Kentau weather in October

In October, Kentau sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 3.6 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kentau's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kentau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 18 mm; 3.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:48 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Kentau is place in Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan.

Founded: 1955

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kentau reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	20	9
5	20	9
6	20	8
7	20	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	16	6
20	16	5
21	16	5
22	16	5
23	16	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	4
27	15	4
28	14	4
29	14	4
30	14	4
31	14	4

How October really feels in Kentau

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kentau weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -7°	45	8.4	7.1	9.1	0.0
Feb	2° / -5°	42	7.5	5.1	10.2	0.0
Mar	10° / 1°	46	7.9	2.5	11.6	2.2
Apr	18° / 8°	44	7.5	0.5	13.2	6.1
May	25° / 13°	33	5.9	0	14.5	7.7
Jun	30° / 18°	14	3.9	0	15.2	6.0
Jul	32° / 20°	10	2.7	0	14.9	4.9
Aug	31° / 19°	5	1.2	0	13.8	6.0
Sep	25° / 13°	4	1.1	0	12.3	8.9
Oct	17° / 6°	18	3.6	0.4	10.8	6.6
Nov	8° / -0°	41	6.4	2.6	9.5	1.8
Dec	2° / -5°	43	7.4	5.4	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	81	79	79	78	78	77	76	76	75	75	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60
Cloudier (%)	19	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kentau gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 3.6 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 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	17
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	7	0
4	7	0
5	8	0
6	9	0
7	9	0
8	10	1
9	11	1
10	12	1
11	12	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	14	1
16	14	1
17	14	1
18	14	1
19	14	2
20	14	2
21	14	2
22	13	2
23	13	2
24	14	2
25	14	2
26	14	2
27	14	2
28	15	2
29	16	2
30	16	2
31	17	3

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:06	8:07
Sunset (PM)	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:29	7:01
2	11.5	7:30	6:59
3	11.4	7:32	6:57
4	11.4	7:33	6:55
5	11.3	7:34	6:54
6	11.3	7:35	6:52
7	11.2	7:36	6:50
8	11.2	7:38	6:48
9	11.1	7:39	6:46
10	11.1	7:40	6:45
11	11.0	7:41	6:43
12	11.0	7:43	6:41
13	10.9	7:44	6:39
14	10.9	7:45	6:38
15	10.8	7:46	6:36
16	10.8	7:48	6:34
17	10.7	7:49	6:33
18	10.7	7:50	6:31
19	10.6	7:51	6:30
20	10.6	7:53	6:28
21	10.5	7:54	6:26
22	10.5	7:55	6:25
23	10.4	7:57	6:23
24	10.4	7:58	6:22
25	10.4	7:59	6:20
26	10.3	8:00	6:19
27	10.3	8:02	6:17
28	10.2	8:03	6:16
29	10.2	8:04	6:15
30	10.1	8:06	6:13
31	10.1	8:07	6:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	2.9	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate
31	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kentau?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kentau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kentau in October

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

In October, Kentau sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kentau in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kentau peaks around August 14 at about 8 (very high) — 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	5	8	8	7	9	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Kentau 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 Kentau is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	17	27	29	29	24	25	26	26	24	20	14
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kentau?

Kentau sits at 43.5°N, 68.5°E, 426 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Turkestan, 32 km away.

Topography around Kentau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kentau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,960 m.

The land around Kentau is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (90%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

165 m

artificial surfaces 40%

16 km

850 m

grassland 90%

80 km

1,960 m

grassland 89%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← September Kentau year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Turkestan 32 km · Zhangatas 99 km · Zhangaqorghan 110 km · Arys 123 km · Shiyeli 160 km · Shymkent 161 km · Karatau 162 km · Aksu 162 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

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 Kentau (43.5167°, 68.5046°, elevation 426 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	20	9
5	20	9
6	20	8
7	20	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	16	6
20	16	5
21	16	5
22	16	5
23	16	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	4
27	15	4
28	14	4
29	14	4
30	14	4
31	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	7	0
4	7	0
5	8	0
6	9	0
7	9	0
8	10	1
9	11	1
10	12	1
11	12	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	14	1
16	14	1
17	14	1
18	14	1
19	14	2
20	14	2
21	14	2
22	13	2
23	13	2
24	14	2
25	14	2
26	14	2
27	14	2
28	15	2
29	16	2
30	16	2
31	17	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	20	9
5	20	9
6	20	8
7	20	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	16	6
20	16	5
21	16	5
22	16	5
23	16	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	4
27	15	4
28	14	4
29	14	4
30	14	4
31	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	7	0
4	7	0
5	8	0
6	9	0
7	9	0
8	10	1
9	11	1
10	12	1
11	12	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	14	1
16	14	1
17	14	1
18	14	1
19	14	2
20	14	2
21	14	2
22	13	2
23	13	2
24	14	2
25	14	2
26	14	2
27	14	2
28	15	2
29	16	2
30	16	2
31	17	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	20	9
5	20	9
6	20	8
7	20	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	16	6
20	16	5
21	16	5
22	16	5
23	16	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	4
27	15	4
28	14	4
29	14	4
30	14	4
31	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	7	0
4	7	0
5	8	0
6	9	0
7	9	0
8	10	1
9	11	1
10	12	1
11	12	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	14	1
16	14	1
17	14	1
18	14	1
19	14	2
20	14	2
21	14	2
22	13	2
23	13	2
24	14	2
25	14	2
26	14	2
27	14	2
28	15	2
29	16	2
30	16	2
31	17	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100