Climate averages 1991–2020
Elbistan 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 Elbistan: daytime highs average 19.8°C and nights cool to about 9.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kahramanmaraş (73 km away). In October its highs average 24.0°C, 4.3°C warmer than Elbistan, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Elbistan ranks joint 85th of 138 for the warmest October highs and joint 14th of 138 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 138 cities is 21.4°C; Elbistan is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.7°C to 11.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 41 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
Elbistan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.1°C-5.8°C | -5.8°C | 58 | 8.5 | 9.810 h |
| February | 2.4°C-4.9°C | -4.9°C | 50 | 7.8 | 10.711 h |
| March | 8.6°C-0.5°C | -0.5°C | 53 | 9.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.4°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 51 | 9.8 | 13.213 h |
| May | 20.8°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 43 | 8.9 | 14.214 h |
| June | 26.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 14 | 3.6 | 14.815 h |
| July | 31.0°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 14.515 h |
| August | 31.3°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 2.2 | 0.7 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.6°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 7.0 | 1.7 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 19.8°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 27 | 5.6 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.1°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 41 | 6.5 | 10.110 h |
| December | 3.9°C-3.2°C | -3.2°C | 58 | 8.6 | 9.610 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
- Kahramanmaraş in OctoberTurkey · 73 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 13.2°C · 29 mm rain
- Malatya in OctoberTurkey · 99 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 45 mm rain
- Adıyaman in OctoberTurkey · 106 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 12.4°C · 27 mm rain
- Gaziantep in OctoberTurkey · 129 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.9°C · 30 mm rain
- Kâhta in OctoberTurkey · 133 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Kadirli in OctoberTurkey · 134 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.9°C · 47 mm rain
- Nizip in OctoberTurkey · 143 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Kozan in OctoberTurkey · 147 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.3°C · 61 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 Elbistan) is explained once on the Elbistan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.