Shiraz weather in October

In October, Shiraz sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1 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 28°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Shiraz's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shiraz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:07 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
16%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Shiraz is city in Fars Province, Iran.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 25.2 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
5,208/km²
people per km²
Founded
~2000 BCE

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 28°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Shiraz reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°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)
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How October really feels in Shiraz

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.

Shiraz 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
Jan10° / -1°987.4310.32.4
Feb12° / 716.91.110.93.5
Mar16° / 757.50.211.85.5
Apr21° / 365.8012.77.4
May28° / 14°82.2013.57.6
Jun33° / 19°00.1013.94.6
Jul35° / 21°10.2013.73.3
Aug34° / 20°10.3013.14.0
Sep31° / 17°10.2012.26.4
Oct25° / 12°31011.39.0
Nov17° / 344.1010.56.7
Dec12° / 695.20.810.14.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5973
6973
7973
8973
9964
10964
11964
12964
13946
14946
15946
16946
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258812
268812
278713
288713
298614
308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Shiraz gets around 3 mm of rain over 1 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 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
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317

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 (%)
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31100

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:575:40
211.75:585:39
311.75:595:38
411.65:595:37
511.66:005:36
611.66:005:34
711.56:015:33
811.56:025:32
911.56:025:31
1011.46:035:30
1111.46:035:29
1211.46:045:27
1311.46:055:26
1411.36:055:25
1511.36:065:24
1611.36:075:23
1711.26:075:22
1811.26:085:21
1911.26:095:20
2011.26:105:19
2111.16:105:18
2211.16:115:17
2311.16:125:16
2411.06:125:15
2511.06:135:14
2611.06:145:13
2711.06:155:12
2810.96:155:12
2910.96:165:11
3010.96:175:10
3110.96:185:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Shiraz?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shiraz in October

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

In October, Shiraz sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shiraz in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shiraz peaks around July 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 9 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 highHighModerateJul 18UV 12Jan 9UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Shiraz 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 Shiraz is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 20 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Shiraz's WHO annual average of 25.2 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1733 µg/m³Sep 1020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shiraz?

Shiraz sits at 29.6°N, 52.5°E, 1,545 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shahr-e Ṣadrā, 21 km away.

Topography around Shiraz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shiraz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 1,540 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,314 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,586 m.

The land around Shiraz is covered by artificial surfaces (93%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
1,314 m
80 km
2,586 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Shahr-e Ṣadrā 21 km · Zarqān 26 km · Marvdasht 39 km · Kavār 48 km · Sarvestān 77 km · Sa‘ādat Shahr 78 km · Arsanjān 82 km · Kāzerūn 85 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 Shiraz (29.6103°, 52.5311°, elevation 1,545 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).