Climate averages 1991–2020
Tumxuk weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 7th 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 Tumxuk: daytime highs average 19.5°C and nights cool to about 8.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 11 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Aqsu (179 km away). In October its highs average 17.2°C, 2.3°C cooler than Tumxuk, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Tumxuk ranks joint 595th of 884 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Tumxuk is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 10.0°C to 9.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.7 mm to 1.6 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Tumxuk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.6°C-8.6°C | -8.6°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 9.710 h |
| February | 5.6°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 2.0 | 0.4 | 10.711 h |
| March | 15.0°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 2.9 | 0.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 23.2°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 4.2 | 1.0 | 13.213 h |
| May | 27.8°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 9.2 | 1.6 | 14.414 h |
| June | 31.8°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 7.8 | 2.0 | 14.915 h |
| July | 33.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 11 | 2.2 | 14.715 h |
| August | 32.2°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 13 | 2.9 | 13.714 h |
| September | 27.4°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 7.8 | 1.6 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 19.5°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 2.7 | 0.6 | 11.211 h |
| November | 9.5°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 10.010 h |
| December | 0.9°C-6.4°C | -6.4°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9.49 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
- Aqsu in OctoberChina · 179 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 4.8°C · 12 mm rain
- Wensu in OctoberChina · 185 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 5.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Ālā'ĕr in OctoberChina · 202 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 6.5°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Shache in OctoberChina · 225 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 7.5°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Artux in OctoberChina · 247 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.3°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Kashgar in OctoberChina · 267 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 7.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Kageleke in OctoberChina · 289 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 6.8°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Karakol in OctoberKyrgyzstan · 297 kmHigh 9.2°C · Low -2.0°C · 65 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 Tumxuk) is explained once on the Tumxuk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.