Qūchān weather in October

In October, Qūchān sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 3.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Qūchān's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qūchān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:50 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Qūchān is city in Razavi Khorasan 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 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Qūchān reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1227
2217
3217
4217
5217
6206
7206
8206
9206
10206
11196
12195
13195
14195
15195
16195
17185
18185
19184
20184
21184
22174
23174
24174
25174
26174
27164
28163
29163
30163
31153

How October really feels in Qūchān

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.

Qūchān weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°315.55.29.70.0
Feb / -7°437.45.610.60.0
Mar / -2°7010.54.611.71.7
Apr16° / 6510.80.812.95.0
May21° / 5210.20.1146.8
Jun26° / 12°164014.58.3
Jul28° / 14°51.1014.38.1
Aug27° / 13°20.5013.48.8
Sep24° / 10°51.1012.39.2
Oct19° / 133.10.1117.4
Nov11° / -0°264.82103.1
Dec / -5°224.739.50.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6919
7919
8919
9919
108911
118911
128911
138812
148812
158812
168614
178614
188515
198416
208416
218218
228119
238119
248020
257822
267822
277723
287624
297525
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Qūchān gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 3.1 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 11% and peaks near 15% 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 (%)Snow chance (%)
170
270
370
470
580
680
780
890
990
1090
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16110
17110
18110
19110
20111
21111
22111
23121
24121
25131
26131
27131
28142
29142
30152
31153

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 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 4:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:365:14
211.65:375:12
311.55:385:11
411.55:395:09
511.55:405:08
611.45:415:06
711.45:425:05
811.35:435:03
911.35:435:02
1011.35:445:00
1111.25:454:59
1211.25:464:57
1311.15:474:56
1411.15:484:55
1511.15:494:53
1611.05:504:52
1711.05:514:51
1811.05:524:49
1910.95:534:48
2010.95:544:47
2110.85:554:45
2210.85:564:44
2310.85:574:43
2410.75:584:42
2510.75:594:41
2610.76:004:39
2710.66:014:38
2810.66:024:37
2910.56:034:36
3010.56:044:35
3110.56:054:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Qūchān?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qūchān in October

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

In October, Qūchān sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Qūchān 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 Qūchān peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Qūchān 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 Qūchān is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1732 µg/m³Dec 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qūchān?

Qūchān sits at 37.1°N, 58.5°E, 1,313 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shīrvān, 61 km away.

Kaka

Topography around Qūchān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qūchān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,321 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,888 m.

The land around Qūchān is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
1,099 m
80 km
2,888 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Shīrvān 61 km · Dargaz 65 km · Chenārān 75 km · Golbahār 85 km · Änew 87 km · Esfarāyen 89 km · Ashgabat 95 km · Kaka 101 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 Qūchān (37.106°, 58.5095°, elevation 1,313 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).