Ust-Kamenogorsk weather in October

In October, Ust-Kamenogorsk sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ust-Kamenogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
7th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:01 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Ust-Kamenogorsk is city in East Kazakhstan.

Founded
1720

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 7°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ust-Kamenogorsk reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 19°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)
1162
2162
3152
4152
5152
6151
7141
8141
9141
10131
11131
12130
13120
14120
15120
16120
1711-1
1811-1
1911-1
2010-1
2110-1
2210-1
239-2
249-2
259-2
268-2
278-2
288-3
297-3
307-3
317-3

How October really feels in Ust-Kamenogorsk

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.

Ust-Kamenogorsk weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -20°3289.18.40.0
Feb-7° / -19°2977.99.70.0
Mar / -12°367.96.411.50.1
Apr13° / -0°488.52.113.53.8
May20° / 528.50.315.16.7
Jun25° / 12°498.7016.17.0
Jul27° / 14°6511.1015.76.5
Aug26° / 12°447.1014.37.4
Sep20° / 377.10.112.46.8
Oct11° / -0°508.72.210.53.1
Nov / -9°579.88.38.80.0
Dec-7° / -17°4610.411.17.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35149
45050
55050
64951
74951
84951
94852
104753
114753
124555
134555
144456
154456
164456
174357
184357
194258
204258
214159
224060
234060
244060
253763
263763
273763
283664
293664
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Ust-Kamenogorsk gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1262
2252
3252
4252
5253
6253
7253
8263
9263
10264
11274
12275
13285
14285
15296
16297
17297
18308
19308
20309
213010
223010
233111
243111
253112
263112
273113
283114
293114
303115
313216

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 9 km/h in October.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:36 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:366:01
211.36:385:59
311.36:395:56
411.26:415:54
511.26:435:52
611.16:445:50
711.06:465:48
811.06:485:45
910.96:495:43
1010.86:515:41
1110.86:525:39
1210.76:545:37
1310.76:565:35
1410.66:575:33
1510.56:595:31
1610.57:015:29
1710.47:025:27
1810.37:045:25
1910.37:065:23
2010.27:075:21
2110.27:095:19
2210.17:115:17
2310.07:125:15
2410.07:145:13
259.97:165:11
269.97:175:09
279.87:195:08
289.87:215:06
299.77:225:04
309.67:245:02
319.67:265:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ust-Kamenogorsk?

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

3.1
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 Ust-Kamenogorsk.

What to pack for Ust-Kamenogorsk in October

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

In October, Ust-Kamenogorsk sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ust-Kamenogorsk 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk peaks around July 16 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 16UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ust-Kamenogorsk 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1815 µg/m³Dec 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ust-Kamenogorsk?

Ust-Kamenogorsk sits at 50.0°N, 82.6°E, 287 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Ridder, 77 km away.

SemeyRubtsovskAyagoz

Topography around Ust-Kamenogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ust-Kamenogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 291 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,080 m.

The land around Ust-Kamenogorsk is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
580 m
80 km
2,080 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Ridder 77 km · Shemonaikha 88 km · Kalbatau 103 km · Altay 121 km · Gornyak 139 km · Semey 175 km · Rubtsovsk 198 km · Ayagoz 274 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk (49.9714°, 82.6059°, elevation 287 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).