Aqsay weather in October

In October, Aqsay sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Aqsay's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aqsay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:01 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Aqsay is human settlement.

Founded
1936

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 16°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical October day in Aqsay reaches about 12°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 5°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 9°C cooler than September and about 11°C warmer than November.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1175
2165
3165
4165
5164
6154
7154
8154
9144
10143
11143
12133
13133
14133
15123
16122
17122
18112
19112
20102
21101
22101
2391
2491
2591
2680
2780
2880
2970
3070
3160

How October really feels in Aqsay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Aqsay weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -14°287.58.98.20.0
Feb-7° / -14°246.47.49.60.0
Mar / -8°317.25.111.50.0
Apr14° / 296.40.613.54.1
May22° / 336.7015.37.2
Jun27° / 14°357016.27.0
Jul29° / 16°356.2015.96.1
Aug28° / 15°244.9014.47.0
Sep21° / 275.4012.47.1
Oct12° / 377.20.810.43.3
Nov / -5°316.94.48.70.0
Dec-6° / -12°317.87.97.70.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54357
64258
74258
84159
93961
103961
113961
123763
133664
143664
153565
163466
173367
183367
193367
203070
213070
222971
232872
242872
252773
262773
272575
282575
292377
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Aqsay gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1220
2220
3210
4211
5211
6211
7201
8201
9201
10201
11201
12201
13201
14201
15201
16211
17212
18222
19222
20233
21243
22244
23254
24255
25265
26266
27276
28277
29277
30278
31278

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
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light 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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:366:58
211.37:376:56
311.37:396:54
411.27:416:52
511.17:426:49
611.17:446:47
711.07:466:45
810.97:476:42
910.97:496:40
1010.87:516:38
1110.77:526:36
1210.77:546:34
1310.67:566:31
1410.57:586:29
1510.57:596:27
1610.48:016:25
1710.38:036:23
1810.38:056:21
1910.28:066:19
2010.18:086:17
2110.18:106:15
2210.08:126:13
2310.08:136:11
249.98:156:09
259.88:176:07
269.88:196:05
279.78:206:03
289.78:226:01
299.68:245:59
309.58:265:57
319.58:275:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Aqsay?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aqsay.

What to pack for Aqsay in October

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

In October, Aqsay sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Aqsay 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 Aqsay peaks around June 20 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aqsay?

Aqsay sits at 51.2°N, 53.0°E, 65 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Oral, 110 km away.

OrenburgBuzulukNeftegorskSaraktashKumertau

Topography around Aqsay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aqsay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m.

The land around Aqsay is covered by grassland (59%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
231 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Oral 110 km · Sol’-Iletsk 139 km · Sorochinsk 141 km · Orenburg 160 km · Buzuluk 186 km · Neftegorsk 221 km · Saraktash 243 km · Kumertau 261 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 Aqsay (51.1681°, 52.9978°, elevation 65 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).