Īlām weather in October

In October, Īlām sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 30 mm of rain across 4.3 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 28°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Īlām's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Īlām's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:35 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Īlām is city in Ilam Province, Iran.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.7 µg/m³ · 2020

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 28°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Īlām reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°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)
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22812
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31208

How October really feels in Īlām

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.

Īlām 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
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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3946
4937
5937
6919
7919
89010
98911
108812
118812
128713
138515
148515
158416
168416
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188317
198218
208119
218020
228020
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257723
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287525
297525
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Īlām gets around 30 mm of rain over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
44
54
65
75
86
96
107
118
129
139
1410
1511
1612
1713
1814
1915
2017
2118
2219
2321
2422
2523
2624
2725
2826
2927
3028
3129

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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246calm
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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 6:23 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:236:03
211.66:246:02
311.66:256:01
411.66:255:59
511.56:265:58
611.56:275:57
711.56:285:55
811.46:295:54
911.46:295:53
1011.46:305:51
1111.36:315:50
1211.36:325:49
1311.26:325:47
1411.26:335:46
1511.26:345:45
1611.16:355:44
1711.16:365:43
1811.16:375:41
1911.06:375:40
2011.06:385:39
2111.06:395:38
2210.96:405:37
2310.96:415:36
2410.96:425:35
2510.96:435:34
2610.86:435:33
2710.86:445:32
2810.86:455:31
2910.76:465:30
3010.76:475:29
3110.76:485:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Īlām

In seasonPeak

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

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 October a good time to visit Īlām?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Īlām in October

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

In October, Īlām sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Īlām 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 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 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 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
October 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. 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).