Kuşadası weather in October

In October, Kuşadası sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 69 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kuşadası's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuşadası's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:26 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Kuşadası is district and town of Aydın, Turkey.

Density
238/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 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kuşadası reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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

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.

Kuşadası weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 14110.89.73.8
Feb14° / 10710.410.54.1
Mar16° / 828.411.75.6
Apr20° / 12°536.7137.1
May24° / 16°274.4148.3
Jun29° / 20°61.614.67.2
Jul32° / 23°10.214.45.6
Aug32° / 23°10.313.55.5
Sep29° / 20°242.212.37.6
Oct24° / 16°695.3118.1
Nov19° / 12°1108.3106.6
Dec14° / 14111.39.44.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
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68515
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88416
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kuşadası gets around 69 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
122243817
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422243915
522253914
622253913
722254013
823254012
923253912
1023263912
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182930348
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304931191
315031181

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 6:12 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:125:48
211.66:125:47
311.56:135:45
411.56:145:44
511.46:155:42
611.46:165:41
711.46:175:39
811.36:185:38
911.36:195:36
1011.26:205:35
1111.26:215:33
1211.26:225:32
1311.16:235:30
1411.16:245:29
1511.06:255:27
1611.06:265:26
1711.06:275:25
1810.96:285:23
1910.96:295:22
2010.86:305:21
2110.86:315:19
2210.86:325:18
2310.76:335:17
2410.76:345:16
2510.76:355:14
2610.66:365:13
2710.66:375:12
2810.56:385:11
2910.56:395:10
3010.56:405:09
3110.46:415:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kuşadası

In seasonPeak

In October, Kuşadası sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kuşadası's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Kuşadası?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Kuşadası for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kuşadası in October

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

In October, Kuşadası sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Kuşadası in October

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 5 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Kuşadası 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 Kuşadası peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 23UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kuşadası 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 Kuşadası is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 2116 µg/m³Dec 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kuşadası?

Kuşadası sits at 37.9°N, 27.3°E, 9 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ephesus, 14 km away.

Topography around Kuşadası

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuşadası has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,009 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,817 m.

The land around Kuşadası is covered by water (42%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
360 m
16 km
1,009 m
80 km
1,817 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Ephesus 14 km · Söke 18 km · Torbalı 36 km · İncirliova 41 km · Menderes 45 km · Tire 49 km · Aydın 51 km · Bayındır 52 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 Kuşadası (37.8601°, 27.2571°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).