Khonj weather in October

In October, Khonj sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Khonj's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khonj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
9%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Khonj is city in Fars 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 35°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical October day in Khonj reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43420
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73420
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283016
292915
302915
312915

How October really feels in Khonj

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 17 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
17
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Khonj weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 595.810.46.5
Feb19° / 444.7117.4
Mar24° / 11°424.811.88.2
Apr30° / 17°91.712.66.5
May36° / 22°10.213.42.6
Jun40° / 26°10.113.70.1
Jul41° / 28°10.313.60.0
Aug40° / 27°21.1130.1
Sep37° / 23°10.412.22.0
Oct32° / 18°00.111.35.5
Nov25° / 12°14210.68.6
Dec20° / 443.510.37.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15973
16973
17964
18964
19964
20955
21955
22955
23955
24946
25937
26937
27937
28928
29919
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Khonj gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
130
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220
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291
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311

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19082
29082
39172
49172
59262
69451
79451
89541
99541
109631
119631
129721
139820
149820
159910
169910
179910
189910
199910
209910
219910
2210000
2310000
2410000
2510000
2610000
2710000
2810000
2910000
309910
319910

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 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:535:37
211.75:545:36
311.75:545:35
411.75:555:34
511.65:555:33
611.65:565:32
711.65:565:30
811.55:575:29
911.55:575:28
1011.55:585:27
1111.55:595:26
1211.45:595:25
1311.46:005:24
1411.46:005:23
1511.36:015:22
1611.36:025:21
1711.36:025:20
1811.36:035:19
1911.26:045:18
2011.26:045:17
2111.26:055:16
2211.26:055:15
2311.16:065:14
2411.16:075:14
2511.16:075:13
2611.16:085:12
2711.06:095:11
2811.06:105:10
2911.06:105:09
3011.06:115:09
3110.96:125:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Khonj

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Khonj?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Khonj for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khonj in October

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

In October, Khonj sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khonj in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khonj peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Dec 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Khonj 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 Khonj is worst in July — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1849 µg/m³Nov 2024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr39Poor
May41Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul51Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khonj?

Khonj sits at 27.9°N, 53.4°E, 670 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Evaz, 58 km away.

Topography around Khonj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khonj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,531 m.

The land around Khonj is covered by bare terrain (51%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
991 m
80 km
2,531 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Evaz 58 km · Lamerd 67 km · Jahrom 69 km · Gerāsh 73 km · Qīr 77 km · Pārsiān 85 km · Lār 92 km · Nakhl-e Taqī 94 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 Khonj (27.8913°, 53.4344°, elevation 670 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).