Besni weather in October

In October, Besni sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5 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 26°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Besni's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Besni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:43 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
33%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Besni is district and town in Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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 26°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Besni reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12612
22612
32612
42612
52612
62511
72511
82511
92511
102511
112411
122411
132410
142410
152310
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182210
19229
20229
21219
22219
23219
24208
25208
26208
27198
28197
29197
30187
31187

How October really feels in Besni

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.

Besni 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°12911.47.89.70.0
Feb / -2°9310.15.910.50.7
Mar12° / 8110.61.811.73.2
Apr18° / 649.90.212.95.8
May24° / 10°427.60147.4
Jun30° / 16°72.3014.66.2
Jul35° / 20°10.4014.33.6
Aug35° / 20°10.3013.53.7
Sep30° / 15°51012.36.8
Oct23° / 10°3550117.9
Nov14° / 717.10.8104.6
Dec / -1°12510.74.49.41.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
48614
58515
68515
78416
88317
98218
108218
118119
128020
137921
147822
157723
167624
177525
187426
197426
207327
217228
227129
237129
247030
257030
266931
276832
286931
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Besni gets around 35 mm of rain over 5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
68
79
89
99
1010
1110
1211
1311
1412
1513
1614
1715
1816
1917
2018
2119
2220
2321
2422
2523
2624
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

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 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:29 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 4:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:295:06
211.65:305:04
311.55:315:03
411.55:325:01
511.55:335:00
611.45:344:58
711.45:354:57
811.35:364:55
911.35:374:54
1011.25:374:52
1111.25:384:51
1211.25:394:49
1311.15:404:48
1411.15:414:47
1511.05:424:45
1611.05:434:44
1711.05:444:42
1810.95:454:41
1910.95:464:40
2010.95:474:39
2110.85:484:37
2210.85:494:36
2310.75:504:35
2410.75:514:33
2510.75:524:32
2610.65:534:31
2710.65:554:30
2810.65:564:29
2910.55:574:28
3010.55:584:27
3110.45:594:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Besni

In seasonPeak

None of Besni's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Besni's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Besni?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Besni in October

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

In October, Besni sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Besni 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 Besni peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Besni 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 Besni is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1323 µg/m³Jul 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Besni?

Besni sits at 37.7°N, 37.9°E, 904 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Gölbaşı, 22 km away.

Topography around Besni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Besni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m around an average of 900 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,497 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,730 m.

The land around Besni is covered by grassland (58%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
442 m
16 km
1,497 m
80 km
2,730 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Gölbaşı 22 km · Altınşehir 33 km · Adıyaman 37 km · Çağlayancerit 51 km · Pazarcık 55 km · Kahta 68 km · Bozova 69 km · Birecik 75 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 Besni (37.6928°, 37.8611°, elevation 904 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).