Taft weather in October

In October, Taft sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.2 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 85% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Taft's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taft's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
16%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Taft is city in Yazd Province, Iran.

Founded
1500

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 Taft reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°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 Taft

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.

Taft 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
Jan11° / -0°285.51.910.23.3
Feb14° / 1841.110.84.9
Mar18° / 304.90.311.87.0
Apr24° / 12°204.1012.87.9
May29° / 17°92.3013.66.8
Jun34° / 22°10.20144.0
Jul36° / 24°00.1013.92.9
Aug34° / 21°00.1013.24.0
Sep31° / 17°00012.26.1
Oct25° / 12°41011.29.0
Nov18° / 173.40.210.46.9
Dec13° / 234.10.7104.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10964
11964
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
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18937
19928
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21919
229010
238911
248911
258713
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278515
288515
298416
308317
318218

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Taft gets around 4 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 8% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
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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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Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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106calm
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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 4:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:515:33
211.75:525:32
311.65:535:30
411.65:535:29
511.65:545:28
611.55:555:26
711.55:555:25
811.55:565:24
911.45:575:23
1011.45:585:22
1111.45:585:20
1211.35:595:19
1311.36:005:18
1411.36:015:17
1511.26:015:16
1611.26:025:14
1711.26:035:13
1811.16:045:12
1911.16:045:11
2011.16:055:10
2111.16:065:09
2211.06:075:08
2311.06:075:07
2411.06:085:06
2510.96:095:05
2610.96:105:04
2710.96:115:03
2810.86:115:02
2910.86:125:01
3010.86:135:00
3110.86:144:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
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145.4Bright
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205.1Bright
215.0Bright
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244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Taft?

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
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Taft in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Taft in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taft peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Taft 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 Taft is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2031 µg/m³Nov 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Taft?

Taft sits at 31.7°N, 54.2°E, 1,549 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Yazd, 23 km away.

AbarkūhBāfqAnār

Topography around Taft

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taft has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m around an average of 1,610 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,220 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Taft is covered by bare terrain (70%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
553 m
16 km
2,220 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Yazd 23 km · Ashkez̄ar 28 km · Mahrīz 29 km · Meybod 59 km · Ardakān 65 km · Abarkūh 111 km · Bāfq 115 km · Anār 140 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 Taft (31.7438°, 54.2028°, elevation 1,549 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).