The warmest places in the world in October: ranked by average high temperature

Khartoum tops the list at 38 °C in October. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in the world.

Top three in October: Khartoum (38 °C) , Wad Medani (38 °C) , Kassala (38 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 3.4 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Khartoum Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 26 °C 3 mm 1 340 h
2 Wad Medani Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 26 °C 9 mm 3 338 h
3 Kassala Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 4 mm 1 340 h
4 Mopti Mali 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 11 mm 2 349 h
5 Tahoua Niger 37 °C 37 °C 23 °C 5 mm 1 337 h
6 Niamey Niger 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 8 mm 2 338 h
7 Teresina Brazil 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 16 mm 2 357 h
8 Kosti Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 16 mm 5 338 h
9 Zinder Niger 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 3 mm 1 350 h
10 Dubai United Arab Emirates 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 337 h 31 °C
11 Singa Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 25 °C 24 mm 6 337 h
12 Al Ain City United Arab Emirates 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 343 h
13 Basrah Iraq 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 6 mm 1 332 h
14 Caxias Brazil 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 16 mm 3 356 h
15 Ahvaz Iran 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 7 mm 1 332 h
16 Maradi Niger 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 8 mm 2 340 h
17 Makkah Saudi Arabia 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 7 mm 3 339 h
18 Arif Wala Pakistan 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 337 h
19 Madinah Saudi Arabia 36 °C 36 °C 20 °C 2 mm 0 336 h
20 N'Djamena Chad 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 12 mm 3 341 h
21 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 36 °C 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 338 h
22 El Obeid Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 10 mm 2 343 h
23 Tando Bago Pakistan 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 11 mm 1 335 h
24 Nasiriyah Iraq 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 5 mm 1 330 h
25 Hyderabad Pakistan 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 5 mm 1 336 h
26 Kom Ombo Egypt 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
27 Nawabshah Pakistan 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 3 mm 0 336 h
28 Bandar-e Māhshahr Iran 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 6 mm 1 333 h
29 ‘Ibrī Oman 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 346 h
30 Sobral Brazil 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 3 mm 1 355 h
31 Al ‘Amārah Iraq 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 11 mm 1 328 h
32 Kayes Mali 36 °C 36 °C 25 °C 26 mm 4 330 h
33 Sinjhoro Pakistan 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 5 mm 1 336 h
34 Musaffah United Arab Emirates 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 337 h
35 Sokoto Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 13 mm 3 335 h
36 Tete Mozambique 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 7 mm 1 357 h
37 Dadu Pakistan 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 2 mm 1 336 h
38 Ar Rayyān Qatar 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 338 h 31 °C
39 Al Qadarif Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 25 mm 6 337 h
40 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 338 h 31 °C
41 Gāndhīdhām India 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 12 mm 2 339 h 29 °C
42 El Fasher Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 4 mm 1 354 h
43 Al Diwaniyah Iraq 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 326 h
44 Mossoró Brazil 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 2 mm 0 362 h
45 Bandar Abbas Iran 35 °C 35 °C 25 °C 4 mm 1 335 h 30 °C
46 El Daein Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 29 mm 6 349 h
47 Al Aḩmadī Kuwait 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 3 mm 0 336 h 29 °C
48 Al-Kut Iraq 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 7 mm 1 325 h
49 Sukkur Pakistan 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 334 h
50 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 35 °C 35 °C 19 °C 1 mm 0 339 h

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

September: top 5

  1. Grytviken -0.2 °C
  2. Longyearbyen 2.4 °C
  3. Port-aux-Français 4.5 °C
  4. Stanley 6.6 °C
  5. Nuuk 6.8 °C

Full ranking for September

November: top 5

  1. Singa 37 °C
  2. Wad Medani 37 °C
  3. Kayes 37 °C
  4. Al Qadarif 37 °C
  5. Kosti 36 °C

Full ranking for November

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in October, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in the world with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.