Shūshtar weather in October

In October, Shūshtar sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 15 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Shūshtar's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shūshtar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:24 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
19%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Shūshtar is city in Khuzestan 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 40°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Shūshtar reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14023
24022
34022
43922
53922
63922
73922
83821
93821
103821
113821
123821
133721
143720
153720
163620
173620
183620
193620
203519
213519
223519
233419
243419
253319
263318
273318
283218
293218
303118
313118

How October really feels in Shūshtar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 28 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
28
5 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Shūshtar weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 938.610.16.4
Feb20° / 626.810.87.1
Mar25° / 13°776.411.87.8
Apr31° / 18°464.212.85.0
May39° / 23°51.113.60.9
Jun45° / 27°0014.10.0
Jul47° / 30°0013.90.0
Aug47° / 29°00.213.20.0
Sep43° / 25°10.412.20.0
Oct36° / 20°151.911.22.5
Nov26° / 14°805.210.47.4
Dec20° / 10°1047.89.96.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3973
4964
5964
6964
7964
8955
9955
10955
11937
12937
13937
14919
15919
169010
178911
188713
198713
208515
218416
228218
238119
248020
257921
267822
277624
287624
297525
307525
317426

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Shūshtar gets around 15 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
123
133
143
153
164
174
185
195
206
217
228
239
249
2510
2611
2711
2812
2913
3013
3114

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19442
29442
39442
49442
59442
69442
79442
89442
99442
109442
119442
129442
139352
149352
159163
169163
179073
188983
198884
208794
2184115
2283125
2382135
2480146
2579156
2678166
2776177
2875187
2974197
3073207
3171218

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

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:135:54
211.76:145:53
311.66:145:52
411.66:155:50
511.66:165:49
611.56:165:48
711.56:175:46
811.56:185:45
911.46:195:44
1011.46:195:43
1111.46:205:41
1211.36:215:40
1311.36:215:39
1411.36:225:38
1511.26:235:37
1611.26:245:36
1711.26:245:34
1811.16:255:33
1911.16:265:32
2011.16:275:31
2111.06:285:30
2211.06:285:29
2311.06:295:28
2410.96:305:27
2510.96:315:26
2610.96:325:25
2710.96:325:24
2810.86:335:23
2910.86:345:22
3010.86:355:21
3110.76:365:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Shūshtar

In seasonPeak

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

Shūshtar sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is October a good time to visit Shūshtar?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shūshtar.

What to pack for Shūshtar in October

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

In October, Shūshtar sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shūshtar in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shūshtar peaks around August 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateAug 11UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Shūshtar 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 Shūshtar is worst in May — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMay 1050 µg/m³Nov 1831 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr49Poor
May51Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shūshtar?

Shūshtar sits at 32.0°N, 48.8°E, 50 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gotvand, 22 km away.

Topography around Shūshtar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shūshtar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,020 m.

The land around Shūshtar is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
3,020 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Gotvand 22 km · Lālī 39 km · Masjed Soleymān 45 km · Dezful 56 km · Shush 59 km · Veys 63 km · Andīmeshk 65 km · Sheybān 72 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 Shūshtar (32.0497°, 48.8484°, elevation 50 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).