Kastamonu weather in October

In October, Kastamonu sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kastamonu's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kastamonu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:04 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

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

Air quality
High
PM2.5 29.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
85/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 20°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kastamonu reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1218
2208
3208
4208
5208
6208
7208
8198
9197
10197
11197
12197
13187
14187
15187
16187
17176
18176
19176
20176
21166
22165
23165
24165
25155
26155
27154
28154
29144
30144
31143

How October really feels in Kastamonu

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.

Kastamonu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°51119.49.40.0
Feb / -3°5210.98.810.30.2
Mar / -1°6512.27.411.71.7
Apr14° / 6413.22.413.13.9
May19° / 7213.60.114.35.7
Jun23° / 11°5811.8014.96.8
Jul26° / 13°306014.77.8
Aug27° / 14°245.7013.77.8
Sep23° / 10°336.9012.37.6
Oct18° / 518.60.610.95.9
Nov11° / 447.93.49.72.8
Dec / -2°5910.67.79.10.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46238
56238
66238
76139
86040
96040
105842
115743
125743
135545
145446
155347
165248
175149
185149
195149
204951
214951
224951
234951
244951
254951
264852
274852
284951
294951
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kastamonu gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1240
2240
3240
4240
5240
6240
7241
8241
9241
10251
11251
12261
13261
14261
15271
16281
17281
18291
19292
20302
21302
22303
23303
24304
25304
26305
27295
28295
29296
30286
31287

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

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 4:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:475:21
211.55:485:19
311.55:495:17
411.45:505:16
511.45:515:14
611.35:535:12
711.35:545:11
811.25:555:09
911.25:565:07
1011.15:575:06
1111.15:585:04
1211.15:595:02
1311.06:005:01
1411.06:024:59
1510.96:034:58
1610.96:044:56
1710.86:054:54
1810.86:064:53
1910.76:074:51
2010.76:094:50
2110.66:104:49
2210.66:114:47
2310.66:124:46
2410.56:134:44
2510.56:144:43
2610.46:164:42
2710.46:174:40
2810.36:184:39
2910.36:194:38
3010.36:214:36
3110.26:224:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kastamonu?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kastamonu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kastamonu in October

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

In October, Kastamonu sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kastamonu in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kastamonu peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kastamonu 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 Kastamonu is worst in April — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 21 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kastamonu's WHO annual average of 29.2 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1941 µg/m³Dec 2122 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr41Poor
May40Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kastamonu?

Kastamonu sits at 41.4°N, 33.8°E, 786 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Taşköprü, 39 km away.

SafranboluİskilipOsmancıkÇerkeş

Topography around Kastamonu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kastamonu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m around an average of 884 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 791 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,562 m.

The land around Kastamonu is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (32%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
317 m
16 km
791 m
80 km
2,562 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Taşköprü 39 km · Tosya 46 km · Boyabat 83 km · Çankırı 88 km · Safranbolu 91 km · İskilip 92 km · Osmancık 97 km · Çerkeş 97 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 Kastamonu (41.3781°, 33.7753°, elevation 786 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).