October is one of the warmer months of the year in Ra’s al Khafjī, with average highs near 31.3°C and lows around 27.4°C (mean 29.4°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 1 mm of rainfall and 57% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Ra’s al Khafjī. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Ra’s al Khafjī was 2019 — when the month averaged 31.3°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 26.2°C. Typical October days reach 31.3°C with nights near 27.4°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
October is about average for rainfall in Ra’s al Khafjī, averaging 1 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 1982 with 15 mm, while the driest were 2022, 2023 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Ra’s al Khafjī during October averages 57%. The most humid October was 1991 at 64%, and the least humid was 2020 at 46%.
October receives about 4.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Ra’s al Khafjī. The sunniest October was 2020 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1987 at 3.5.
Average wind speed in Ra’s al Khafjī during October is 3.6 m/s. The windiest October was 2011 at 4.5 m/s, while the calmest were 1981, 2002 and 2022 at 2.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 28.4°C | 28.9°C | 29.4°C | 29.9°C | 30.3°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg High | 30.4°C | 30.8°C | 31.5°C | 31.8°C | 32.3°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Low | 26.4°C | 27.1°C | 27.4°C | 28.0°C | 28.3°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 2 mm | 2 mm | 1 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm | -1 mm |
October temperatures in Ra’s al Khafjī have risen by about 2.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of 20.2°C (1984) to a record high of 37.2°C (2019).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 1 mm, with a wettest year of 15 mm.
A good time to visit Ra’s al Khafjī
October is a good time to visit Ra’s al Khafjī, with days averaging 31.3°C and nights around 27.4°C (mean 29.4°C, warmer than Ra’s al Khafjī's yearly average) and low rainfall. April and November 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 | 31.6°C | 29.5°C | 27.4°C | 34.6°C | 25.8°C | 0 mm | 53% | 4.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2024 | 31.3°C | 29.4°C | 27.6°C | 35.9°C | 22.5°C | 5 mm | 55% | 4.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 33.1°C | 31.2°C | 29.3°C | 36.3°C | 26.1°C | 0 mm | 55% | 3.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 33.3°C | 30.9°C | 28.5°C | 35.9°C | 26.5°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 32.0°C | 30.1°C | 28.3°C | 36.4°C | 26.2°C | 0 mm | 55% | 4.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 32.3°C | 30.4°C | 28.5°C | 35.0°C | 25.5°C | 0 mm | 46% | 3.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2019 🔥 | 33.0°C | 31.3°C | 29.6°C | 37.2°C | 27.2°C | 1 mm | 58% | 3.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 32.1°C | 30.3°C | 28.4°C | 37.0°C | 23.0°C | 2 mm | 57% | 3.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 32.4°C | 30.5°C | 28.6°C | 35.8°C | 25.8°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 31.4°C | 29.2°C | 26.9°C | 33.2°C | 24.7°C | 0 mm | 52% | 3.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2015 | 32.6°C | 30.8°C | 28.9°C | 36.6°C | 24.7°C | 1 mm | 60% | 4.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 31.3°C | 29.7°C | 28.1°C | 36.3°C | 25.0°C | 0 mm | 57% | 4.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 29.8°C | 27.8°C | 25.8°C | 35.0°C | 23.3°C | 0 mm | 51% | 4.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2012 | 32.1°C | 29.9°C | 27.8°C | 35.5°C | 25.7°C | 0 mm | 57% | 3.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 30.7°C | 28.8°C | 26.9°C | 35.4°C | 23.5°C | 0 mm | 53% | 4.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 32.7°C | 30.8°C | 28.8°C | 35.5°C | 25.8°C | 0 mm | 54% | 4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 31.2°C | 29.2°C | 27.2°C | 33.1°C | 25.4°C | 0 mm | 60% | 3.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 30.8°C | 29.1°C | 27.4°C | 33.2°C | 24.3°C | 2 mm | 59% | 4.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2007 | 32.0°C | 30.0°C | 28.0°C | 36.1°C | 26.2°C | 1 mm | 58% | 2.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2006 | 32.2°C | 29.9°C | 27.5°C | 34.2°C | 26.2°C | 1 mm | 62% | 3.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 30.5°C | 28.3°C | 26.1°C | 33.7°C | 23.5°C | 0 mm | 59% | 3.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 31.6°C | 29.4°C | 27.2°C | 34.2°C | 25.1°C | 0 mm | 62% | 3 m/s | 5 |
