Shahriston weather in October

In October, Shahriston sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Shahriston's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shahriston's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Shahriston is village in Sughd, Tajikistan.

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 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Shahriston reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3165
4155
5155
6155
7154
8144
9144
10144
11144
12143
13133
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27111
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How October really feels in Shahriston

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Shahriston 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -9°508.68.89.50.0
Feb / -7°7510.59.410.40.0
Mar / -2°11514.68.311.70.5
Apr13° / 16318.12.8132.8
May18° / 17220.50.614.24.4
Jun22° / 11°9113.8014.86.4
Jul23° / 13°448.5014.57.8
Aug23° / 12°408.2013.67.8
Sep19° / 397.40.112.36.9
Oct13° / 599.11.710.94.0
Nov / -3°679.15.49.80.8
Dec / -7°549.27.89.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46832
56832
66832
76832
86733
96733
106733
116733
126733
136634
146634
156634
166634
176634
186535
196535
206337
216337
226238
236238
246139
256040
265941
275941
285842
295743
305644
315545

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Shahriston gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1342
2342
3343
4343
5333
6333
7323
8324
9314
10304
11305
12295
13295
14285
15285
16275
17275
18276
19276
20276
21287
22287
23287
24288
25298
26299
273010
283010
293111
303112
313112

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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14100
15100
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17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
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185calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:266:01
211.56:276:00
311.56:285:58
411.56:295:56
511.46:305:55
611.46:315:53
711.36:325:52
811.36:335:50
911.26:345:48
1011.26:355:47
1111.16:365:45
1211.16:385:44
1311.16:395:42
1411.06:405:41
1511.06:415:39
1610.96:425:38
1710.96:435:36
1810.86:445:35
1910.86:455:33
2010.86:465:32
2110.76:475:31
2210.76:485:29
2310.66:505:28
2410.66:515:27
2510.66:525:25
2610.56:535:24
2710.56:545:23
2810.46:555:22
2910.46:565:20
3010.46:575:19
3110.36:595:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Shahriston

In seasonPeak

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

Shahriston's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Shahriston?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Shahriston for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shahriston in October

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

In October, Shahriston sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Shahriston 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 Shahriston peaks around May 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 23UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

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

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1132 µg/m³Jan 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shahriston?

Shahriston sits at 39.8°N, 68.8°E, 1,438 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Dalyoni Bolo, 16 km away.

Zomin ShaharchasiDashtobodYangiyerRazzakovBekobod

Topography around Shahriston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shahriston has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 1,458 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,895 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,850 m.

The land around Shahriston is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
377 m
16 km
1,895 m
80 km
4,850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Dalyoni Bolo 16 km · Istaravshan 23 km · Muchun 34 km · Zomin Shaharchasi 41 km · Dashtobod 47 km · Yangiyer 56 km · Razzakov 62 km · Bekobod 63 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
Muslim 98%

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 Shahriston (39.7745°, 68.8093°, elevation 1,438 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).