Gyumri weather in October

In October, Gyumri sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gyumri's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gyumri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:23 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Gyumri is second-largest city in Armenia and capital of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country.

Density
2,482/km²
people per km²
Founded
~401 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Gyumri reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1175
2175
3175
4165
5165
6165
7164
8164
9164
10154
11154
12154
13154
14153
15143
16143
17143
18143
19133
20133
21132
22122
23122
24122
25112
26111
27111
28101
29101
30101
31100

How October really feels in Gyumri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
8
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Gyumri weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -12°327.38.59.40.0
Feb-1° / -10°3688.510.40.0
Mar / -5°6913.310.111.70.1
Apr10° / 10618.15.913.11.9
May15° / 11920.70.814.23.7
Jun20° / 7915.4014.95.9
Jul24° / 12°5712.8014.67.0
Aug24° / 12°4010.6013.67.4
Sep20° / 286.70.112.37.3
Oct14° / 438.8110.94.3
Nov / -3°356.64.89.70.6
Dec-1° / -9°346.87.69.10.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57426
67525
77426
87426
97426
107327
117327
127228
137129
147129
157030
166931
176733
186634
196436
206337
216139
226040
235842
245743
255644
265545
275545
285545
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Gyumri gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1281
2271
3271
4271
5261
6261
7251
8251
9241
10241
11231
12231
13231
14241
15242
16252
17252
18262
19273
20283
21294
22295
23305
24316
25317
26317
27318
28318
29319
30309
313010

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:066:41
211.57:086:39
311.57:096:37
411.47:106:36
511.47:116:34
611.37:126:32
711.37:136:31
811.37:146:29
911.27:156:27
1011.27:166:26
1111.17:176:24
1211.17:186:23
1311.07:196:21
1411.07:216:19
1510.97:226:18
1610.97:236:16
1710.87:246:15
1810.87:256:13
1910.87:266:12
2010.77:276:11
2110.77:296:09
2210.67:306:08
2310.67:316:06
2410.57:326:05
2510.57:336:04
2610.57:346:02
2710.47:366:01
2810.47:376:00
2910.37:385:58
3010.37:395:57
3110.37:405:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 3.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gyumri

In seasonPeak

None of Gyumri's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Gyumri's rainy season runs March–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Gyumri?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Gyumri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gyumri in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Gyumri sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Gyumri in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gyumri peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Gyumri in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gyumri is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1221 µg/m³Jan 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gyumri?

Gyumri sits at 40.8°N, 43.8°E, 1,553 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Artik, 22 km away.

ArtikVanadzorAshtarakArmavirAlaverdiEchmiadzinTsaghkadzor

Topography around Gyumri

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gyumri.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gyumri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 1,542 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,375 m.

The land around Gyumri is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
980 m
80 km
3,375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Artik 22 km · Vanadzor 55 km · Kars 68 km · Ashtarak 70 km · Armavir 73 km · Alaverdi 77 km · Echmiadzin 79 km · Tsaghkadzor 79 km

Armenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,474
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Armenian Apostolic 95%not stated 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gyumri (40.7931°, 43.8464°, elevation 1,553 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).