Climate averages 1991–2020
Mahābād weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Mahābād: daytime highs average 21.9°C and nights cool to about 9.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Naqadeh (37 km away). In October its highs average 20.7°C, 1.2°C cooler than Mahābād, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Mahābād ranks joint 86th of 128 for the warmest October highs and joint 78th of 128 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 128 cities is 24.7°C; Mahābād is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 9.0°C to 12.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 18 mm to 38 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
Mahābād climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.4°C-5.4°C | -5.4°C | 42 | 7.1 | 10.010 h |
| February | 6.3°C-4.2°C | -4.2°C | 48 | 7.9 | 10.811 h |
| March | 11.9°C0.3°C | 0.3°C | 57 | 9.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.0°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 50 | 9.9 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.8°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 34 | 8.0 | 14.114 h |
| June | 30.2°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 7.0 | 2.2 | 14.615 h |
| July | 33.7°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 2.8 | 0.9 | 14.414 h |
| August | 33.8°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13.614 h |
| September | 29.1°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 2.6 | 0.9 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 21.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 18 | 4.4 | 11.311 h |
| November | 12.9°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 38 | 6.6 | 10.210 h |
| December | 6.9°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 41 | 6.8 | 9.710 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
- Naqadeh in OctoberIran · 37 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 8.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Mīāndoāb in OctoberIran · 41 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 7.9°C · 16 mm rain
- Būkān in OctoberIran · 51 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 8.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Piranshahr in OctoberIran · 52 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 10.9°C · 39 mm rain
- Bonāb in OctoberIran · 71 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 8.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Saqqez in OctoberIran · 75 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 7.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Qeładizê in OctoberIraq · 83 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 13.6°C · 39 mm rain
- Marāgheh (East Azerbaijan), Iran in OctoberIran · 84 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 8.5°C · 22 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 Mahābād) is explained once on the Mahābād year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.