Baghlān weather in October

In October, Baghlān sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Baghlān's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baghlān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:08 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
24%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Baghlān is city in northern Afghanistan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical October day in Baghlān reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22612
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52611
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112410
122410
132410
14239
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22228
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24228
25218
26217
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28217
29217
30207
31207

How October really feels in Baghlān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Baghlān weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5594.69.81.7
Feb11° / -1°67104.510.62.7
Mar17° / 9311.81.611.75.0
Apr22° / 10°9911.60.312.96.5
May27° / 14°637.2013.96.8
Jun33° / 18°61.4014.44.6
Jul36° / 20°20.4014.22.9
Aug35° / 19°00013.43.7
Sep30° / 14°20.5012.26.8
Oct23° / 173.1011.18.4
Nov16° / 467.60.810.15.3
Dec10° / -1°437.43.29.62.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3919
49010
59010
69010
78812
88812
98812
108614
118614
128614
138416
148416
158416
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188317
198317
208218
218119
228119
238020
247822
257822
267723
277525
287426
297228
307129
316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Baghlān gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
28
39
49
59
610
710
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911
1011
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3017
3118

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
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31100

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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55calm
65calm
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85calm
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125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
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185calm
195calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 4:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:555:33
211.65:565:32
311.65:575:30
411.55:585:29
511.55:585:27
611.45:595:26
711.46:005:24
811.46:015:23
911.36:025:22
1011.36:035:20
1111.36:045:19
1211.26:055:17
1311.26:065:16
1411.16:065:15
1511.16:075:13
1611.16:085:12
1711.06:095:11
1811.06:105:10
1911.06:115:08
2010.96:125:07
2110.96:135:06
2210.86:145:05
2310.86:155:03
2410.86:165:02
2510.76:175:01
2610.76:185:00
2710.76:194:59
2810.66:204:58
2910.66:214:57
3010.66:224:56
3110.56:234:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Baghlān?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Baghlān for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Baghlān in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Baghlān sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Baghlān in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baghlān peaks around May 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateMay 23UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Baghlān in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Baghlān is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 2027 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Baghlān?

Baghlān sits at 36.1°N, 68.7°E, 531 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Pul-e Khumrī, 21 km away.

TaloqanKhulmBāzārak

Topography around Baghlān

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Baghlān.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baghlān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,921 m.

The land around Baghlān is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
1,474 m
80 km
3,921 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Pul-e Khumrī 21 km · Nahrīn 39 km · Aībak 64 km · Kunduz 68 km · Khanabad 71 km · Taloqan 100 km · Khulm 110 km · Bāzārak 117 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 17% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$417
2024
Happiness
1.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
15.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Muslim 100%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Baghlān (36.1307°, 68.7083°, elevation 531 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).