Shabestar weather in October

In October, Shabestar sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Shabestar's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shabestar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:42 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
34%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Shabestar 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 23°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Shabestar reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12310
22310
32310
4229
5229
6229
7229
8229
9219
10218
11218
12218
13208
14208
15208
16208
17198
18197
19197
20197
21187
22187
23187
24176
25176
26176
27166
28165
29165
30155
31155

How October really feels in Shabestar

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.

Shabestar 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
Jan / -6°357.57.39.60.0
Feb / -4°428.67.310.50.1
Mar / 6612.26.411.71.9
Apr16° / 7113.21.4134.5
May22° / 10°5612.10.1146.5
Jun28° / 15°174.8014.67.3
Jul32° / 18°82.1014.45.4
Aug32° / 17°51.1013.55.6
Sep27° / 13°92.1012.38.2
Oct19° / 3160.2117.1
Nov10° / 426.92.39.92.8
Dec / -4°377.25.79.40.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
29010
38911
48911
58713
68713
78614
88515
98515
108416
118416
128218
138218
148218
158119
168020
177921
187822
197624
207624
217426
227327
237228
247030
256931
266832
276733
286634
296535
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Shabestar gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 6 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 19% and peaks near 26% 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 (%)
1130
2130
3130
4140
5140
6150
7150
8150
9160
10160
11160
12160
13170
14170
15170
16170
17180
18180
19191
20201
21201
22211
23221
24221
25231
26241
27241
28252
29252
30262
31262

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 7 km/h in October.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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
211.66:296:03
311.56:306:01
411.56:316:00
511.46:325:58
611.46:335:57
711.46:345:55
811.36:355:54
911.36:365:52
1011.26:375:51
1111.26:375:49
1211.26:385:48
1311.16:395:46
1411.16:405:45
1511.06:415:43
1611.06:425:42
1711.06:435:41
1810.96:455:39
1910.96:465:38
2010.86:475:37
2110.86:485:35
2210.86:495:34
2310.76:505:33
2410.76:515:31
2510.66:525:30
2610.66:535:29
2710.66:545:28
2810.56:555:27
2910.56:565:25
3010.56:575:24
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 4.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Shabestar?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shabestar in October

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

In October, Shabestar sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Shabestar 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 Shabestar peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Shabestar 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 Shabestar 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 Shabestar?

Shabestar sits at 38.2°N, 45.7°E, 1,433 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Marand, 29 km away.

Topography around Shabestar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shabestar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 1,448 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,782 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,781 m.

The land around Shabestar is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
1,782 m
80 km
2,781 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Marand 29 km · Īlkhchī 36 km · Khosrowshahr 40 km · Sardrūd 43 km · Sahand 44 km · Oskū 47 km · Āz̄arshahr 53 km · Tabriz 53 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 Shabestar (38.1804°, 45.7028°, elevation 1,433 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).