Climate averages 1991–2020
Akçapınar weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet 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 Akçapınar: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 13.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 13 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Elazığ (39 km away). In October its highs average 20.6°C, 0.7°C cooler than Akçapınar, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Akçapınar ranks 51st of 138 for the warmest October highs and 47th of 138 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 138 cities is 21.4°C; Akçapınar is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.8°C to 12.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 40 mm to 56 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
Akçapınar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1°C-1.0°C | -1.0°C | 72 | 10.0 | 9.810 h |
| February | 5.5°C-0.6°C | -0.6°C | 62 | 9.5 | 10.711 h |
| March | 10.5°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 73 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.2°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 73 | 12.1 | 13.213 h |
| May | 21.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 56 | 9.7 | 14.314 h |
| June | 28.2°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 10 | 3.0 | 14.815 h |
| July | 32.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 2.5 | 0.9 | 14.615 h |
| August | 33.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 13.714 h |
| September | 28.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 8.7 | 1.7 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 21.3°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 40 | 5.9 | 11.211 h |
| November | 12.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 56 | 6.9 | 10.110 h |
| December | 6.1°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 69 | 9.6 | 9.59 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
- Elazığ in OctoberTurkey · 39 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 11.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Malatya in OctoberTurkey · 86 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 45 mm rain
- Erzincan in OctoberTurkey · 100 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 8.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Kâhta in OctoberTurkey · 132 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Bingöl in OctoberTurkey · 134 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 8.4°C · 75 mm rain
- Siverek in OctoberTurkey · 137 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 44 mm rain
- Adıyaman in OctoberTurkey · 144 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 12.4°C · 27 mm rain
- Diyarbakır in OctoberTurkey · 160 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 12.2°C · 46 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 Akçapınar) is explained once on the Akçapınar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.