Aktobe weather in October

In October, Aktobe sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Aktobe's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aktobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:43 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Aktobe is city in Kazakhstan.

Density
1,684/km²
people per km²
Founded
1869

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 15°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical October day in Aktobe reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 9°C cooler than September and about 11°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2164
3154
4154
5154
6154
7143
8143
9143
10133
11132
12132
13132
14122
15122
16122
17111
18111
19101
20101
21101
2290
2390
2490
2580
2680
278-1
287-1
297-1
306-1
316-1

How October really feels in Aktobe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

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

Aktobe weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°267.198.30.0
Feb-8° / -15°235.96.99.70.0
Mar-1° / -9°327.76.511.50.0
Apr12° / 367.21.513.53.5
May21° / 367.4015.27.0
Jun27° / 14°306.4016.17.2
Jul28° / 16°356.6015.76.5
Aug27° / 15°224.4014.37.3
Sep20° / 224.6012.47.2
Oct11° / 326.41.110.53.1
Nov / -6°276.558.80.0
Dec-7° / -13°318.39.17.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34852
44852
54852
64753
74753
84753
94654
104654
114555
124357
134357
144258
154357
164159
174159
184060
193961
203862
213763
223763
233664
243565
253367
263367
273169
283070
292971
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Aktobe gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1191
2191
3181
4181
5181
6181
7181
8181
9181
10181
11181
12181
13182
14182
15182
16192
17193
18203
19204
20214
21215
22225
23226
24237
25238
26248
27259
282610
292611
302711
312712

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 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
914light 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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:186:42
211.37:206:40
311.37:216:38
411.27:236:35
511.17:256:33
611.17:266:31
711.07:286:29
811.07:296:27
910.97:316:25
1010.87:336:22
1110.87:346:20
1210.77:366:18
1310.67:386:16
1410.67:396:14
1510.57:416:12
1610.57:436:10
1710.47:446:08
1810.37:466:06
1910.37:486:04
2010.27:496:02
2110.17:516:00
2210.17:535:58
2310.07:555:56
2410.07:565:54
259.97:585:52
269.88:005:50
279.88:015:48
289.78:035:47
299.78:055:45
309.68:065:43
319.68:085:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Aktobe?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aktobe.

What to pack for Aktobe in October

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

In October, Aktobe sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Aktobe 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 Aktobe peaks around June 18 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aktobe?

Aktobe sits at 50.3°N, 57.2°E, 210 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Khromtau, 87 km away.

Embi

Topography around Aktobe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aktobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Aktobe is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Khromtau 87 km · Kandyagash 91 km · Mednogorsk 128 km · Novotroitsk 129 km · Kuvandyk 134 km · Orsk 139 km · Gay 159 km · Embi 175 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 Aktobe (50.2797°, 57.2072°, elevation 210 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).