Mazar-i-Sharif weather in October
Temperature, rain and sunshine in October: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in October
Excellent
Best time to visit: April, October
What is the weather like in Mazar-i-Sharif in October?
In October, Mazar-i-Sharif is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 12 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. It hardly ever rains. All in all, October is an excellent month for a holiday in Mazar-i-Sharif.
October compared
How the weather changes from September to November. Tap a month to open it.
| SeptemberSep | OctoberOct | NovemberNov | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 75 | 96 | 75 |
| Day | 31° | 24° | 16° |
| Night | 17° | 12° | 6° |
| Sun | 10 h | 8 h | 6 h |
| Rain days | 0 | 2 | 6 |
More details for October
- Daylight
- 11 h 19 min06:08 – 17:27
- UV index
- 5 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 12 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 19 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 2 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Snow days
- 0 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+4:30Asia/Kabul
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %78 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in October
- Sunscreen
- A jumper for the evenings
Mazar-i-Sharif in October: quick answers
Is Mazar-i-Sharif hot in October?
Warm rather than hot: in October, daytime highs in Mazar-i-Sharif average 24 °C and nights cool to about 12 °C. On about 2 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.
Does it rain much in Mazar-i-Sharif in October?
It hardly ever rains.
Mazar-i-Sharif month by month
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences