Farkhor weather in October

In October, Farkhor sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Farkhor's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Farkhor's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 13 mm; 2.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:37 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 25%; 4th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Farkhor is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical October day in Farkhor reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	14
2	28	14
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	26	13
7	26	12
8	26	12
9	26	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	11
13	25	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	10
18	24	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	9
23	23	9
24	22	9
25	22	9
26	22	9
27	22	9
28	22	9
29	21	8
30	21	8
31	21	8

How October really feels in Farkhor

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Farkhor weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / -1°	48	8.4	3.3	9.7	2.0
Feb	12° / 1°	66	9.8	3.5	10.6	2.9
Mar	18° / 6°	81	11.3	1.1	11.7	5.3
Apr	23° / 12°	84	11.1	0.1	12.9	6.6
May	29° / 16°	68	8.9	0	14	5.9
Jun	35° / 20°	17	3.5	0	14.5	3.4
Jul	37° / 23°	3	0.8	0	14.3	1.9
Aug	36° / 22°	1	0.3	0	13.4	2.9
Sep	31° / 17°	2	0.5	0	12.3	6.0
Oct	24° / 11°	13	2.6	0	11	8.5
Nov	16° / 5°	43	6.7	0.7	10	5.5
Dec	11° / 1°	43	7.2	2.1	9.5	2.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	92	91	91	91	89	89	88	87	87	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	80	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	72	71	69
Cloudier (%)	8	9	9	9	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	76	24
27	75	25
28	74	26
29	72	28
30	71	29
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Farkhor gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	6
3	6
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	9
22	9
23	9
24	10
25	11
26	12
27	13
28	14
29	15
30	16
31	17

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 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 6:23 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52
Sunset (PM)	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:23	6:00
2	11.6	6:24	5:58
3	11.5	6:25	5:57
4	11.5	6:26	5:55
5	11.5	6:26	5:54
6	11.4	6:27	5:52
7	11.4	6:28	5:51
8	11.3	6:29	5:49
9	11.3	6:30	5:48
10	11.3	6:31	5:46
11	11.2	6:32	5:45
12	11.2	6:33	5:43
13	11.1	6:34	5:42
14	11.1	6:35	5:41
15	11.1	6:36	5:39
16	11.0	6:37	5:38
17	11.0	6:38	5:37
18	10.9	6:39	5:35
19	10.9	6:40	5:34
20	10.9	6:41	5:33
21	10.8	6:42	5:31
22	10.8	6:43	5:30
23	10.7	6:44	5:29
24	10.7	6:45	5:28
25	10.7	6:46	5:26
26	10.6	6:47	5:25
27	10.6	6:48	5:24
28	10.6	6:49	5:23
29	10.5	6:50	5:22
30	10.5	6:51	5:21
31	10.5	6:52	5:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.5	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Farkhor?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Farkhor in October

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

In October, Farkhor sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Farkhor 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 Farkhor peaks around May 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	5	7	10	9	9	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Farkhor 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 Farkhor is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	16	22	29	32	31	30	28	28	25	16	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	32	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Farkhor?

Farkhor sits at 37.5°N, 69.4°E, 444 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Chubek, 30 km away.

Topography around Farkhor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Farkhor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 454 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,738 m.

The land around Farkhor is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

69 m

cropland 38%

16 km

1,064 m

cropland 47%

80 km

2,738 m

grassland 59%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← September Farkhor year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Chubek 30 km · Hulbuk 41 km · Ārt Khwājah 46 km · Rustāq 56 km · Vakhsh 56 km · Kŭlob 58 km · Qarāwul 63 km · Kolkhozobod 67 km

Tajikistan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 28% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,637; 2025
Happiness: 5.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 65%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 15.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 409
Religion

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 Farkhor (37.4922°, 69.4036°, elevation 444 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	14
2	28	14
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	26	13
7	26	12
8	26	12
9	26	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	11
13	25	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	10
18	24	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	9
23	23	9
24	22	9
25	22	9
26	22	9
27	22	9
28	22	9
29	21	8
30	21	8
31	21	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	76	24
27	75	25
28	74	26
29	72	28
30	71	29
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	6
3	6
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	9
22	9
23	9
24	10
25	11
26	12
27	13
28	14
29	15
30	16
31	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	14
2	28	14
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	26	13
7	26	12
8	26	12
9	26	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	11
13	25	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	10
18	24	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	9
23	23	9
24	22	9
25	22	9
26	22	9
27	22	9
28	22	9
29	21	8
30	21	8
31	21	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	76	24
27	75	25
28	74	26
29	72	28
30	71	29
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	6
3	6
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	9
22	9
23	9
24	10
25	11
26	12
27	13
28	14
29	15
30	16
31	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	14
2	28	14
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	26	13
7	26	12
8	26	12
9	26	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	11
13	25	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	10
18	24	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	9
23	23	9
24	22	9
25	22	9
26	22	9
27	22	9
28	22	9
29	21	8
30	21	8
31	21	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	76	24
27	75	25
28	74	26
29	72	28
30	71	29
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	6
3	6
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	9
22	9
23	9
24	10
25	11
26	12
27	13
28	14
29	15
30	16
31	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0