Climate averages 1991–2020
Salmās weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 7th 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 Salmās: daytime highs average 19.5°C and nights cool to about 6.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khūy (42 km away). In October its highs average 20.9°C, 1.5°C warmer than Salmās, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Salmās ranks joint 118th of 128 for the warmest October highs and joint 105th of 128 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 128 cities is 24.7°C; Salmās is 5.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.8°C to 10.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 30 mm to 31 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
Salmās climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.2°C-9.0°C | -9.0°C | 27 | 6.1 | 9.810 h |
| February | 4.5°C-7.5°C | -7.5°C | 29 | 6.5 | 10.711 h |
| March | 10.1°C-2.6°C | -2.6°C | 54 | 10.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.5°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 66 | 12.9 | 13.213 h |
| May | 21.6°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 81 | 16.1 | 14.214 h |
| June | 27.4°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 42 | 9.3 | 14.815 h |
| July | 31.0°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 18 | 4.1 | 14.515 h |
| August | 31.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 12 | 2.8 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.6°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 16 | 3.8 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 19.5°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 30 | 7.0 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.6°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 31 | 5.8 | 10.110 h |
| December | 4.3°C-6.1°C | -6.1°C | 27 | 6.6 | 9.610 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
- Khūy in OctoberIran · 42 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.5°C · 28 mm rain
- Orūmīyeh in OctoberIran · 77 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Yüksekova in OctoberTurkey · 81 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 6.1°C · 44 mm rain
- Hakkâri in OctoberTurkey · 113 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 6.3°C · 55 mm rain
- Sahand in OctoberIran · 121 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 5.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Van in OctoberTurkey · 125 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 7.1°C · 32 mm rain
- Naxçıvan in OctoberAzerbaijan · 126 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 10.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Tabriz in OctoberIran · 134 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 7.2°C · 21 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 Salmās) is explained once on the Salmās year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.