Eslam Qaleh weather in October

In October, Eslam Qaleh sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Eslam Qaleh's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eslam Qaleh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:37 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 14%; 5th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.2; out of 10

Eslam Qaleh is human settlement in Afghanistan.

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Eslam Qaleh reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	13
2	28	13
3	27	13
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	26	12
8	26	11
9	26	11
10	26	11
11	26	11
12	25	10
13	25	10
14	25	10
15	25	10
16	25	10
17	24	9
18	24	9
19	24	9
20	24	9
21	24	9
22	24	9
23	23	9
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	22	8
29	22	8
30	22	8
31	22	7

How October really feels in Eslam Qaleh

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Eslam Qaleh weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / -0°	33	5.5	1.6	9.9	2.8
Feb	13° / 2°	41	6.6	1.8	10.7	3.9
Mar	18° / 6°	47	7.2	0.4	11.7	6.3
Apr	25° / 12°	23	4	0	12.8	7.8
May	31° / 17°	5	1.2	0	13.8	5.8
Jun	35° / 22°	0	0	0	14.3	3.3
Jul	37° / 24°	0	0	0	14.1	2.4
Aug	35° / 22°	0	0	0	13.3	3.5
Sep	31° / 17°	0	0	0	12.2	6.3
Oct	25° / 10°	3	0.7	0	11.1	9.2
Nov	17° / 4°	13	2.8	0.3	10.2	6.7
Dec	12° / 1°	22	4.5	1.1	9.7	3.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	95	95	95	95	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	87	87	87	86	85
Cloudier (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	14	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	85	15

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Eslam Qaleh gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	4
26	4
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	6
31	6

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 17 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 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 6:25 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:28 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51
Sunset (PM)	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:25	6:04
2	11.6	6:26	6:03
3	11.6	6:27	6:02
4	11.5	6:27	6:00
5	11.5	6:28	5:59
6	11.5	6:29	5:57
7	11.4	6:30	5:56
8	11.4	6:31	5:55
9	11.4	6:31	5:53
10	11.3	6:32	5:52
11	11.3	6:33	5:51
12	11.3	6:34	5:49
13	11.2	6:35	5:48
14	11.2	6:36	5:47
15	11.1	6:36	5:45
16	11.1	6:37	5:44
17	11.1	6:38	5:43
18	11.0	6:39	5:42
19	11.0	6:40	5:41
20	11.0	6:41	5:39
21	10.9	6:42	5:38
22	10.9	6:43	5:37
23	10.9	6:44	5:36
24	10.8	6:44	5:35
25	10.8	6:45	5:34
26	10.8	6:46	5:33
27	10.7	6:47	5:32
28	10.7	6:48	5:31
29	10.7	6:49	5:30
30	10.6	6:50	5:29
31	10.6	6:51	5:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Eslam Qaleh

In seasonPeak

None of Eslam Qaleh's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Eslam Qaleh sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Dec

Is October a good time to visit Eslam Qaleh?

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

9.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Eslam Qaleh in October

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

In October, Eslam Qaleh sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Eslam Qaleh 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 Eslam Qaleh peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	7	9	10	11	9	8	6	3	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Eslam Qaleh 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 Eslam Qaleh is worst in July — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 31 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	31	37	47	58	62	68	95	90	86	66	42	34
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	58	Unhealthy
May	62	Unhealthy
Jun	68	Unhealthy
Jul	95	Unhealthy
Aug	90	Unhealthy
Sep	86	Unhealthy
Oct	66	Unhealthy
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Eslam Qaleh?

Eslam Qaleh sits at 34.7°N, 61.1°E, 726 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Tāybād, 28 km away.

Topography around Eslam Qaleh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eslam Qaleh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 726 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m.

The land around Eslam Qaleh is covered by bare terrain (50%) and cropland (46%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (87%) within 80 km.

3 km

34 m

bare terrain 50%

16 km

363 m

bare terrain 87%

80 km

1,623 m

bare terrain 87%

grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← September Eslam Qaleh year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Tāybād 28 km · Torbat-e Jām 76 km · Khvāf 85 km · Herāt 110 km · Karukh 141 km · Kushk 173 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 181 km · Shīnḏanḏ 181 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

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 Eslam Qaleh (34.6667°, 61.0667°, elevation 726 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	13
2	28	13
3	27	13
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	26	12
8	26	11
9	26	11
10	26	11
11	26	11
12	25	10
13	25	10
14	25	10
15	25	10
16	25	10
17	24	9
18	24	9
19	24	9
20	24	9
21	24	9
22	24	9
23	23	9
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	22	8
29	22	8
30	22	8
31	22	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	4
26	4
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	13
2	28	13
3	27	13
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	26	12
8	26	11
9	26	11
10	26	11
11	26	11
12	25	10
13	25	10
14	25	10
15	25	10
16	25	10
17	24	9
18	24	9
19	24	9
20	24	9
21	24	9
22	24	9
23	23	9
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	22	8
29	22	8
30	22	8
31	22	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	4
26	4
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	13
2	28	13
3	27	13
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	26	12
8	26	11
9	26	11
10	26	11
11	26	11
12	25	10
13	25	10
14	25	10
15	25	10
16	25	10
17	24	9
18	24	9
19	24	9
20	24	9
21	24	9
22	24	9
23	23	9
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	22	8
29	22	8
30	22	8
31	22	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	4
26	4
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100