Kostanay weather in October

In October, Kostanay sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kostanay's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kostanay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:22 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Kostanay is city in Kazakhstan, administrative centre of the Kostanay Province.

Founded
1879

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 13°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kostanay reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 17°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)
1144
2144
3134
4133
5133
6133
7123
8123
9122
10122
11112
12112
13112
14101
15101
16101
1791
1891
1990
2080
2180
2270
237-1
247-1
256-1
266-1
276-2
285-2
295-2
305-2
314-3

How October really feels in Kostanay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kostanay 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-11° / -18°175.16.17.90.0
Feb-10° / -17°174.95.69.40.0
Mar-2° / -10°245.84.811.50.0
Apr11° / 296.51.713.62.9
May20° / 458.60.215.66.5
Jun25° / 13°408016.67.2
Jul26° / 15°539016.26.9
Aug24° / 13°477.9014.67.2
Sep18° / 326.3012.46.0
Oct / 337.12.510.32.1
Nov-2° / -9°246.15.38.40.0
Dec-9° / -16°236.36.97.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83466
93367
103367
113268
123367
133268
143268
153070
163070
172971
182971
192971
202872
212872
222872
232872
242872
252872
262674
272674
282674
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kostanay gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1192
2193
3193
4203
5203
6214
7214
8224
9224
10225
11235
12235
13236
14236
15236
16247
17237
18238
19238
20239
21239
222310
232311
242412
252412
262413
272514
282515
292515
302516
312617

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
913light 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 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:54 AM to 8:51 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:547:15
211.37:567:12
311.27:587:10
411.18:007:07
511.08:027:05
611.08:047:02
710.98:057:00
810.88:076:57
910.88:096:55
1010.78:116:53
1110.68:136:50
1210.68:156:48
1310.58:176:46
1410.48:196:43
1510.38:206:41
1610.38:226:39
1710.28:246:37
1810.18:266:34
1910.18:286:32
2010.08:306:30
219.98:326:28
229.98:346:26
239.88:366:23
249.78:386:21
259.78:396:19
269.68:416:17
279.58:436:15
289.58:456:13
299.48:476:11
309.38:496:09
319.38:516:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kostanay?

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

2.1
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 Kostanay.

What to pack for Kostanay in October

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

In October, Kostanay sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kostanay 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 Kostanay peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kostanay?

Kostanay sits at 53.2°N, 63.6°E, 167 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Rudnyy, 44 km away.

TroitskKurtamyshZhitikaraKartalyYuzhnoural’skPlast

Topography around Kostanay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kostanay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m.

The land around Kostanay is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
616 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Rudnyy 44 km · Lisakovsk 106 km · Troitsk 167 km · Kurtamysh 196 km · Zhitikara 199 km · Kartaly 200 km · Yuzhnoural’sk 207 km · Plast 225 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 Kostanay (53.2144°, 63.6246°, elevation 167 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).