Ābdānān weather in October

In October, Ābdānān sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 37 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 Ābdānān's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ābdānān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:30 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
23%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Ābdānān is city in Ilam Province, Iran.

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 32°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ābdānān reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13217
23217
33217
43217
53117
63116
73116
83116
93016
103016
113016
123015
132915
142915
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292412
302412
312312

How October really feels in Ābdānān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 2 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
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ābdānān weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 12710.41.410.13.0
Feb13° / 1059.60.810.83.9
Mar18° / 1229.50.111.76.0
Apr23° / 12°918.4012.87.3
May31° / 17°213.6013.75.7
Jun37° / 21°10.3014.11.9
Jul40° / 24°00.10140.1
Aug40° / 24°00013.20.2
Sep36° / 19°10.3012.23.1
Oct28° / 15°373.5011.27.1
Nov19° / 1037.8010.36.5
Dec14° / 12190.49.94.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2964
3964
4955
5946
6946
7937
8928
9928
109010
119010
128812
138812
148614
158614
168515
178416
188317
198317
208119
218020
227921
237822
247624
257525
267525
277426
287228
297228
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ābdānān gets around 37 mm of rain over 3.5 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 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
23
33
43
53
64
74
84
95
105
116
126
137
148
159
169
1710
1811
1912
2014
2115
2216
2317
2419
2520
2621
2722
2823
2924
3025
3125

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16973
17973
18973
19964
20964
21955
22955
23955
24946
25946
26946
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:19 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:196:00
211.66:205:58
311.66:205:57
411.66:215:56
511.56:225:54
611.56:235:53
711.56:235:52
811.46:245:50
911.46:255:49
1011.46:265:48
1111.36:265:46
1211.36:275:45
1311.36:285:44
1411.26:295:43
1511.26:305:42
1611.26:305:40
1711.16:315:39
1811.16:325:38
1911.16:335:37
2011.06:345:36
2111.06:345:35
2211.06:355:34
2310.96:365:33
2410.96:375:32
2510.96:385:30
2610.86:395:29
2710.86:395:28
2810.86:405:28
2910.86:415:27
3010.76:425:26
3110.76:435:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ābdānān

In seasonPeak

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

Ābdānān's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ābdānān sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Ābdānān?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ābdānān in October

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

In October, Ābdānān sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ābdānān 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 Ābdānān peaks around June 18 at about 10 (very high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ābdānān 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 Ābdānān is worst in April — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2142 µg/m³Nov 2326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr42Poor
May41Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ābdānān?

Ābdānān sits at 33.0°N, 47.4°E, 889 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Darreh Shahr, 17 km away.

KhorramabadAndīmeshkDezful

Topography around Ābdānān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ābdānān has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m around an average of 973 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,800 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,758 m.

The land around Ābdānān is covered by grassland (45%) and bare terrain (34%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
674 m
16 km
1,800 m
80 km
2,758 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Darreh Shahr 17 km · Poldokhtar 32 km · Dehlorān 36 km · Kūhdasht 63 km · ‘Alī al Gharbī 90 km · Khorramabad 103 km · Andīmeshk 105 km · Dezful 115 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

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 Ābdānān (32.9926°, 47.4198°, elevation 889 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).