Kulp weather in October

In October, Kulp sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 8.1 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 24°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Kulp's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kulp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:32 AM – 4:30 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Kulp is district of Diyarbakır, southeastern 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 24°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kulp reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12411
22411
32411
42411
52411
62310
72310
82310
92310
102210
112210
122210
13229
14219
15219
16219
17219
18208
19208
20208
21198
22198
23187
24187
25187
26177
27176
28176
29166
30165
31165

How October really feels in Kulp

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.

Kulp 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 / -6°15912.111.99.60.0
Feb / -4°14511.81110.50.0
Mar / 16314.39.811.71.4
Apr14° / 15516.33.5133.7
May21° / 10314.40.114.16.1
Jun28° / 15°224.8014.67.0
Jul33° / 19°71.9014.44.5
Aug33° / 19°41.1013.54.5
Sep28° / 14°152.6012.37.5
Oct20° / 728.10.1117.1
Nov11° / 1048.33.29.93.1
Dec / -4°15111.59.99.40.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
48614
58515
68515
78317
88317
98218
108218
118020
127921
137822
147723
157624
167426
177327
187228
197030
206931
216832
226733
236634
246535
256436
266436
276337
286238
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kulp gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 25% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1170
2170
3170
4180
5180
6180
7180
8180
9190
10190
11190
12200
13200
14210
15220
16230
17240
18250
19260
20280
21290
22311
23321
24331
25341
26352
27352
28362
29363
30363
31353

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 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 5:17 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 4:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:174:53
211.65:184:52
311.55:194:50
411.55:204:48
511.45:214:47
611.45:224:45
711.45:234:44
811.35:244:42
911.35:254:41
1011.25:264:39
1111.25:274:38
1211.15:284:36
1311.15:294:35
1411.15:304:33
1511.05:314:32
1611.05:324:30
1710.95:334:29
1810.95:344:28
1910.95:354:26
2010.85:364:25
2110.85:374:24
2210.75:384:22
2310.75:394:21
2410.75:404:20
2510.65:414:18
2610.65:424:17
2710.55:434:16
2810.55:444:15
2910.55:454:14
3010.45:464:13
3110.45:484:11

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.06 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
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
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 Kulp

In seasonPeak

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

Kulp'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 Kulp?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kulp in October

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

In October, Kulp sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Kulp 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 Kulp peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highVery highModerateJun 18UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

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

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1026 µg/m³Jul 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kulp?

Kulp sits at 38.5°N, 41.0°E, 998 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Lice, 32 km away.

Topography around Kulp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kulp has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m around an average of 997 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,880 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,435 m.

The land around Kulp is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (80%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
833 m
16 km
1,880 m
80 km
2,435 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Lice 32 km · Silvan 40 km · Genç 48 km · Muş 49 km · Solhan 52 km · Kozluk 53 km · Bingöl 62 km · Batman 69 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 Kulp (38.4975°, 41.0067°, elevation 998 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).