Khromtau weather in October

In October, Khromtau sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 5.9 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 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Khromtau's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khromtau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:38 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Khromtau is town in Kazakhstan.

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 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Khromtau reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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 18°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)
1164
2154
3154
4154
5153
6143
7143
8143
9133
10132
11132
12122
13122
14122
15111
16111
17111
18101
19101
20100
2190
2290
2390
2480
258-1
267-1
277-1
287-1
296-1
306-2
316-2

How October really feels in Khromtau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 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
27
wind chill below the day's low

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

Khromtau 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-10° / -16°205.87.28.30.0
Feb-9° / -16°205.26.19.70.0
Mar-2° / -9°307611.50.0
Apr12° / 336.61.713.53.3
May21° / 387.30.115.26.9
Jun26° / 14°286.3016.17.3
Jul28° / 16°386.9015.76.9
Aug27° / 14°244.5014.37.6
Sep20° / 184012.47.2
Oct11° / 295.91.310.52.9
Nov-0° / -7°246.24.88.80.0
Dec-7° / -14°266.87.57.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
54951
64951
75050
84951
94951
104852
114852
124753
134654
144555
154555
164456
174258
184258
194159
204060
213961
223961
233763
243763
253565
263565
273367
283169
293169
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Khromtau gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1180
2180
3180
4180
5181
6181
7181
8181
9171
10171
11171
12172
13172
14172
15183
16183
17194
18194
19195
20205
21206
22206
23207
24218
25218
26229
272210
282311
292311
302412
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 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 7:13 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:136:37
211.37:156:35
311.37:166:33
411.27:186:31
511.17:206:28
611.17:216:26
711.07:236:24
811.07:256:22
910.97:266:20
1010.87:286:17
1110.87:296:15
1210.77:316:13
1310.67:336:11
1410.67:346:09
1510.57:366:07
1610.57:386:05
1710.47:396:03
1810.37:416:01
1910.37:435:59
2010.27:445:57
2110.17:465:55
2210.17:485:53
2310.07:505:51
2410.07:515:49
259.97:535:47
269.87:555:45
279.87:565:44
289.77:585:42
299.78:005:40
309.68:015:38
319.68:035:36

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 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 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
192.0Moderate
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Khromtau?

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

2.9
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 Khromtau.

What to pack for Khromtau in October

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

In October, Khromtau sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Khromtau 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 Khromtau 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
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Khromtau?

Khromtau sits at 50.3°N, 58.4°E, 416 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Aktobe, 87 km away.

Topography around Khromtau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khromtau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 420 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m.

The land around Khromtau is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (88%) within 16 km, and grassland (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
252 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
406 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Aktobe 87 km · Novotroitsk 106 km · Orsk 109 km · Kandyagash 114 km · Yasnyy 134 km · Gay 136 km · Mednogorsk 141 km · Kuvandyk 157 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 Khromtau (50.2516°, 58.4357°, elevation 416 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).