| 2003 | 32.3°C | 29.8°C | 27.4°C | 35.6°C | 24.2°C | 0 mm | 58% | 3.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2002 | 31.8°C | 29.8°C | 27.8°C | 34.5°C | 25.8°C | 0 mm | 59% | 2.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 32.1°C | 29.9°C | 27.8°C | 35.6°C | 25.4°C | 1 mm | 56% | 3.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 30.3°C | 28.7°C | 27.1°C | 33.3°C | 25.4°C | 2 mm | 58% | 4.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 32.4°C | 30.3°C | 28.2°C | 34.6°C | 26.0°C | 2 mm | 56% | 3.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1998 | 31.5°C | 29.7°C | 27.9°C | 35.6°C | 24.3°C | 2 mm | 54% | 3.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1997 | 30.8°C | 29.2°C | 27.6°C | 35.9°C | 24.4°C | 3 mm | 62% | 3.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1996 | 30.3°C | 28.5°C | 26.7°C | 33.8°C | 22.7°C | 0 mm | 55% | 4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 30.2°C | 28.3°C | 26.3°C | 34.2°C | 24.4°C | 1 mm | 56% | 3.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 30.8°C | 29.4°C | 27.9°C | 33.3°C | 25.6°C | 1 mm | 62% | 3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1993 | 31.4°C | 29.7°C | 28.0°C | 33.8°C | 26.8°C | 0 mm | 58% | 2.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 29.9°C | 27.5°C | 25.1°C | 32.7°C | 23.1°C | 1 mm | 53% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1991 | 29.4°C | 27.8°C | 26.3°C | 32.5°C | 24.4°C | 8 mm | 64% | 3.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1990 | 31.2°C | 28.9°C | 26.5°C | 33.8°C | 24.8°C | 0 mm | 61% | 3.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1989 | 30.4°C | 28.4°C | 26.3°C | 34.7°C | 24.2°C | 0 mm | 57% | 3.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1988 | 31.5°C | 29.4°C | 27.4°C | 33.9°C | 25.4°C | 0 mm | 61% | 3.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1987 | 30.1°C | 28.5°C | 27.0°C | 34.2°C | 23.7°C | 4 mm | 63% | 4.1 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1986 | 32.0°C | 30.2°C | 28.3°C | 36.5°C | 25.9°C | 0 mm | 57% | 3.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1985 | 30.4°C | 28.3°C | 26.3°C | 34.5°C | 23.2°C | 0 mm | 51% | 3.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1984 | 29.5°C | 27.3°C | 25.1°C | 35.1°C | 20.2°C | 0 mm | 54% | 3.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 28.4°C | 26.2°C | 23.9°C | 32.7°C | 22.2°C | 0 mm | 57% | 3.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 🌧️ | 30.1°C | 28.5°C | 26.8°C | 34.6°C | 23.0°C | 15 mm | 61% | 3.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 30.8°C | 28.8°C | 26.9°C | 33.9°C | 24.6°C | 1 mm | 55% | 2.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 31.3°C with lows near 27.4°C (mean 29.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 1 mm of rainfall in Ra’s al Khafjī, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 15 mm in 1982.
The hottest October reached 37.2°C in 2019. The coldest dipped to 20.2°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 2.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 29.8°C to 32.3°C and overnight lows from 25.8°C to 28.2°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Ra’s al Khafjī and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 31.3°C daytime highs and 27.4°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 8th coolest month in Ra’s al Khafjī, averaging 29.4°C.
For October in Ra’s al Khafjī, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 31.3°C and lows of 27.4°C.
Relative humidity in October averages 57% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in October is 3.6 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 4.5 m/s (2011).
The wettest October on record was 1982 with 15 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 Ra’s al Khafjī 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.
