Climate averages 1991–2020
Mashhad weather
in October.
A mild, very 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 Mashhad: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 7.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 18 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marāgheh (Razavi Khorasan), Iran (52 km away). In October its highs average 19.8°C, 1.8°C cooler than Mashhad, with 9.0 mm of rain.
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Mashhad ranks 94th of 128 for the warmest October highs and joint 46th of 128 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 128 cities is 24.7°C; Mashhad is 3.0°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.2°C to 14.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.0 mm to 20 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
Mashhad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C-3.7°C | -3.7°C | 28 | 5.6 | 10.010 h |
| February | 9.4°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 44 | 8.4 | 10.811 h |
| March | 14.4°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 64 | 10.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.4°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 54 | 10.1 | 13.113 h |
| May | 25.9°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 34 | 7.3 | 14.114 h |
| June | 31.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 6.9 | 2.2 | 14.615 h |
| July | 33.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 2.0 | 0.6 | 14.414 h |
| August | 32.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 13.514 h |
| September | 27.9°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 21.6°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 9.0 | 2.0 | 11.311 h |
| November | 14.4°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 20 | 4.4 | 10.310 h |
| December | 9.8°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 20 | 4.3 | 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
- Marāgheh (Razavi Khorasan), Iran in OctoberIran · 52 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 7.7°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Neyshābūr in OctoberIran · 73 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 8.0°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh in OctoberIran · 119 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 8.5°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Qūchān in OctoberIran · 133 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 6.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Kāshmar in OctoberIran · 156 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.0°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Sabzevar in OctoberIran · 173 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 11.0°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Shīrvān in OctoberIran · 193 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 8.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Ashgabat in OctoberTurkmenistan · 213 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.3°C · 10 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 Mashhad) is explained once on the Mashhad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.