Aksaray weather in October

In October, Aksaray sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Aksaray's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aksaray's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:59 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
34%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Aksaray is central district and city in Aksaray Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 36.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 23°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Aksaray reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12411
22410
32310
42310
52310
62310
72310
82310
9229
10229
11229
12229
13229
14219
15219
16218
17218
18208
19208
20208
21207
22197
23197
24197
25187
26186
27186
28176
29176
30175
31165

How October really feels in Aksaray

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.

Aksaray 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 / -3°428.14.99.60.2
Feb / -2°337.23.710.51.2
Mar12° / 469.83.211.73.4
Apr17° / 459.10.5135.8
May23° / 11°388.4014.17.4
Jun27° / 15°194.8014.67.6
Jul31° / 18°30.7014.46.3
Aug31° / 17°30.8013.56.3
Sep27° / 13°82012.38.5
Oct21° / 224.60.1117.7
Nov13° / 335.11.29.94.3
Dec / -1°4283.39.41.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28713
38713
48614
58614
68416
78416
88317
98317
108119
118020
128020
137921
147723
157624
167624
177426
187327
197327
207228
217228
227129
237030
247030
257030
266931
276931
286931
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Aksaray gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 4.6 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 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5110
6110
7120
8120
9120
10130
11130
12130
13140
14140
15140
16140
17150
18150
19160
20160
21160
22170
23171
24171
25181
26181
27181
28181
29182
30182
31172

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
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8100
9100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 4:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:455:21
211.65:465:20
311.55:475:18
411.55:485:16
511.45:485:15
611.45:495:13
711.45:505:12
811.35:515:10
911.35:525:09
1011.25:535:07
1111.25:545:06
1211.15:555:04
1311.15:565:03
1411.15:575:01
1511.05:585:00
1611.05:594:58
1710.96:004:57
1810.96:014:56
1910.96:024:54
2010.86:044:53
2110.86:054:52
2210.76:064:50
2310.76:074:49
2410.76:084:48
2510.66:094:47
2610.66:104:45
2710.66:114:44
2810.56:124:43
2910.56:134:42
3010.46:144:41
3110.46:154:40

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Aksaray?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Aksaray for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Aksaray in October

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

In October, Aksaray sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Aksaray in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aksaray peaks around July 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Aksaray 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 Aksaray is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1523 µg/m³Jan 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aksaray?

Aksaray sits at 38.4°N, 34.0°E, 976 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ortaköy, 41 km away.

Topography around Aksaray

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aksaray has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 989 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,358 m.

The land around Aksaray is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
2,358 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Ortaköy 41 km · Nevşehir 66 km · Bor 71 km · Niğde 73 km · Şereflikoçhisar 76 km · Cappadocia 76 km · Ürgüp 82 km · Mucur 83 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 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 Aksaray (38.3725°, 34.0254°, elevation 976 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).