Karagandy weather in October

In October, Karagandy sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 10.5 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 32% 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 Karagandy's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karagandy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
6th coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:38 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Karagandy is city in Kazakhstan.

Density
905/km²
people per km²
Founded
1931

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 Karagandy 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 2°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 11°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3143
4143
5132
6132
7132
8132
9121
10121
11121
12111
13111
14110
15100
16100
17100
189-1
199-1
209-1
218-1
228-1
238-2
248-2
257-2
267-2
277-2
286-3
296-3
306-3
315-3

How October really feels in Karagandy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Karagandy 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-10° / -18°185.56.98.40.0
Feb-9° / -17°195.46.49.80.0
Mar-1° / -10°256.65.211.50.0
Apr12° / 306.81.713.53.4
May20° / 357.60.315.16.6
Jun25° / 13°448.30167.2
Jul26° / 14°5210.7015.76.8
Aug25° / 12°306.1014.27.6
Sep18° / 225.20.112.46.5
Oct10° / -0°286.22.410.52.5
Nov-1° / -9°286.96.18.80.0
Dec-8° / -16°236.78.180.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45149
55149
65050
75050
84951
94852
104753
114753
124753
134456
144456
154357
164357
174159
184159
193961
203961
213862
223763
233664
243664
253565
263565
273466
283565
293466
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Karagandy gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 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 24% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1172
2173
3183
4183
5183
6184
7194
8195
9195
10206
11206
12207
13207
14207
15208
16218
17219
18219
192110
202110
212210
222211
232211
242211
252211
262211
272312
282312
292312
302413
312413

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 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light 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 7:14 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:146:39
211.37:166:37
311.37:176:35
411.27:196:32
511.27:216:30
611.17:226:28
711.07:246:26
811.07:256:24
910.97:276:21
1010.87:296:19
1110.87:306:17
1210.77:326:15
1310.77:336:13
1410.67:356:11
1510.57:376:09
1610.57:386:07
1710.47:406:05
1810.47:426:03
1910.37:436:01
2010.27:455:59
2110.27:475:57
2210.17:485:55
2310.17:505:53
2410.07:525:51
259.97:535:50
269.97:555:48
279.87:575:46
289.87:585:44
299.78:005:42
309.78:025:41
319.68:035:39

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Karagandy?

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 Karagandy.

What to pack for Karagandy in October

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

In October, Karagandy 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 Karagandy 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 Karagandy peaks around July 20 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karagandy?

Karagandy sits at 49.8°N, 73.1°E, 545 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Saran, 19 km away.

AstanaEkibastuzStepnogorskBalqash

Topography around Karagandy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karagandy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 539 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m.

The land around Karagandy is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
658 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Saran 19 km · Abay 25 km · Temirtau 30 km · Shakhtinsk 38 km · Astana 193 km · Ekibastuz 265 km · Stepnogorsk 296 km · Balqash 357 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 Karagandy (49.8019°, 73.1021°, elevation 545 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).