Khān Neshīn weather in October

In October, Khān Neshīn 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 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-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 96% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Khān Neshīn's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khān Neshīn'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; 6:23 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 4%; 4th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

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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 Khān Neshīn 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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°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	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	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	16
9	32	15
10	32	15
11	32	15
12	32	15
13	31	14
14	31	14
15	31	14
16	31	14
17	31	14
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	30	13
22	30	13
23	29	12
24	29	12
25	29	12
26	29	12
27	29	12
28	29	12
29	28	11
30	28	11
31	28	11

How October really feels in Khān Neshīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 10 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.

Khān Neshīn weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 3°	16	3	10.2	6.8
Feb	20° / 6°	15	2.8	10.9	7.9
Mar	26° / 12°	13	2.8	11.8	7.9
Apr	33° / 18°	4	1.1	12.7	4.5
May	39° / 23°	1	0.2	13.5	1.0
Jun	42° / 26°	2	0.2	13.9	0.0
Jul	43° / 28°	0	0.1	13.8	0.0
Aug	41° / 26°	0	0	13.1	0.1
Sep	37° / 20°	0	0	12.2	2.3
Oct	31° / 14°	1	0.2	11.3	6.3
Nov	24° / 8°	4	0.8	10.5	9.0
Dec	18° / 3°	10	1.4	10.1	7.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in October.

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
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	99	1
13	99	1
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	94	6

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Khān Neshīn 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 1% 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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
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	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
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 99% 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:23 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	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:46	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	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:13	5:55
2	11.7	6:13	5:54
3	11.6	6:14	5:53
4	11.6	6:15	5:51
5	11.6	6:15	5:50
6	11.6	6:16	5:49
7	11.5	6:16	5:48
8	11.5	6:17	5:46
9	11.5	6:18	5:45
10	11.4	6:18	5:44
11	11.4	6:19	5:43
12	11.4	6:20	5:42
13	11.3	6:20	5:41
14	11.3	6:21	5:39
15	11.3	6:22	5:38
16	11.2	6:23	5:37
17	11.2	6:23	5:36
18	11.2	6:24	5:35
19	11.2	6:25	5:34
20	11.1	6:25	5:33
21	11.1	6:26	5:32
22	11.1	6:27	5:31
23	11.0	6:28	5:30
24	11.0	6:28	5:29
25	11.0	6:29	5:28
26	11.0	6:30	5:27
27	10.9	6:31	5:26
28	10.9	6:32	5:25
29	10.9	6:32	5:25
30	10.8	6:33	5:24
31	10.8	6:34	5:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 8.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.41 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)	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	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
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	6.0	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Khān Neshīn

In seasonPeak

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

Khān Neshīn sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Is October a good time to visit Khān Neshīn?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khān Neshīn in October

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

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

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UV index in Khān Neshīn in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khān Neshīn peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Khān Neshīn 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 Khān Neshīn is worst in August — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 25 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)	28	34	37	41	48	52	76	78	59	41	25	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	48	Poor
Jun	52	Poor
Jul	76	Unhealthy
Aug	78	Unhealthy
Sep	59	Unhealthy
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Khān Neshīn?

Khān Neshīn sits at 30.5°N, 63.8°E, 642 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Lashkar Gāh, 129 km away.

Topography around Khān Neshīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khān Neshīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 637 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 724 m.

The land around Khān Neshīn is covered by cropland (68%) and bare terrain (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

35 m

cropland 68%

16 km

278 m

bare terrain 86%

80 km

724 m

bare terrain 97%

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

October weather nearby: Lashkar Gāh 129 km · Khāsh 145 km · Gereshk 160 km · Zaranj 190 km · Kandahār 218 km · Zābol 226 km · Farah 258 km · Zahedan 305 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 Khān Neshīn (30.5488°, 63.7888°, elevation 642 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	16
9	32	15
10	32	15
11	32	15
12	32	15
13	31	14
14	31	14
15	31	14
16	31	14
17	31	14
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	30	13
22	30	13
23	29	12
24	29	12
25	29	12
26	29	12
27	29	12
28	29	12
29	28	11
30	28	11
31	28	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
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	99	1
13	99	1
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
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	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	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	16
9	32	15
10	32	15
11	32	15
12	32	15
13	31	14
14	31	14
15	31	14
16	31	14
17	31	14
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	30	13
22	30	13
23	29	12
24	29	12
25	29	12
26	29	12
27	29	12
28	29	12
29	28	11
30	28	11
31	28	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
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	99	1
13	99	1
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
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	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	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	16
9	32	15
10	32	15
11	32	15
12	32	15
13	31	14
14	31	14
15	31	14
16	31	14
17	31	14
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	30	13
22	30	13
23	29	12
24	29	12
25	29	12
26	29	12
27	29	12
28	29	12
29	28	11
30	28	11
31	28	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
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	99	1
13	99	1
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
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	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1