Climate averages 1991–2020
Samsun weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Samsun: daytime highs average 19.3°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 89 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bafra (48 km away). In October its highs average 19.3°C, about as warm as Samsun, with 71 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Samsun ranks joint 98th of 138 for the warmest October highs and 124th of 138 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 138 cities is 21.4°C; Samsun is 2.0°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.6°C to 14.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 89 mm to 81 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
Samsun climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 82 | 13.3 | 9.610 h |
| February | 9.1°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 73 | 12.0 | 10.611 h |
| March | 11.5°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 92 | 14.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.0°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 79 | 12.9 | 13.313 h |
| May | 19.1°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 79 | 12.9 | 14.514 h |
| June | 23.1°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 60 | 9.9 | 15.115 h |
| July | 25.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 36 | 7.1 | 14.815 h |
| August | 26.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 35 | 7.3 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.1°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 65 | 9.9 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 19.3°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 89 | 11.5 | 11.111 h |
| November | 14.7°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 81 | 9.9 | 9.910 h |
| December | 10.5°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 92 | 12.3 | 9.39 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
- Bafra in OctoberTurkey · 48 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 71 mm rain
- Ünye in OctoberTurkey · 81 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 13.9°C · 96 mm rain
- Amasya in OctoberTurkey · 81 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 35 mm rain
- Fatsa in OctoberTurkey · 101 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 13.4°C · 143 mm rain
- Turhal in OctoberTurkey · 102 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Tokat in OctoberTurkey · 109 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 9.0°C · 57 mm rain
- Ordu in OctoberTurkey · 134 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 13.2°C · 154 mm rain
- Çorum in OctoberTurkey · 142 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 9.3°C · 38 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 Samsun) is explained once on the Samsun year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.