Zarqān weather in October

In October, Zarqān sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 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 29°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% 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 Zarqān's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zarqān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:06 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
13%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Zarqān is city in Fars 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 29°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical October day in Zarqān reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Zarqān

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.

Zarqān 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
Jan12° / 636.11.710.33.6
Feb14° / 485.50.210.94.8
Mar18° / 455.7011.86.7
Apr23° / 203.8012.78.1
May29° / 14°30.7013.56.9
Jun35° / 19°00013.93.5
Jul37° / 21°00013.72.1
Aug36° / 20°00.1013.12.9
Sep32° / 16°00012.25.4
Oct26° / 11°20.4011.38.8
Nov19° / 212.7010.57.5
Dec14° / 454.10.310.15.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
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6982
7973
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9964
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13955
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318614

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Zarqān gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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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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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

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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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 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:575:40
211.75:575:38
311.75:585:37
411.65:585:36
511.65:595:35
611.66:005:33
711.56:005:32
811.56:015:31
911.56:025:30
1011.46:025:29
1111.46:035:28
1211.46:035:27
1311.46:045:25
1411.36:055:24
1511.36:055:23
1611.36:065:22
1711.26:075:21
1811.26:085:20
1911.26:085:19
2011.26:095:18
2111.16:105:17
2211.16:105:16
2311.16:115:15
2411.06:125:14
2511.06:135:13
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2711.06:145:12
2810.96:155:11
2910.96:165:10
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3110.96:175:08

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 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 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
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zarqān?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zarqān in October

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

In October, Zarqān sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zarqān 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 Zarqān peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 17UV 12Dec 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Zarqān 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 Zarqān is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1636 µg/m³Aug 2120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May33Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zarqān?

Zarqān sits at 29.8°N, 52.7°E, 1,582 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Marvdasht, 14 km away.

Topography around Zarqān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zarqān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m around an average of 1,631 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,078 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,470 m.

The land around Zarqān is covered by cropland (43%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), cropland (32%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), cropland (25%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
476 m
16 km
1,078 m
80 km
2,470 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Marvdasht 14 km · Shahr-e Ṣadrā 21 km · Shiraz 26 km · Sa‘ādat Shahr 53 km · Arsanjān 59 km · Kavār 63 km · Pasargad 65 km · Sarvestān 74 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 Zarqān (29.7724°, 52.7189°, elevation 1,582 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).