Poldokhtar weather in October

In October, Poldokhtar sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 29 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Poldokhtar's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poldokhtar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:29 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
23%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Poldokhtar is city in Lorestan 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 30°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Poldokhtar reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°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 Poldokhtar

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.

Poldokhtar weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 10510.32.310.12.6
Feb12° / 90101.410.83.4
Mar17° / 1039.70.111.75.5
Apr22° / 768012.87.2
May29° / 13°183.7013.76.8
Jun35° / 17°10.3014.13.3
Jul38° / 20°000141.2
Aug38° / 19°00013.21.4
Sep34° / 15°10.2012.24.5
Oct26° / 11°293.4011.27.9
Nov18° / 787.5010.36.2
Dec13° / 978.90.79.83.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3955
4955
5937
6937
7937
8919
9919
10919
118911
128911
138812
148713
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Poldokhtar gets around 29 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
23
33
43
53
64
74
85
95
106
116
127
137
148
159
1610
1710
1811
1912
2013
2114
2215
2317
2418
2519
2620
2721
2822
2923
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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
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125calm
135calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:185:58
211.66:195:57
311.66:195:56
411.66:205:54
511.56:215:53
611.56:225:52
711.56:225:50
811.46:235:49
911.46:245:48
1011.46:255:46
1111.36:255:45
1211.36:265:44
1311.36:275:43
1411.26:285:41
1511.26:295:40
1611.26:295:39
1711.16:305:38
1811.16:315:37
1911.16:325:36
2011.06:335:34
2111.06:335:33
2211.06:345:32
2310.96:355:31
2410.96:365:30
2510.96:375:29
2610.86:385:28
2710.86:395:27
2810.86:395:26
2910.76:405:25
3010.76:415:24
3110.76:425:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Poldokhtar

In seasonPeak

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

Poldokhtar's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Poldokhtar?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Poldokhtar for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Poldokhtar in October

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

In October, Poldokhtar sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Poldokhtar 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 Poldokhtar peaks around June 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Poldokhtar 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 Poldokhtar is worst in April — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1741 µg/m³Nov 2323 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr41Poor
May39Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Poldokhtar?

Poldokhtar sits at 33.2°N, 47.7°E, 663 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Darreh Shahr, 31 km away.

Nūrābād

Topography around Poldokhtar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poldokhtar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,565 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,941 m.

The land around Poldokhtar is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (29%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
494 m
16 km
1,565 m
80 km
2,941 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Darreh Shahr 31 km · Ābdānān 32 km · Kūhdasht 43 km · Dehlorān 66 km · Khorramabad 71 km · Aleshtar 94 km · Andīmeshk 98 km · Nūrābād 105 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 Poldokhtar (33.1525°, 47.7101°, elevation 663 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).