Climate averages 1991–2020
Van weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Van: daytime highs average 16.6°C and nights cool to about 7.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 8 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 Erciş (59 km away). In October its highs average 15.6°C, 1.0°C cooler than Van, with 54 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Van ranks 133rd of 138 for the warmest October highs and joint 32nd of 138 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 138 cities is 21.4°C; Van is 4.8°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.8°C to 8.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 33 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
Van 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-8.2°C | -8.2°C | 33 | 7.4 | 9.810 h |
| February | 1.5°C-7.8°C | -7.8°C | 34 | 8.1 | 10.711 h |
| March | 5.8°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 56 | 11.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 12.1°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 61 | 13.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 17.7°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 58 | 14.1 | 14.214 h |
| June | 23.8°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 27 | 7.1 | 14.815 h |
| July | 28.4°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 12 | 3.3 | 14.615 h |
| August | 28.7°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 6.6 | 1.9 | 13.714 h |
| September | 23.7°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 12 | 2.6 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 16.6°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 32 | 7.6 | 11.211 h |
| November | 8.8°C1.0°C | 1.0°C | 33 | 6.8 | 10.110 h |
| December | 3.0°C-5.2°C | -5.2°C | 35 | 7.7 | 9.510 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
- Erciş in OctoberTurkey · 59 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 9.5°C · 54 mm rain
- Patnos in OctoberTurkey · 93 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 4.2°C · 48 mm rain
- Tatvan in OctoberTurkey · 96 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 9.1°C · 57 mm rain
- Hakkâri in OctoberTurkey · 107 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 6.3°C · 55 mm rain
- Salmās in OctoberIran · 125 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 6.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Yüksekova in OctoberTurkey · 129 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 6.1°C · 44 mm rain
- Doğubayazıt in OctoberTurkey · 132 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 6.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Khūy in OctoberIran · 137 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.5°C · 28 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 Van) is explained once on the Van year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.