Karaj weather in October

In October, Karaj sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.8 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 25°C in the first days to 18°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 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 Karaj's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karaj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:19 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Karaj is city in Alborz Province, Iran.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 26.4 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
8,939/km²
people per km²

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 25°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Karaj reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°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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How October really feels in Karaj

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.

Karaj 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 / -4°377.14.39.80.2
Feb / -2°397.73.510.61.2
Mar13° / 4891.311.73.7
Apr19° / 427.60.312.96.5
May26° / 14°153.5013.97.9
Jun32° / 19°30.7014.45.3
Jul35° / 22°10.3014.23.4
Aug34° / 21°20.2013.44.2
Sep29° / 16°20.4012.27.3
Oct22° / 10°142.8011.18.4
Nov13° / 356.10.710.14.2
Dec / -1°3772.69.61.3

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 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4928
5919
6919
79010
89010
99010
108812
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Karaj gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
33
43
53
63
73
84
94
104
114
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166
177
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2010
2111
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2919
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3121

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 (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:06 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:065:44
211.66:075:43
311.66:075:41
411.56:085:40
511.56:095:38
611.46:105:37
711.46:115:36
811.46:125:34
911.36:135:33
1011.36:135:31
1111.36:145:30
1211.26:155:29
1311.26:165:27
1411.16:175:26
1511.16:185:25
1611.16:195:23
1711.06:205:22
1811.06:215:21
1911.06:225:19
2010.96:235:18
2110.96:235:17
2210.96:245:16
2310.86:255:15
2410.86:265:14
2510.86:275:12
2610.76:285:11
2710.76:295:10
2810.66:305:09
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3010.66:325:07
3110.56:335:06

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
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95.0Bright
104.9Bright
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264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Karaj?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Karaj in October

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

In October, Karaj sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Karaj 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 Karaj peaks around July 18 at about 11 (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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Karaj 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 Karaj is worst in December — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Karaj's WHO annual average of 26.4 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 2342 µg/m³Jul 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar29Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Karaj?

Karaj sits at 35.8°N, 51.0°E, 1,341 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Karaj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karaj has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m around an average of 1,389 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,084 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,367 m.

The land around Karaj is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), artificial surfaces (26%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
618 m
16 km
2,084 m
80 km
4,367 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī 7.0 km · Fardīs 9.0 km · Meshkīn Dasht 10 km · Moḩammad Shahr 10 km · Kamālshahr 11 km · Garmdarreh 12 km · Qods 16 km · Shahre Jadide Andisheh 17 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 Karaj (35.8327°, 50.9915°, elevation 1,341 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).