Māhān weather in October

In October, Māhān sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Māhān's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Māhān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:48 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
16%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Māhān is city in Kerman 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 23°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Māhān 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 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12411
22311
32311
42310
52310
62310
72210
82210
9229
10229
11219
12219
13219
14218
15218
16218
17208
18208
19208
20207
21207
22207
23197
24197
25197
26197
27196
28196
29196
30186
31186

How October really feels in Māhān

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.

Māhān 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 / -3°285.93.610.31.6
Feb10° / -1°336.92.810.92.5
Mar14° / 297.3111.84.5
Apr19° / 225.70.112.76.9
May24° / 13°123.4013.58.3
Jun29° / 17°20.7013.97.3
Jul30° / 18°30.6013.76.8
Aug28° / 17°20.4013.18.1
Sep26° / 13°10.3012.29.2
Oct21° / 61.3011.38.6
Nov15° / 112.80.510.55.6
Dec11° / -1°163.51.410.13.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17955
18955
19946
20946
21946
22937
23928
24928
25928
26919
279010
289010
299010
308911
318812

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Māhān gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
134
144
154
164
174
184
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204
214
225
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245
255
266
276
286
296
307
317

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
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, the calmest month.

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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 4:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:385:21
211.75:395:20
311.75:405:19
411.65:405:17
511.65:415:16
611.65:425:15
711.55:425:14
811.55:435:13
911.55:435:11
1011.45:445:10
1111.45:455:09
1211.45:455:08
1311.35:465:07
1411.35:475:06
1511.35:475:05
1611.35:485:04
1711.25:495:03
1811.25:495:02
1911.25:505:00
2011.15:514:59
2111.15:524:58
2211.15:524:57
2311.15:534:57
2411.05:544:56
2511.05:554:55
2611.05:554:54
2710.95:564:53
2810.95:574:52
2910.95:584:51
3010.95:584:50
3110.85:594:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Māhān?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Māhān in October

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

In October, Māhān sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Māhān 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 Māhān peaks around June 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highModerateJun 15UV 12Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Māhān 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 Māhān is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 930 µg/m³Dec 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Māhān?

Māhān sits at 30.1°N, 57.3°E, 1,909 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kerman, 32 km away.

ZarandBāftRafsanjānRāvarBamBaravāt

Topography around Māhān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Māhān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 1,911 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,262 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,217 m.

The land around Māhān is covered by bare terrain (59%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
2,262 m
80 km
4,217 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Kerman 32 km · Bardsīr 71 km · Zarand 109 km · Bāft 114 km · Rafsanjān 131 km · Rāvar 142 km · Bam 148 km · Baravāt 154 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 Māhān (30.0594°, 57.292°, elevation 1,909 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).