Showţ weather in October

In October, Showţ sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Showţ's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Showţ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:47 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
38%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Showţ is city in West Azarbaijan 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 15°C by the end.

A typical October day in Showţ reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12210
22210
32110
4219
5219
6219
7219
8209
9209
10208
11208
12208
13198
14198
15198
16197
17197
18187
19187
20187
21177
22176
23176
24176
25166
26165
27165
28155
29155
30155
31144

How October really feels in Showţ

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.

Showţ weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°265.64.99.60.0
Feb / -5°367.55.810.50.2
Mar10° / 7012.74.711.72.3
Apr16° / 10917.30.8134.1
May21° / 10°12619.40.114.15.3
Jun26° / 15°7013.5014.76.6
Jul30° / 19°317.1014.56.1
Aug30° / 18°235.8013.56.1
Sep25° / 13°316.6012.37.8
Oct19° / 428.70116.4
Nov10° / 316.11.89.92.7
Dec / -4°266.249.30.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38416
48317
58218
68218
78119
88119
98020
108020
118020
127921
137921
147822
157822
167624
177525
187426
197327
207129
217030
226931
236832
246634
256535
266535
276436
286436
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Showţ gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1290
2290
3280
4280
5280
6280
7270
8270
9270
10260
11260
12250
13250
14240
15240
16240
17240
18250
19250
20260
21270
22270
23280
24280
25281
26291
27291
28291
29281
30282
31282

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 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:32 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:326:08
211.66:336:06
311.56:346:05
411.56:356:03
511.46:366:01
611.46:376:00
711.36:385:58
811.36:395:57
911.26:405:55
1011.26:415:53
1111.26:425:52
1211.16:435:50
1311.16:445:49
1411.06:455:47
1511.06:465:46
1611.06:475:45
1710.96:485:43
1810.96:495:42
1910.86:515:40
2010.86:525:39
2110.76:535:38
2210.76:545:36
2310.76:555:35
2410.66:565:34
2510.66:575:32
2610.56:585:31
2710.56:595:30
2810.57:005:29
2910.47:025:27
3010.47:035:26
3110.47:045:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Showţ

In seasonPeak

None of Showţ's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Showţ's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Showţ?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Showţ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Showţ in October

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

In October, Showţ sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Showţ 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 Showţ peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Showţ 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 Showţ is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1030 µg/m³Aug 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Showţ?

Showţ sits at 39.2°N, 44.8°E, 994 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Maku, 28 km away.

Topography around Showţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Showţ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 1,003 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,761 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,392 m.

The land around Showţ is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
1,761 m
80 km
4,392 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Maku 28 km · Poldasht 30 km · Seyah Cheshmeh 37 km · Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn 43 km · Nakhchivan 55 km · Nehram 61 km · Doğubayazıt 69 km · Ararat 71 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 Showţ (39.2192°, 44.77°, elevation 994 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).