Climate averages 1991–2020
Balkanabat weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Balkanabat: daytime highs average 23.0°C and nights cool to about 13.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 12 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Türkmenbaşy (133 km away). In October its highs average 20.4°C, 2.6°C cooler than Balkanabat, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Turkmenistan, Balkanabat ranks 3rd of 7 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 7 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 7 cities is 22.2°C; Balkanabat is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.7°C to 14.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 13 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
Balkanabat climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C0.9°C | 0.9°C | 8.9 | 2.4 | 9.710 h |
| February | 10.3°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 11 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| March | 16.3°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 22 | 4.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 23.2°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 20 | 4.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 30.1°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 11 | 3.0 | 14.314 h |
| June | 35.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 5.5 | 1.5 | 14.915 h |
| July | 38.2°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 5.5 | 0.8 | 14.715 h |
| August | 37.4°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 2.8 | 0.8 | 13.714 h |
| September | 31.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 5.5 | 1.2 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 23.0°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 12 | 2.3 | 11.211 h |
| November | 14.3°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 13 | 2.9 | 10.110 h |
| December | 9.3°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 7.6 | 2.2 | 9.49 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
- Türkmenbaşy in OctoberTurkmenistan · 133 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 14.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Gonbad-e Kāvūs in OctoberIran · 261 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Behshahr in OctoberIran · 321 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 78 mm rain
- Bojnūrd in OctoberIran · 343 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 8.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Sari in OctoberIran · 347 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 13.7°C · 102 mm rain
- Shahrud in OctoberIran · 348 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Bābol in OctoberIran · 361 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 15.0°C · 95 mm rain
- Qā’em Shahr in OctoberIran · 363 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 13.6°C · 95 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 Balkanabat) is explained once on the Balkanabat year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.