Arāk in Fall
In fall (September, October and November), Arāk sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 45 mm of precipitation over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.
Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early September to 10°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.
Fall is Arāk's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Arāk's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 21°C
- 2nd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 8°C
- Precipitation
- 45 mm
- 10 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in Arāk in Fall
Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early September to 10°C by late November.
A typical fall day in Arāk reaches about 21°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.
How fall really feels in Arāk
Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Arāk weather by month
How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5° / -6° | 32 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 7° / -4° | 33 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 12° / 1° | 49 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 11.7 | 3.5 |
| Apr | 17° / 6° | 44 | 9 | 0.3 | 12.8 | 5.7 |
| May | 23° / 11° | 24 | 6.4 | 0 | 13.7 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 30° / 16° | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 14.2 | 6.6 |
| Jul | 33° / 19° | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 14 | 4.4 |
| Aug | 33° / 18° | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 13.3 | 5.0 |
| Sep | 28° / 13° | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 12.2 | 7.9 |
| Oct | 21° / 8° | 14 | 3.8 | 0 | 11.1 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 13° / 2° | 30 | 6.1 | 1 | 10.2 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 8° / -3° | 31 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 1.3 |
Cloud cover in Fall
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time across fall.
Chance of precipitation in Fall
Arāk gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Fall
Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Fall
Winds average 7 km/h across fall.
Sunrise & sunset in Fall
Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min in early September to 9 h 54 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Fall
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.9 kWh/m².
Is fall a good time to visit Arāk?
Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
fall is a reasonable time to visit Arāk for sightseeing.
What to pack for Arāk in Fall
From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In fall, Arāk sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 10 days see rain.
UV index in Arāk in Fall
Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Arāk peaks around July 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | High |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 7 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 7 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Arāk in Fall
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Arāk is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Arāk's WHO annual average of 18.4 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Moderate |
| Feb | 18 | Moderate |
| Mar | 22 | Moderate |
| Apr | 26 | Moderate |
| May | 24 | Moderate |
| Jun | 18 | Moderate |
| Jul | 20 | Moderate |
| Aug | 15 | Moderate |
| Sep | 17 | Moderate |
| Oct | 17 | Moderate |
| Nov | 15 | Moderate |
| Dec | 14 | Moderate |
Where is Arāk?
Arāk sits at 34.1°N, 49.7°E, 1,738 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Karahrūd, 6.0 km away.
Topography around Arāk
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arāk.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Arāk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 1,743 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 956 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,066 m.
The land around Arāk is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), bare terrain (29%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), bare terrain (32%) and grassland (29%) within 80 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
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 Arāk (34.0949°, 49.6981°, elevation 1,738 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.