Zaranj weather in October

In October, Zaranj sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.2 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 95% 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 Zaranj's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaranj's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:31 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 5%; 5th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

Zaranj is city 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 34°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Zaranj reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 16°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 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)	35	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	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	19
2	34	19
3	34	19
4	34	18
5	34	18
6	33	18
7	33	18
8	33	17
9	33	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	16
13	32	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	31	15
17	31	15
18	31	15
19	30	15
20	30	14
21	30	14
22	30	14
23	30	14
24	29	14
25	29	13
26	29	13
27	29	13
28	29	13
29	28	13
30	28	12
31	28	12

How October really feels in Zaranj

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 11 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.

Zaranj 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	16° / 3°	16	3.5	10.2	6.2
Feb	20° / 6°	11	2.6	10.9	7.8
Mar	26° / 12°	16	3	11.8	8.0
Apr	33° / 18°	4	1	12.7	4.5
May	39° / 24°	1	0.2	13.5	1.1
Jun	42° / 28°	0	0	14	0.0
Jul	44° / 30°	0	0	13.8	0.0
Aug	42° / 28°	0	0	13.1	0.0
Sep	38° / 22°	0	0	12.2	1.8
Oct	31° / 15°	0	0.1	11.2	6.2
Nov	23° / 9°	3	0.7	10.4	8.9
Dec	17° / 4°	7	1.5	10	7.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% 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 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	100	100	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94
Cloudier (%)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	96	4
23	96	4
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

Zaranj gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% 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	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1

	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	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

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 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 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	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	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	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	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	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 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 6:20 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:30 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	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:50	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	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:20	6:03
2	11.7	6:21	6:01
3	11.6	6:22	6:00
4	11.6	6:22	5:59
5	11.6	6:23	5:58
6	11.5	6:24	5:56
7	11.5	6:24	5:55
8	11.5	6:25	5:54
9	11.4	6:26	5:53
10	11.4	6:26	5:51
11	11.4	6:27	5:50
12	11.4	6:28	5:49
13	11.3	6:29	5:48
14	11.3	6:29	5:47
15	11.3	6:30	5:46
16	11.2	6:31	5:45
17	11.2	6:31	5:43
18	11.2	6:32	5:42
19	11.1	6:33	5:41
20	11.1	6:34	5:40
21	11.1	6:34	5:39
22	11.1	6:35	5:38
23	11.0	6:36	5:37
24	11.0	6:37	5:36
25	11.0	6:37	5:35
26	10.9	6:38	5:34
27	10.9	6:39	5:33
28	10.9	6:40	5:33
29	10.9	6:41	5:32
30	10.8	6:41	5:31
31	10.8	6:42	5:30

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.32 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)	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	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	4.8	4.7
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Zaranj

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Zaranj?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zaranj in October

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

In October, Zaranj sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zaranj 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 Zaranj peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — 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)	4	6	8	8	9	10	9	10	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Zaranj 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 Zaranj is worst in August — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 33 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)	34	38	40	52	61	83	120	126	93	58	35	33
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	34	Moderate
Feb	38	Poor
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	52	Poor
May	61	Unhealthy
Jun	83	Unhealthy
Jul	120	Unhealthy
Aug	126	Unhealthy
Sep	93	Unhealthy
Oct	58	Unhealthy
Nov	35	Poor
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Zaranj?

Zaranj sits at 31.0°N, 61.9°E, 489 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Zābol, 36 km away.

Topography around Zaranj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaranj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m.

The land around Zaranj is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), bare terrain (33%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (65%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

10 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

25 m

bare terrain 65%

80 km

313 m

bare terrain 89%

shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

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

October weather nearby: Zābol 36 km · Khāsh 109 km · Farah 159 km · Nehbandān 185 km · Zahedan 189 km · Khān Neshīn 190 km · Lashkar Gāh 249 km · Kushk 260 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 Zaranj (30.9596°, 61.8604°, elevation 489 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	35	19
2	34	19
3	34	19
4	34	18
5	34	18
6	33	18
7	33	18
8	33	17
9	33	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	16
13	32	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	31	15
17	31	15
18	31	15
19	30	15
20	30	14
21	30	14
22	30	14
23	30	14
24	29	14
25	29	13
26	29	13
27	29	13
28	29	13
29	28	13
30	28	12
31	28	12

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

	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	35	19
2	34	19
3	34	19
4	34	18
5	34	18
6	33	18
7	33	18
8	33	17
9	33	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	16
13	32	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	31	15
17	31	15
18	31	15
19	30	15
20	30	14
21	30	14
22	30	14
23	30	14
24	29	14
25	29	13
26	29	13
27	29	13
28	29	13
29	28	13
30	28	12
31	28	12

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

	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	35	19
2	34	19
3	34	19
4	34	18
5	34	18
6	33	18
7	33	18
8	33	17
9	33	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	16
13	32	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	31	15
17	31	15
18	31	15
19	30	15
20	30	14
21	30	14
22	30	14
23	30	14
24	29	14
25	29	13
26	29	13
27	29	13
28	29	13
29	28	13
30	28	12
31	28	12

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

	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