Elazığ weather in October

In October, Elazığ sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 50 mm of rain across 7.3 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 25°C in the first days to 17°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 Elazığ's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elazığ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:39 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

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

Density
200/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 25°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Elazığ 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 26°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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30177
31177

How October really feels in Elazığ

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.

Elazığ 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°7510.17.99.60.0
Feb / -2°7010.16.810.50.5
Mar11° / 8312.12.911.72.7
Apr17° / 86130.6135.1
May23° / 11°6910.5014.16.9
Jun30° / 16°133.7014.76.4
Jul34° / 20°20.9014.43.9
Aug34° / 20°20.6013.54.0
Sep29° / 16°122.3012.37.0
Oct22° / 10°507.30117.4
Nov13° / 577.41.19.93.8
Dec / -1°719.84.49.30.5

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 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48416
58317
68317
78218
88218
98119
108119
118020
127921
137822
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286436
296436
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Elazığ gets around 50 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
416
516
617
717
818
918
1018
1119
1220
1320
1421
1521
1622
1723
1824
1924
2025
2126
2227
2328
2429
2530
2630
2730
2831
2930
3030
3130

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
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5100
6100
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8100
9100
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11100
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24100
25100
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31100

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:24 AM to 5:55 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)
111.65:245:00
211.65:254:59
311.55:264:57
411.55:274:55
511.45:284:54
611.45:294:52
711.35:304:51
811.35:314:49
911.35:324:48
1011.25:334:46
1111.25:344:45
1211.15:354:43
1311.15:364:42
1411.15:374:40
1511.05:384:39
1611.05:394:37
1710.95:404:36
1810.95:414:35
1910.95:424:33
2010.85:434:32
2110.85:444:30
2210.75:454:29
2310.75:464:28
2410.75:474:27
2510.65:484:25
2610.65:504:24
2710.55:514:23
2810.55:524:22
2910.55:534:21
3010.45:544:19
3110.45:554:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Elazığ?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Elazığ in October

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

In October, Elazığ sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Elazığ 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 Elazığ peaks around August 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 11UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Elazığ 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 Elazığ is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1322 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Elazığ?

Elazığ sits at 38.7°N, 39.2°E, 1,062 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Baskil, 37 km away.

Topography around Elazığ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elazığ has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m around an average of 1,089 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 875 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,721 m.

The land around Elazığ is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
364 m
16 km
875 m
80 km
2,721 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Baskil 37 km · Akçapınar 39 km · Tunceli 55 km · Kovancılar 56 km · Çermik 63 km · Ergani 65 km · Karakoçan 76 km · Malatya 87 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 Elazığ (38.6743°, 39.2232°, elevation 1,062 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).