Kochkor-Ata weather in October

In October, Kochkor-Ata sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kochkor-Ata's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kochkor-Ata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:29 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
38%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Kochkor-Ata is town in Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan.

Density
3,542/km²
people per km²
Founded
1952

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 24°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kochkor-Ata reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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29177
30177
31177

How October really feels in Kochkor-Ata

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Kochkor-Ata weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°346.769.40.0
Feb / -1°528.45.710.40.8
Mar14° / 6910.8311.73.7
Apr20° / 10°8612.50.613.15.9
May26° / 15°8012014.36.4
Jun31° / 19°468.6014.94.7
Jul34° / 21°194.3014.63.7
Aug33° / 20°123013.64.6
Sep28° / 15°163.3012.37.4
Oct20° / 386.10.410.97.3
Nov12° / 507.52.59.73.5
Dec / -2°487.96.29.10.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37426
47426
57327
67327
77327
87228
97228
107228
117129
127129
137129
147030
157030
166931
176931
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196832
206733
216733
226634
236634
246535
256535
266436
276436
286337
296238
306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kochkor-Ata gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1180
2180
3190
4191
5191
6201
7201
8201
9201
10211
11212
12212
13212
14212
15212
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17202
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24202
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27212
28212
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30212
31222

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
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151000
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Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 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 7:12 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:126:46
211.57:136:44
311.57:146:43
411.47:156:41
511.47:166:39
611.37:176:38
711.37:196:36
811.27:206:34
911.27:216:33
1011.27:226:31
1111.17:236:29
1211.17:246:28
1311.07:256:26
1411.07:266:25
1510.97:276:23
1610.97:296:22
1710.87:306:20
1810.87:316:19
1910.87:326:17
2010.77:336:16
2110.77:346:14
2210.67:366:13
2310.67:376:11
2410.57:386:10
2510.57:396:09
2610.57:406:07
2710.47:416:06
2810.47:436:05
2910.37:446:03
3010.37:456:02
3110.27:466:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.2Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kochkor-Ata?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Kochkor-Ata for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kochkor-Ata in October

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

In October, Kochkor-Ata sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Kochkor-Ata 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 Kochkor-Ata peaks around May 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 21UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kochkor-Ata 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 Kochkor-Ata is worst in May — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1128 µg/m³Dec 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kochkor-Ata?

Kochkor-Ata sits at 41.0°N, 72.5°E, 618 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Paxtaobod, 12 km away.

Topography around Kochkor-Ata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kochkor-Ata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 612 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 780 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,010 m.

The land around Kochkor-Ata is covered by cropland (50%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
780 m
80 km
4,010 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Paxtaobod 12 km · Massy 13 km · Bazar-Korgon 22 km · Poytug‘ 25 km · Andijan 30 km · Oyim 33 km · Haqqulobod 34 km · Uchqŭrghon Shahri 35 km

Kyrgyzstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,081
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 443
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 7%other 3%

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 Kochkor-Ata (41.0371°, 72.4832°, elevation 618 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).