Aksu weather in October

In October, Aksu sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Aksu's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aksu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:27 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Aksu is city in Kazakhstan.

Density
6/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 14°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Aksu reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 9°C cooler than September and about 12°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2143
3143
4143
5143
6133
7132
8132
9122
10122
11122
12121
13111
14111
15111
16100
17100
18100
1990
2090
219-1
228-1
238-1
248-1
257-1
267-2
277-2
286-2
296-2
305-3
315-3

How October really feels in Aksu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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
29
wind chill below the day's low

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

Aksu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -20°103.64.48.10.0
Feb-10° / -18°103.33.99.60.0
Mar-1° / -10°164.53.611.50.0
Apr13° / 185113.63.9
May21° / 286.40.115.47.0
Jun26° / 14°398.1016.47.1
Jul27° / 16°6110.60166.5
Aug25° / 13°386.8014.47.4
Sep19° / 245.3012.46.5
Oct10° / 226.11.610.42.5
Nov-2° / -9°185.14.18.50.0
Dec-9° / -17°155.167.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104159
114159
124060
133961
143961
153763
163664
173565
183466
193466
203367
213169
223169
233070
243070
252971
262872
272872
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Aksu gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1181
2181
3182
4182
5182
6192
7192
8192
9202
10202
11203
12203
13203
14203
15204
16204
17204
18205
19205
20206
21207
22207
23208
24208
25198
26199
27209
282010
292010
302010
312011

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:006:22
211.37:026:20
311.27:046:17
411.27:066:15
511.17:076:13
611.07:096:10
711.07:116:08
810.97:136:06
910.87:146:03
1010.77:166:01
1110.77:185:59
1210.67:205:57
1310.57:225:54
1410.57:235:52
1510.47:255:50
1610.37:275:48
1710.37:295:46
1810.27:305:43
1910.27:325:41
2010.17:345:39
2110.07:365:37
2210.07:385:35
239.97:405:33
249.87:415:31
259.87:435:29
269.77:455:27
279.67:475:25
289.67:495:23
299.57:515:21
309.47:525:19
319.47:545:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Aksu?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aksu.

What to pack for Aksu in October

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

In October, Aksu sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Aksu in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aksu peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aksu?

Aksu sits at 52.0°N, 76.9°E, 123 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Pavlodar, 26 km away.

KarasukKupinoSemey

Topography around Aksu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aksu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Aksu is covered by grassland (54%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Pavlodar 26 km · Ekibastuz 116 km · Kulunda 149 km · Yarovoye 149 km · Slavgorod 158 km · Karasuk 203 km · Kupino 260 km · Semey 293 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Aksu (52.0402°, 76.9275°, elevation 123 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).