Rafsanjān weather in October

In October, Rafsanjān sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 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 30°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% 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 Rafsanjān's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rafsanjān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
11%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Rafsanjān 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 30°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical October day in Rafsanjān reaches about 27°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13014
23014
33014
43014
52913
62913
72913
82913
92913
102812
112812
122812
132812
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202711
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222610
232610
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252610
262510
27259
28259
29259
30259
31249

How October really feels in Rafsanjān

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.

Rafsanjān 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
Jan14° / 143.30.910.35.1
Feb17° / 163.70.310.96.5
Mar21° / 133.9011.87.8
Apr26° / 13°81.8012.78.0
May32° / 18°20.7013.55.4
Jun37° / 22°00013.92.4
Jul38° / 23°00.1013.81.5
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.12.7
Sep33° / 17°00012.25.0
Oct27° / 11°10.4011.38.5
Nov20° / 61.30.110.58.3
Dec16° / 121.90.310.16.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% 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
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11973
12973
13973
14964
15964
16964
17964
18946
19946
20946
21937
22928
23928
24919
259010
269010
279010
288812
298812
308812
318713

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rafsanjān gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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25100
26100
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28100
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30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:44 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:445:26
211.75:445:25
311.65:455:24
411.65:465:23
511.65:465:21
611.65:475:20
711.55:485:19
811.55:485:18
911.55:495:16
1011.45:505:15
1111.45:505:14
1211.45:515:13
1311.35:525:12
1411.35:525:11
1511.35:535:10
1611.25:545:09
1711.25:545:07
1811.25:555:06
1911.25:565:05
2011.15:565:04
2111.15:575:03
2211.15:585:02
2311.05:595:01
2411.05:595:00
2511.06:004:59
2611.06:014:59
2710.96:024:58
2810.96:034:57
2910.96:034:56
3010.86:044:55
3110.86:054:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Rafsanjān?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rafsanjān in October

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

In October, Rafsanjān sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rafsanjān in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rafsanjān peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rafsanjān 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 Rafsanjān is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2034 µg/m³Nov 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rafsanjān?

Rafsanjān sits at 30.4°N, 56.0°E, 1,514 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zarand, 71 km away.

KermanSirjanNajafshahrRāvar

Topography around Rafsanjān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rafsanjān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 1,516 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,231 m.

The land around Rafsanjān is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, bare terrain (61%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
301 m
80 km
2,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Zarand 71 km · Bardsīr 78 km · Anār 86 km · Shahr-e Bābak 90 km · Kerman 105 km · Sirjan 110 km · Najafshahr 117 km · Rāvar 123 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 Rafsanjān (30.4067°, 55.9939°, elevation 1,514 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).