Climate averages 1991–2020
Nukus weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 7th 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 Nukus: daytime highs average 18.4°C and nights cool to about 6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Daşoguz (75 km away). In October its highs average 19.3°C, 0.9°C warmer than Nukus, with 6.1 mm of rain.
Among the 28 cities listed in Uzbekistan, Nukus ranks joint 26th of 28 for the warmest October highs and joint 6th of 28 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 28 cities is 21.0°C; Nukus is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 9.6°C to 8.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.0 mm to 9.8 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
Nukus climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.6°C-6.3°C | -6.3°C | 9.0 | 2.3 | 9.59 h |
| February | 4.7°C-5.1°C | -5.1°C | 9.4 | 2.1 | 10.511 h |
| March | 12.6°C0.9°C | 0.9°C | 17 | 3.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.9°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 18 | 4.1 | 13.313 h |
| May | 27.9°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 14 | 3.5 | 14.615 h |
| June | 33.3°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 5.3 | 1.5 | 15.215 h |
| July | 35.2°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 2.4 | 0.9 | 15.015 h |
| August | 33.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 1.7 | 0.3 | 13.914 h |
| September | 26.6°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 4.1 | 0.8 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 18.4°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 7.0 | 2.0 | 11.111 h |
| November | 8.9°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 9.8 | 2.7 | 9.810 h |
| December | 2.8°C-4.8°C | -4.8°C | 9.2 | 2.7 | 9.19 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
- Daşoguz in OctoberTurkmenistan · 75 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 7.5°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Qŭnghirot in OctoberUzbekistan · 90 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 6.9°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Urganch in OctoberUzbekistan · 132 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 7.6°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Xiva in OctoberUzbekistan · 135 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.0°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Baikonur in OctoberKazakhstan · 460 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 4.9°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Bukhara in OctoberUzbekistan · 503 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.6°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Türkmenabat in OctoberTurkmenistan · 504 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 10.1°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Ashgabat in OctoberTurkmenistan · 512 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.3°C · 10 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 Nukus) is explained once on the Nukus year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.