Qaşr-e Qand weather in October

In October, Qaşr-e Qand sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Qaşr-e Qand's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qaşr-e Qand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:31 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
9%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Qaşr-e Qand is city in Sistan and Baluchestan 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 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Qaşr-e Qand reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Qaşr-e Qand

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 28 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
28
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.

Qaşr-e Qand weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 11°243.110.58.3
Feb24° / 12°182.311.18.7
Mar28° / 16°212.411.87.4
Apr34° / 21°40.812.64.0
May39° / 26°31.213.31.0
Jun40° / 28°51.413.60.1
Jul39° / 28°41.113.51.0
Aug37° / 26°30.712.91.9
Sep36° / 25°10.512.22.7
Oct34° / 22°30.811.44.2
Nov29° / 16°50.710.77.8
Dec24° / 12°141.710.49.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Qaşr-e Qand gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
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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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1461516222
2481515212
3491515191
4511515181
5531415171
6561414151
7571414141
8591413131
9621313111
10641312101
1165131291
1268131180
1370131160
1472131050
157413940
167413940
177613830
187713820
197813720
207714720
217814710
227814710
237914610
247914610
257914610
268013610
278013610
288013610
298212600
308212600
318312500

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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219calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 4:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:235:09
211.75:245:08
311.75:245:06
411.75:255:05
511.75:255:04
611.65:265:03
711.65:265:02
811.65:275:01
911.55:275:00
1011.55:284:59
1111.55:284:58
1211.55:294:57
1311.45:294:56
1411.45:304:55
1511.45:304:54
1611.45:314:53
1711.35:324:52
1811.35:324:51
1911.35:334:50
2011.35:334:49
2111.25:344:49
2211.25:344:48
2311.25:354:47
2411.25:364:46
2511.15:364:45
2611.15:374:44
2711.15:384:44
2811.15:384:43
2911.15:394:42
3011.05:404:42
3111.05:404:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Qaşr-e Qand

In seasonPeak

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

Qaşr-e Qand sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Qaşr-e Qand?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qaşr-e Qand in October

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

In October, Qaşr-e Qand sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qaşr-e Qand in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qaşr-e Qand peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Qaşr-e Qand 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 Qaşr-e Qand is worst in July — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1763 µg/m³Nov 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May36Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug51Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qaşr-e Qand?

Qaşr-e Qand sits at 26.2°N, 60.8°E, 503 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Nīkshahr, 54 km away.

KonārakIranshahrChabaharSarāvānKhāshJālq

Topography around Qaşr-e Qand

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Qaşr-e Qand.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qaşr-e Qand has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,025 m.

The land around Qaşr-e Qand is covered by bare terrain (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
994 m
80 km
2,025 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Nīkshahr 54 km · Pīshīn 102 km · Konārak 105 km · Iranshahr 106 km · Chabahar 107 km · Sarāvān 200 km · Khāsh 224 km · Jālq 246 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 Qaşr-e Qand (26.2483°, 60.7525°, elevation 503 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).