Climate averages 1991–2020
Zanjan 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 Zanjan: daytime highs average 19.1°C and nights cool to about 7.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 7 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 Mīāneh (108 km away). In October its highs average 22.1°C, 3.0°C warmer than Zanjan, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Zanjan ranks 121st of 128 for the warmest October highs and joint 113th of 128 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 128 cities is 24.7°C; Zanjan is 5.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.7°C to 10.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 55 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
Zanjan 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-7.2°C | -7.2°C | 43 | 9.0 | 10.010 h |
| February | 4.1°C-6.1°C | -6.1°C | 53 | 10.3 | 10.811 h |
| March | 10.2°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 68 | 12.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.5°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 76 | 13.4 | 13.113 h |
| May | 21.8°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 58 | 12.4 | 14.114 h |
| June | 26.6°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 16 | 4.6 | 14.615 h |
| July | 28.5°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 9.7 | 2.8 | 14.414 h |
| August | 29.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 5.8 | 2.1 | 13.614 h |
| September | 25.6°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 7.9 | 2.1 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 19.1°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 35 | 6.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.4°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 55 | 8.6 | 10.310 h |
| December | 4.9°C-4.4°C | -4.4°C | 40 | 7.9 | 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
- Mīāneh in OctoberIran · 108 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 9.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Rasht in OctoberIran · 118 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 14.2°C · 222 mm rain
- Bandar-e Anzalī in OctoberIran · 123 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 204 mm rain
- Tākestān in OctoberIran · 127 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Qazvin in OctoberIran · 142 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 10.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Lāhījān in OctoberIran · 147 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 14.4°C · 174 mm rain
- Alvand in OctoberIran · 150 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Moḩammadīyeh in OctoberIran · 159 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.5°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 Zanjan) is explained once on the Zanjan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.