Climate averages 1991–2020
Turkistan 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 Turkistan: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 7.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shymkent (155 km away). In October its highs average 19.1°C, about as warm as Turkistan, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Turkistan ranks 1st of 26 for the warmest October highs and joint 5th of 26 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 26 cities is 12.6°C; Turkistan is 6.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 9.0°C to 10.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 33 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
Turkistan 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-6.2°C | -6.2°C | 35 | 8.0 | 9.49 h |
| February | 5.1°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 33 | 6.7 | 10.510 h |
| March | 12.7°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 37 | 7.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.5°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 32 | 6.5 | 13.413 h |
| May | 27.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 27 | 4.6 | 14.715 h |
| June | 33.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 9.6 | 2.2 | 15.315 h |
| July | 35.2°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 5.6 | 1.3 | 15.015 h |
| August | 33.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 2.9 | 0.7 | 14.014 h |
| September | 27.6°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 2.0 | 0.6 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 19.4°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 13 | 2.9 | 11.111 h |
| November | 10.3°C0.8°C | 0.8°C | 33 | 6.0 | 9.810 h |
| December | 4.0°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 32 | 6.8 | 9.09 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
- Shymkent in OctoberKazakhstan · 155 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 6.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Chirchiq in OctoberUzbekistan · 230 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Tashkent in OctoberUzbekistan · 239 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 7.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Taraz in OctoberKazakhstan · 257 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 4.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Kyzylorda in OctoberKazakhstan · 280 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 5.8°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Olmaliq in OctoberUzbekistan · 294 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 9.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Angren in OctoberUzbekistan · 297 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Guliston in OctoberUzbekistan · 314 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 22 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 Turkistan) is explained once on the Turkistan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.