Farah weather in October

In October, Farah sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Farah's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Farah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:31 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 7%; 5th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Farah is capital of Farah Province, 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 34°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Farah reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°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)	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	17
2	34	17
3	34	17
4	34	16
5	33	16
6	33	16
7	33	16
8	33	15
9	32	15
10	32	15
11	32	15
12	31	14
13	31	14
14	31	14
15	31	14
16	31	13
17	30	13
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	29	13
22	29	12
23	29	12
24	29	12
25	29	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	11
29	28	11
30	27	11
31	27	11

How October really feels in Farah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 9 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

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Farah 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 3°	24	4.5	10.1	5.5
Feb	18° / 5°	23	4.4	10.8	7.0
Mar	24° / 10°	30	4.5	11.8	8.0
Apr	31° / 17°	9	1.8	12.8	5.5
May	37° / 22°	1	0.3	13.6	1.7
Jun	42° / 26°	0	0.1	14.1	0.0
Jul	44° / 29°	0	0	13.9	0.0
Aug	42° / 26°	0	0	13.2	0.0
Sep	38° / 20°	0	0	12.2	1.8
Oct	31° / 14°	1	0.2	11.2	6.5
Nov	23° / 8°	4	1.2	10.3	8.7
Dec	17° / 3°	8	2	9.9	7.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. 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 (%)	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	93	92
Cloudier (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	92	8

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Farah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 0% and peaks near 2% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

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 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
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	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:27 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	11.7	11.6	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	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:20	6:01
2	11.7	6:21	6:00
3	11.6	6:21	5:58
4	11.6	6:22	5:57
5	11.6	6:23	5:56
6	11.5	6:23	5:54
7	11.5	6:24	5:53
8	11.5	6:25	5:52
9	11.4	6:26	5:51
10	11.4	6:26	5:49
11	11.4	6:27	5:48
12	11.3	6:28	5:47
13	11.3	6:29	5:46
14	11.3	6:29	5:45
15	11.2	6:30	5:43
16	11.2	6:31	5:42
17	11.2	6:32	5:41
18	11.1	6:33	5:40
19	11.1	6:33	5:39
20	11.1	6:34	5:38
21	11.0	6:35	5:37
22	11.0	6:36	5:36
23	11.0	6:37	5:35
24	10.9	6:37	5:33
25	10.9	6:38	5:32
26	10.9	6:39	5:32
27	10.8	6:40	5:31
28	10.8	6:41	5:30
29	10.8	6:42	5:29
30	10.8	6:42	5:28
31	10.7	6:43	5:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.2 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)	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Farah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Apr

May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Farah?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Farah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Farah in October

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

In October, Farah sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Farah 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 Farah peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	7	8	9	12	11	11	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Farah 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 Farah is worst in August — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 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)	33	43	44	48	55	62	83	88	77	53	34	31
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	44	Poor
Apr	48	Poor
May	55	Poor
Jun	62	Unhealthy
Jul	83	Unhealthy
Aug	88	Unhealthy
Sep	77	Unhealthy
Oct	53	Poor
Nov	34	Moderate
Dec	31	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Farah?

Farah sits at 32.4°N, 62.1°E, 662 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Shīnḏanḏ, 103 km away.

Topography around Farah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Farah has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 951 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,980 m.

The land around Farah is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), cropland (30%) and bare terrain (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (58%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

281 m

artificial surfaces 41%

16 km

951 m

bare terrain 58%

80 km

1,980 m

bare terrain 93%

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

October weather nearby: Shīnḏanḏ 103 km · Kushk 104 km · Khāsh 113 km · Zaranj 159 km · Zābol 161 km · Nehbandān 217 km · Herāt 220 km · Lashkar Gāh 230 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 Farah (32.3745°, 62.1164°, elevation 662 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	34	17
2	34	17
3	34	17
4	34	16
5	33	16
6	33	16
7	33	16
8	33	15
9	32	15
10	32	15
11	32	15
12	31	14
13	31	14
14	31	14
15	31	14
16	31	13
17	30	13
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	29	13
22	29	12
23	29	12
24	29	12
25	29	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	11
29	28	11
30	27	11
31	27	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	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	34	17
2	34	17
3	34	17
4	34	16
5	33	16
6	33	16
7	33	16
8	33	15
9	32	15
10	32	15
11	32	15
12	31	14
13	31	14
14	31	14
15	31	14
16	31	13
17	30	13
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	29	13
22	29	12
23	29	12
24	29	12
25	29	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	11
29	28	11
30	27	11
31	27	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	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	34	17
2	34	17
3	34	17
4	34	16
5	33	16
6	33	16
7	33	16
8	33	15
9	32	15
10	32	15
11	32	15
12	31	14
13	31	14
14	31	14
15	31	14
16	31	13
17	30	13
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	29	13
22	29	12
23	29	12
24	29	12
25	29	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	11
29	28	11
30	27	11
31	27	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	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