1°C | 19.5°C | 39.5°C | 14.9°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2010 | 35.9°C | 28.5°C | 21.0°C | 39.4°C | 17.0°C | 0 mm | 20% | 2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 34.7°C | 27.6°C | 20.5°C | 39.9°C | 17.5°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2.6 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2008 | 34.2°C | 27.2°C | 20.2°C | 37.4°C | 16.8°C | 0 mm | 26% | 2.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2007 | 34.9°C | 27.5°C | 20.2°C | 39.4°C | 16.0°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2006 | 35.9°C | 28.5°C | 21.2°C | 39.7°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm | 20% | 2.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 34.8°C | 27.0°C | 19.2°C | 37.4°C | 14.9°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2004 | 35.7°C | 28.2°C | 20.7°C | 37.6°C | 17.4°C | 0 mm | 17% | 2.1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2003 | 35.4°C | 27.7°C | 20.0°C | 38.8°C | 16.0°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.4 m/s | 6 |
| 2002 | 35.9°C | 28.5°C | 21.1°C | 37.7°C | 18.8°C | 0 mm | 17% | 2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2001 | 35.5°C | 27.6°C | 19.8°C | 41.0°C | 16.1°C | 0 mm | 17% | 2.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2000 | 35.1°C | 27.8°C | 20.6°C | 38.3°C | 16.5°C | 0 mm | 23% | 2.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1999 | 35.8°C | 28.4°C | 21.0°C | 37.7°C | 17.9°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1998 | 34.9°C | 27.5°C | 20.2°C | 40.1°C | 14.2°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1997 | 34.6°C | 28.4°C | 22.1°C | 39.8°C | 18.8°C | 4 mm | 29% | 2.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1996 | 34.4°C | 26.7°C | 18.9°C | 38.1°C | 13.9°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1995 | 35.2°C | 27.6°C | 20.0°C | 37.7°C | 16.8°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1994 | 34.5°C | 27.7°C | 20.9°C | 38.5°C | 17.7°C | 0 mm | 27% | 2.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1993 🌧️ | 34.3°C | 27.4°C | 20.5°C | 39.7°C | 16.5°C | 23 mm | 27% | 2.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1992 | 33.2°C | 25.4°C | 17.6°C | 36.7°C | 15.2°C | 6 mm | 18% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1991 | 34.8°C | 27.8°C | 20.8°C | 38.1°C | 17.0°C | 0 mm | 24% | 2.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1990 | 35.3°C | 27.7°C | 20.1°C | 38.3°C | 17.1°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1989 | 34.0°C | 26.3°C | 18.6°C | 38.0°C | 14.3°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1988 | 35.0°C | 27.4°C | 19.9°C | 38.2°C | 15.7°C | 0 mm | 20% | 2.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 35.6°C | 28.2°C | 20.8°C | 40.6°C | 15.6°C | 0 mm | 21% | 3.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 35.5°C | 27.9°C | 20.2°C | 39.1°C | 13.4°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1985 | 34.8°C | 26.7°C | 18.5°C | 38.6°C | 14.7°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1984 | 33.6°C | 25.8°C | 18.1°C | 37.7°C | 10.8°C | 0 mm | 17% | 2.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 32.3°C | 24.3°C | 16.3°C | 37.1°C | 13.9°C | 0 mm | 17% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 33.9°C | 27.0°C | 20.1°C | 39.1°C | 15.8°C | 10 mm | 28% | 3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 34.4°C | 27.1°C | 19.7°C | 38.9°C | 17.0°C | 0 mm | 20% | 2.2 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 20.2°C (mean 27.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 1 mm of rainfall in Ad Dir‘īyah, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 23 mm in 1993.
The hottest October reached 41.8°C in 2019. The coldest dipped to 10.8°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 2.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 33.8°C to 35.8°C and overnight lows from 18.5°C to 21°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Ad Dir‘īyah and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 35°C daytime highs and 20.2°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in Ad Dir‘īyah, averaging 27.6°C.
For October in Ad Dir‘īyah, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 35°C and lows of 20.2°C.
Relative humidity in October averages 21% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in October is 2.3 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 3.2 m/s (1987).
The wettest October on record was 1993 with 23 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 Ad Dir‘īyah 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.
