Ābyek weather in October

In October, Ābyek sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ābyek's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ābyek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:21 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
26%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Ābyek is city in Qazvin 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 24°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ābyek reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12512
22512
32411
42411
52411
62411
72311
82310
92310
102310
112210
122210
132210
14229
15219
16219
17219
18219
19209
20208
21208
22208
23198
24198
25198
26187
27187
28187
29177
30177
31176

How October really feels in Ābyek

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Ābyek weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°417.85.79.80.0
Feb / -3°479.1510.60.6
Mar12° / 6110.43.411.73.1
Apr18° / 589.80.612.95.8
May24° / 12°245.3013.97.8
Jun31° / 17°41.3014.46.1
Jul34° / 20°30.8014.24.0
Aug33° / 19°30.5013.44.6
Sep29° / 15°30.4012.27.8
Oct21° / 204011.18.0
Nov12° / 457.51.310.13.7
Dec / -2°408.149.60.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2928
3928
4928
5919
6919
78911
88911
98911
108812
118812
128713
138713
148713
158515
168515
178515
188317
198317
208218
218119
228020
237921
247822
257723
267624
277525
287426
297327
307327
317228

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ābyek gets around 20 mm of rain over 4 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 12% 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 (%)
15
25
36
46
56
66
77
87
97
107
118
128
138
148
159
169
1710
1811
1912
2013
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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 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 6:08 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:085:46
211.66:095:45
311.66:095:43
411.56:105:42
511.56:115:40
611.46:125:39
711.46:135:37
811.46:145:36
911.36:155:34
1011.36:155:33
1111.36:165:32
1211.26:175:30
1311.26:185:29
1411.16:195:28
1511.16:205:26
1611.16:215:25
1711.06:225:24
1811.06:235:22
1911.06:245:21
2010.96:255:20
2110.96:265:19
2210.86:275:17
2310.86:275:16
2410.86:285:15
2510.76:295:14
2610.76:305:13
2710.76:315:12
2810.66:325:11
2910.66:335:10
3010.66:345:09
3110.56:355:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ābyek?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Ābyek for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ābyek in October

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

In October, Ābyek sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Ābyek in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ābyek peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ābyek 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 Ābyek is worst in December — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1979 µg/m³Jul 1837 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ābyek?

Ābyek sits at 36.0°N, 50.5°E, 1,258 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ābyek, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ābyek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ābyek has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m around an average of 1,271 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,671 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,489 m.

The land around Ābyek is covered by grassland (29%), cropland (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
326 m
16 km
1,671 m
80 km
4,489 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Ābyek 3.0 km · Naz̧arābād 12 km · Hashtgerd 16 km · Mehestan 20 km · Kamālshahr 37 km · Moḩammadīyeh 37 km · Eshtehārd 38 km · Sharīfābād 39 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 Ābyek (36.0399°, 50.531°, elevation 1,258 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).