Shāhīn Dezh weather in October

In October, Shāhīn Dezh sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Shāhīn Dezh's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shāhīn Dezh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:37 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
30%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Shāhīn Dezh is city in West 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 25°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Shāhīn Dezh reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1259
2259
3259
4249
5249
6249
7248
8248
9238
10238
11238
12238
13228
14227
15227
16227
17217
18217
19217
20207
21206
22206
23196
24196
25196
26186
27185
28185
29175
30175
31175

How October really feels in Shāhīn Dezh

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.

Shāhīn Dezh 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 / -5°428.97.59.80.0
Feb / -4°519.87.510.60.5
Mar11° / 6012.4411.72.9
Apr17° / 6011.40.612.95.4
May23° / 10°328.7013.97.3
Jun30° / 15°61.8014.56.3
Jul34° / 18°20.8014.34.0
Aug34° / 17°10.2013.44.2
Sep29° / 12°20.6012.27.5
Oct21° / 184.2011.17.9
Nov12° / 406.81.1103.8
Dec / -3°397.959.50.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2937
3928
4928
59010
69010
78911
88812
98812
108713
118713
128515
138416
148416
158218
168119
178119
188020
197921
207822
217723
227624
237426
247426
257327
267129
277129
286931
296931
306832
316733

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Shāhīn Dezh gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
15
26
36
46
57
67
78
88
99
109
1110
1210
1310
1411
1512
1612
1713
1814
1915
2015
2116
2217
2318
2419
2520
2621
2722
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 (%)
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 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
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:246:02
211.66:256:00
311.66:265:59
411.56:265:57
511.56:275:56
611.46:285:54
711.46:295:53
811.46:305:51
911.36:315:50
1011.36:325:48
1111.26:335:47
1211.26:345:46
1311.26:355:44
1411.16:365:43
1511.16:365:41
1611.06:375:40
1711.06:385:39
1811.06:395:37
1910.96:405:36
2010.96:415:35
2110.96:425:34
2210.86:435:32
2310.86:445:31
2410.76:455:30
2510.76:465:29
2610.76:475:28
2710.66:485:27
2810.66:495:26
2910.66:505:24
3010.56:515:23
3110.56:525:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Shāhīn Dezh?

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
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shāhīn Dezh in October

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

In October, Shāhīn Dezh sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Shāhīn Dezh 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 Shāhīn Dezh peaks around July 14 at about 11 (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 highModerateJul 14UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Shāhīn Dezh 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 Shāhīn Dezh is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1032 µg/m³Dec 1820 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shāhīn Dezh?

Shāhīn Dezh sits at 36.7°N, 46.6°E, 1,370 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Būkān, 36 km away.

Topography around Shāhīn Dezh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shāhīn Dezh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m around an average of 1,396 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,023 m.

The land around Shāhīn Dezh is covered by cropland (35%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
211 m
16 km
1,180 m
80 km
2,023 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Būkān 36 km · Mīāndoāb 52 km · Saqqez 54 km · Takāb 58 km · Malekān 66 km · Mahābād 76 km · Marāgheh 84 km · Bonāb 86 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 Shāhīn Dezh (36.6793°, 46.5669°, elevation 1,370 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).