Çermik weather in October

In October, Çermik sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 41 mm of rain across 6.4 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 18°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 Çermik's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çermik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:37 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Çermik is district of Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey.

Density
22/km²
people per km²

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 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Çermik reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Çermik

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.

Çermik 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°10511.18.79.70.0
Feb / -2°8910.67.110.50.5
Mar11° / 9112.4311.72.8
Apr17° / 8312.40.5135.2
May23° / 11°589.80147.0
Jun30° / 16°103014.66.2
Jul35° / 21°21014.43.5
Aug35° / 21°20.4013.53.6
Sep30° / 16°91.5012.36.8
Oct22° / 10°416.40117.6
Nov13° / 667.21.19.94.1
Dec / -1°9810.359.40.6

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 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
48614
58515
68416
78317
88317
98218
108218
118119
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306535
316436

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Çermik gets around 41 mm of rain over 6.4 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 20% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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512
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914
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2023
2124
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2326
2427
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2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 7 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
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 5:23 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 4:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:235:00
211.65:244:58
311.55:254:56
411.55:264:55
511.45:274:53
611.45:284:52
711.45:294:50
811.35:304:49
911.35:314:47
1011.25:314:46
1111.25:324:44
1211.25:334:43
1311.15:344:41
1411.15:354:40
1511.05:364:38
1611.05:374:37
1711.05:384:36
1810.95:394:34
1910.95:414:33
2010.85:424:32
2110.85:434:30
2210.85:444:29
2310.75:454:28
2410.75:464:26
2510.65:474:25
2610.65:484:24
2710.65:494:23
2810.55:504:22
2910.55:514:21
3010.55:524:19
3110.45:534:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
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84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
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124.4Bright
134.3Bright
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154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Çermik

In seasonPeak

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

Çermik's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Çermik?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Çermik in October

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

In October, Çermik sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Çermik 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 Çermik peaks around August 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery highModerateAug 15UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Çermik 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 Çermik is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1324 µg/m³Jul 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Çermik?

Çermik sits at 38.1°N, 39.4°E, 690 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ergani, 31 km away.

Topography around Çermik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çermik has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m around an average of 833 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,473 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,943 m.

The land around Çermik is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
704 m
16 km
1,473 m
80 km
1,943 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Ergani 31 km · Siverek 44 km · Elazığ 63 km · Diyarbakır 72 km · Baskil 73 km · Kovancılar 74 km · Hilvan 75 km · Kahta 82 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 Çermik (38.1354°, 39.445°, elevation 690 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).