Maqanshy weather in October

In October, Maqanshy sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Maqanshy's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maqanshy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 31 mm; 5.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:58 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Maqanshy reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 11°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	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1

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

How October really feels in Maqanshy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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

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

Maqanshy 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	-7° / -15°	32	6.6	6.8	8.8	0.0
Feb	-4° / -13°	25	5.8	5.9	10	0.0
Mar	6° / -5°	27	5.7	3.1	11.6	1.0
Apr	17° / 5°	38	6.2	0.2	13.3	6.1
May	24° / 11°	38	6	0	14.8	7.6
Jun	29° / 16°	34	5.9	0	15.6	6.2
Jul	31° / 18°	33	6.3	0	15.3	4.9
Aug	30° / 16°	24	4.6	0	14	5.8
Sep	25° / 11°	21	4.2	0	12.4	8.1
Oct	16° / 4°	31	5.6	0.6	10.6	5.7
Nov	5° / -4°	48	7.6	4.3	9.2	0.9
Dec	-4° / -11°	39	7.9	7.8	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. 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 (%)	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	60	61	60	60	61	60	60	59	59	58	57	58	56
Cloudier (%)	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	42	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	56	44

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Maqanshy gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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

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 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:11 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	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:19	7:20
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:37	6:05
2	11.4	6:38	6:03
3	11.4	6:40	6:01
4	11.3	6:41	5:59
5	11.2	6:42	5:57
6	11.2	6:44	5:55
7	11.1	6:45	5:53
8	11.1	6:47	5:51
9	11.0	6:48	5:49
10	11.0	6:49	5:47
11	10.9	6:51	5:45
12	10.9	6:52	5:43
13	10.8	6:54	5:41
14	10.7	6:55	5:40
15	10.7	6:57	5:38
16	10.6	6:58	5:36
17	10.6	6:59	5:34
18	10.5	7:01	5:32
19	10.5	7:02	5:30
20	10.4	7:04	5:29
21	10.4	7:05	5:27
22	10.3	7:07	5:25
23	10.3	7:08	5:24
24	10.2	7:10	5:22
25	10.2	7:11	5:20
26	10.1	7:13	5:19
27	10.0	7:14	5:17
28	10.0	7:16	5:15
29	9.9	7:17	5:14
30	9.9	7:19	5:12
31	9.8	7:20	5:11

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.96 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)	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Maqanshy?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Maqanshy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maqanshy in October

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

In October, Maqanshy sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Maqanshy in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maqanshy peaks around May 19 at about 8 (very 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	8	6	8	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Maqanshy 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 Maqanshy is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 10 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	20	33	20	13	15	11	16	18	12	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	33	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Maqanshy?

Maqanshy sits at 46.8°N, 82.0°E, 469 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Ayagoz, 178 km away.

Topography around Maqanshy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maqanshy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 470 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,625 m.

The land around Maqanshy is covered by grassland (75%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

grassland 75%

16 km

385 m

grassland 92%

80 km

2,625 m

grassland 74%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

October weather nearby: Ayagoz 178 km · Sarqant 222 km · Zaysan 229 km · Kalbatau 285 km · Zharkent 331 km · Tekeli 332 km · Taldykorgan 344 km · Ushtobe 355 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 Maqanshy (46.7817°, 82.0226°, elevation 469 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	8
2	20	7
3	20	7
4	20	7
5	19	7
6	19	6
7	19	6
8	19	6
9	18	6
10	18	5
11	18	5
12	17	5
13	17	5
14	17	5
15	16	4
16	16	4
17	16	4
18	16	4
19	15	3
20	15	3
21	15	3
22	14	3
23	14	3
24	14	2
25	14	2
26	13	2
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	12	1
30	12	1
31	12	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	56	44

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	56	44

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	56	44

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

	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