Marand weather in October

In October, Marand sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Marand's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:42 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Marand is city in East Azerbaijan 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 21°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Marand reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°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)
1219
2219
3218
4208
5208
6208
7208
8208
9198
10197
11197
12197
13197
14187
15187
16187
17186
18176
19176
20176
21166
22166
23165
24165
25155
26155
27155
28144
29144
30144
31134

How October really feels in Marand

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.

Marand weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -8°417.87.69.60.0
Feb / -6°509.48.410.50.0
Mar / -1°87147.511.71.2
Apr14° / 106172.1133.5
May20° / 11718.60.214.15.2
Jun25° / 13°5911.6014.67.1
Jul29° / 15°255.4014.47.0
Aug29° / 15°163.5013.57.1
Sep25° / 11°275012.38.3
Oct18° / 528.80.3116.1
Nov / 507.62.89.91.9
Dec / -6°427.86.59.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% 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
28614
38614
48416
58416
68317
78317
88119
98119
108119
118020
128020
137921
147921
157822
167822
177624
187525
197525
207327
217228
227129
236931
246832
256634
266634
276535
286436
296337
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Marand gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1230
2230
3230
4230
5230
6231
7241
8241
9241
10241
11241
12251
13251
14251
15261
16261
17271
18271
19281
20291
21301
22311
23311
24321
25332
26332
27332
28332
29333
30333
31333

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 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:286:04
211.66:296:02
311.56:306:01
411.56:315:59
511.46:325:58
611.46:325:56
711.46:335:55
811.36:345:53
911.36:355:52
1011.26:365:50
1111.26:375:49
1211.16:385:47
1311.16:395:46
1411.16:405:44
1511.06:415:43
1611.06:425:41
1710.96:435:40
1810.96:455:39
1910.96:465:37
2010.86:475:36
2110.86:485:35
2210.76:495:33
2310.76:505:32
2410.76:515:31
2510.66:525:30
2610.66:535:28
2710.66:545:27
2810.56:555:26
2910.56:565:25
3010.46:575:24
3110.46:585:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Marand

In seasonPeak

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

Marand's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Marand?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Marand for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marand in October

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

In October, Marand sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Marand 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 Marand peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Marand 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 Marand is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2334 µg/m³Aug 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marand?

Marand sits at 38.4°N, 45.8°E, 1,322 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shabestar, 29 km away.

Topography around Marand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marand has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 1,332 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,937 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,395 m.

The land around Marand is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
1,937 m
80 km
3,395 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Shabestar 29 km · Hādīshahr 47 km · Sardrūd 56 km · Īlkhchī 58 km · Khosrowshahr 59 km · Tabriz 60 km · Sahand 61 km · Oskū 65 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 Marand (38.4329°, 45.7749°, elevation 1,322 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).