Īlām in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Īlām sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 104 mm of precipitation over about 13 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early September to 13°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Īlām's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Īlām's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
10°C
Precipitation
104 mm
13 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
6.4
best season of the year
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Īlām in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early September to 13°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Īlām reaches about 24°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Īlām

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 13 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
13
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Īlām 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°8910.15.2101.4
Feb10° / -0°8810.73.610.72.2
Mar14° / 9611.11.411.74.2
Apr19° / 679.5012.86.5
May26° / 12°214.9013.77.7
Jun32° / 17°10.3014.25.2
Jul36° / 20°00.10142.9
Aug36° / 19°00013.22.9
Sep31° / 15°10.3012.25.9
Oct24° / 10°304.3011.28.2
Nov16° / 7380.110.35.2
Dec10° / 788.81.89.82.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Īlām gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 13 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 6 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

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.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Īlām

In seasonPeak

In fall, Īlām overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Īlām sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is fall a good time to visit Īlām?

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.

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Īlām for sightseeing.

What to pack for Īlām in Fall

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

In fall, Īlām sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Īlām in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Īlām peaks around June 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Īlām in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Īlām is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Īlām's WHO annual average of 18.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1223 µg/m³Nov 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Īlām?

Īlām sits at 33.6°N, 46.4°E, 1,403 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Eyvān, 24 km away.

Darreh ShahrSarpol-e Z̄ahābKūhdashtĀbdānān

Topography around Īlām

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Īlām has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m around an average of 1,488 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,803 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,742 m.

The land around Īlām is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
620 m
16 km
1,803 m
80 km
2,742 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Fall weather nearby: Eyvān 24 km · Eslāmābād-e Gharb 53 km · Mandalī 81 km · Kermanshah 96 km · Darreh Shahr 104 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 105 km · Kūhdasht 111 km · Ābdānān 117 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 Īlām (33.6374°, 46.4227°, elevation 1,403 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.