Climate averages 1991–2020
Abadan weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Abadan: daytime highs average 36.0°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khorramshahr (16 km away). In October its highs average 36.2°C, about as warm as Abadan, with 5.7 mm of rain.
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Abadan ranks 4th of 128 for the warmest October highs and 35th of 128 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 128 cities is 24.7°C; Abadan is 11.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 10.1°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.5 mm to 41 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Abadan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.1°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 37 | 5.0 | 10.410 h |
| February | 21.0°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 19 | 3.2 | 11.111 h |
| March | 26.3°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 22 | 3.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.1°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 8.6 | 1.7 | 12.913 h |
| May | 40.2°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 3.1 | 0.4 | 13.714 h |
| June | 45.0°C30.1°C | 30.1°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.114 h |
| July | 46.3°C32.0°C | 32.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| August | 46.2°C31.4°C | 31.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| September | 42.5°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 36.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 5.5 | 0.7 | 11.511 h |
| November | 25.9°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 41 | 3.5 | 10.711 h |
| December | 19.8°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 34 | 4.8 | 10.210 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Khorramshahr in OctoberIran · 16 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.2°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Abū al-Kahṣīb in OctoberIraq · 42 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 22.0°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Al Fāw in OctoberIraq · 44 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Umm Qaşr in OctoberIraq · 50 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Basrah in OctoberIraq · 54 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Az Zubayr in OctoberIraq · 58 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 21.8°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni in OctoberIran · 77 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 24.2°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Bandar-e Māhshahr in OctoberIran · 88 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 6.0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Abadan) is explained once on the Abadan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.