Weather in Sulaymaniyah in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Sulaymaniyah in October
The temperature in October is +29°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +36°C during the day and a minimum of +6°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +35°C to +20°C.
Is Sulaymaniyah warm or cold in October?
Sulaymaniyah is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +34°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +17°C to +12°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Sulaymaniyah:
Climate in Sulaymaniyah in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +27°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +1°C | -8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +42°C | +36°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 1 mm | 30 mm | 68 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 26% | 40% | 62% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 28 | 20 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 2 | 9 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +34°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +27°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 1 mm to 30 mm. Humidity rises from 26% to 40%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 28 sunny days in September to 20 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Sulaymaniyah is gradually increasing during October, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Sulaymaniyah?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sulaymaniyah in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+24°C) and the highest in 2020 (+35°C). The driest year was 1995 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1992 with 0 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sulaymaniyah, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.