Doğubayazıt weather in October

In October, Doğubayazıt sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Doğubayazıt's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Doğubayazıt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
5:20 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Doğubayazıt is district and town of Ağrı, 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 18°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Doğubayazıt reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1195
2185
3185
4184
5184
6184
7174
8174
9174
10173
11173
12163
13163
14163
15163
16163
17152
18152
19152
20142
21142
22141
23141
24131
25131
26131
27120
28120
29120
30110
3111-1

How October really feels in Doğubayazıt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Doğubayazıt weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -14°306.87.69.50.0
Feb / -11°337.98.310.40.0
Mar / -5°5511.28.711.70.4
Apr11° / 6514.53.9132.6
May17° / 64160.414.14.6
Jun22° / 10°4111014.76.9
Jul26° / 13°277.5014.57.7
Aug26° / 13°164.9013.68.0
Sep22° / 163.9012.38.2
Oct15° / 286.80.710.95.3
Nov / -4°316.44.29.81.1
Dec / -10°317.27.49.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28020
38020
47822
57822
67822
77723
87723
97723
107624
117624
127624
137525
147525
157426
167327
177228
187129
197030
206832
216733
226634
236535
246436
256337
266337
276238
286238
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Doğubayazıt gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1201
2201
3201
4201
5201
6201
7201
8201
9191
10191
11181
12181
13171
14171
15171
16171
17171
18181
19192
20202
21212
22213
23223
24234
25245
26245
27256
28257
29257
30268
31268

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 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
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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 3:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:054:40
211.55:064:39
311.55:074:37
411.55:084:35
511.45:094:34
611.45:104:32
711.35:114:31
811.35:124:29
911.25:134:27
1011.25:144:26
1111.25:154:24
1211.15:164:23
1311.15:174:21
1411.05:184:20
1511.05:194:18
1610.95:204:17
1710.95:224:15
1810.95:234:14
1910.85:244:13
2010.85:254:11
2110.75:264:10
2210.75:274:09
2310.75:284:07
2410.65:294:06
2510.65:304:05
2610.55:314:03
2710.55:334:02
2810.55:344:01
2910.45:354:00
3010.45:363:58
3110.35:373:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 3.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Doğubayazıt?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Doğubayazıt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Doğubayazıt in October

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

In October, Doğubayazıt sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Doğubayazıt 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 Doğubayazıt peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Doğubayazıt 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 Doğubayazıt is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2326 µg/m³Jan 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Doğubayazıt?

Doğubayazıt sits at 39.5°N, 44.1°E, 1,592 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Diyadin, 35 km away.

Topography around Doğubayazıt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doğubayazıt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 1,619 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,312 m.

The land around Doğubayazıt is covered by grassland (56%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
1,159 m
80 km
4,312 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Diyadin 35 km · Iğdır 42 km · Maku 43 km · Seyah Cheshmeh 59 km · Artashat 60 km · Ararat 62 km · Masis 65 km · Armavir 68 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 Doğubayazıt (39.5469°, 44.0842°, elevation 1,592 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).