Peshawar weather in October

In October, Peshawar sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 36 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 27°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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Peshawar's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peshawar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:25 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
23%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Peshawar is capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 79.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,786/km²
people per km²

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 32°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical October day in Peshawar reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13221
23220
33220
43120
53120
63120
73119
83119
93119
103019
113018
123018
133018
143018
152917
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212816
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232816
242816
252815
262715
272715
282715
292715
302714
312614

How October really feels in Peshawar

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.

Peshawar 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 354.7106.1
Feb18° / 666.910.76.5
Mar23° / 12°859.611.77.0
Apr29° / 17°747.812.85.8
May35° / 22°325.713.72.6
Jun38° / 26°406.514.20.9
Jul36° / 26°15416.5141.7
Aug34° / 25°15218.413.32.6
Sep33° / 23°741012.23.9
Oct29° / 17°364.611.16.7
Nov23° / 11°233.110.28.5
Dec19° / 182.29.87.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5937
6937
7937
8928
9928
10919
119010
129010
138911
148911
158911
168911
178812
188812
198812
208812
218911
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238812
248812
258812
268812
278812
288812
298713
308713
318614

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Peshawar gets around 36 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
319
419
519
618
718
818
917
1017
1117
1217
1316
1416
1516
1615
1715
1815
1915
2014
2114
2214
2313
2413
2512
2612
2712
2812
2912
3012
3112

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1222430204
2242530184
3262529163
4292629143
5312628122
6342727112
737272692
839272481
942282371
1045282161
1147281951
1250281840
1354271630
1456271430
1560261220
1662261020
176425920
186824710
197023610
207123510
217322410
227521310
237620310
247720210
257919200
267919200
278118100
288118100
298118100
308217100
318217100

Wind in October

Winds average 6 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
15calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:135:53
211.66:135:51
311.66:145:50
411.66:155:48
511.56:165:47
611.56:175:46
711.56:175:44
811.46:185:43
911.46:195:42
1011.36:205:40
1111.36:215:39
1211.36:215:38
1311.26:225:37
1411.26:235:35
1511.26:245:34
1611.16:255:33
1711.16:265:32
1811.16:265:30
1911.06:275:29
2011.06:285:28
2111.06:295:27
2210.96:305:26
2310.96:315:25
2410.96:325:24
2510.86:325:23
2610.86:335:21
2710.86:345:20
2810.76:355:19
2910.76:365:18
3010.76:375:18
3110.66:385:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Peshawar

In seasonPeak

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

Peshawar's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Peshawar sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is October a good time to visit Peshawar?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Peshawar for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Peshawar in October

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

In October, Peshawar sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Peshawar 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 Peshawar peaks around May 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateModerateMay 23UV 10Nov 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov2Low
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Peshawar 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 Peshawar is worst in December — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 57 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Peshawar's WHO annual average of 79.5 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1999 µg/m³May 1358 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul81Unhealthy
Aug79Unhealthy
Sep73Unhealthy
Oct79Unhealthy
Nov93Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Peshawar?

Peshawar sits at 34.0°N, 71.6°E, 340 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn, 81 km away.

AsadābādJalālābādĀsmārIslamabadMehtar LāmMurreeKhōst

Topography around Peshawar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peshawar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,041 m.

The land around Peshawar is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
378 m
80 km
3,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 81 km · Asadābād 104 km · Jalālābād 114 km · Āsmār 116 km · Islamabad 139 km · Mehtar Lām 146 km · Murree 167 km · Khōst 170 km

Pakistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,596
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
45%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 493
Religion
Muslim 96%Hindu 2%Christian 1%

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 Peshawar (34.008°, 71.5785°, elevation 340 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).