Khūy weather in October

In October, Khūy sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Khūy's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khūy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:46 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
38%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Khūy is city in West Azarbaijan 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 24°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Khūy reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12410
22410
32410
42410
5239
6239
7239
8239
9239
10229
11228
12228
13228
14218
15218
16218
17218
18207
19207
20207
21207
22197
23197
24196
25186
26186
27186
28176
29175
30165
31165

How October really feels in Khūy

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.

Khūy 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 / -5°326.75.49.60.0
Feb / -4°357.95.510.50.7
Mar12° / 5810.93.611.73.1
Apr18° / 6111.60.4135.5
May23° / 11°5311.3014.16.7
Jun29° / 15°195.4014.66.6
Jul32° / 19°82.1014.45.0
Aug32° / 18°61.4013.55.0
Sep28° / 13°102.4012.37.7
Oct21° / 2860.1117.4
Nov12° / 356.11.39.93.5
Dec / -3°326.73.69.40.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
48515
58515
68317
78218
88119
98020
108020
118020
127822
137822
147822
157624
167525
177525
187327
197228
207129
217030
226931
236832
246634
256634
266535
276436
286436
296337
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Khūy gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
314
414
514
615
715
816
916
1016
1116
1217
1317
1417
1517
1618
1718
1819
1919
2020
2120
2221
2322
2422
2522
2623
2723
2823
2924
3024
3124

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
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 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 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:316:07
211.66:326:06
311.56:336:04
411.56:346:03
511.46:356:01
611.46:365:59
711.46:375:58
811.36:385:56
911.36:395:55
1011.26:405:53
1111.26:415:52
1211.16:425:50
1311.16:435:49
1411.16:445:47
1511.06:455:46
1611.06:465:45
1710.96:475:43
1810.96:485:42
1910.96:495:40
2010.86:505:39
2110.86:515:38
2210.76:525:36
2310.76:535:35
2410.76:545:34
2510.66:555:33
2610.66:565:31
2710.56:585:30
2810.56:595:29
2910.57:005:28
3010.47:015:27
3110.47:025:26

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Khūy?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khūy in October

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

In October, Khūy sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Khūy in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khūy peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khūy 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 Khūy is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1032 µg/m³Jan 1118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khūy?

Khūy sits at 38.6°N, 45.0°E, 1,143 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn, 38 km away.

Topography around Khūy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khūy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 1,147 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,895 m.

The land around Khūy is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), grassland (32%) and bare terrain (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
930 m
80 km
2,895 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn 38 km · Salmās 42 km · Hādīshahr 70 km · Marand 73 km · Seyah Cheshmeh 75 km · Showţ 76 km · Nehram 77 km · Shabestar 77 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 Khūy (38.5503°, 44.9521°, elevation 1,143 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).