Lice weather in October

In October, Lice sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 6.9 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 60% 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 Lice's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lice's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 67 mm; 6.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 5:33 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

Lice is district and municipality of Diyarbakır, Turkey.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Lice reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	12
2	25	11
3	25	11
4	25	11
5	25	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	10
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	23	9
15	22	9
16	22	9
17	22	9
18	21	9
19	21	9
20	21	8
21	20	8
22	20	8
23	20	8
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

How October really feels in Lice

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Lice 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -6°	156	11.6	10.8	9.6	0.0
Feb	4° / -4°	139	11.4	9.7	10.5	0.1
Mar	10° / 0°	155	13.6	7	11.7	1.9
Apr	16° / 5°	145	15.3	1.5	13	4.3
May	22° / 10°	89	12.5	0	14.1	6.5
Jun	29° / 15°	15	4	0	14.6	6.5
Jul	34° / 20°	4	1.4	0	14.4	3.8
Aug	35° / 20°	2	0.7	0	13.5	3.8
Sep	29° / 15°	12	1.9	0	12.3	7.0
Oct	22° / 9°	67	6.9	0.1	11	7.5
Nov	12° / 2°	101	8.1	1.9	9.9	3.7
Dec	5° / -3°	147	11.3	8.2	9.4	0.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	89	88	87	87	85	85	85	83	83	82	81	80	80	78	77	76	75	74	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	62
Cloudier (%)	11	12	13	13	15	15	15	17	17	18	19	20	20	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	75	25
18	74	26
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	62	38
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lice gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	26	27	28	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	16
11	16
12	17
13	18
14	18
15	19
16	20
17	21
18	22
19	23
20	24
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32
31	32

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 5:18 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 4:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49
Sunset (PM)	4:55	4:53	4:51	4:50	4:48	4:47	4:45	4:44	4:42	4:41	4:39	4:38	4:36	4:35	4:33	4:32	4:31	4:29	4:28	4:26	4:25	4:24	4:23	4:21	4:20	4:19	4:18	4:16	4:15	4:14	4:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:18	4:55
2	11.6	5:19	4:53
3	11.5	5:20	4:51
4	11.5	5:21	4:50
5	11.4	5:22	4:48
6	11.4	5:23	4:47
7	11.4	5:24	4:45
8	11.3	5:25	4:44
9	11.3	5:26	4:42
10	11.2	5:27	4:41
11	11.2	5:28	4:39
12	11.1	5:29	4:38
13	11.1	5:30	4:36
14	11.1	5:31	4:35
15	11.0	5:32	4:33
16	11.0	5:33	4:32
17	10.9	5:34	4:31
18	10.9	5:35	4:29
19	10.9	5:36	4:28
20	10.8	5:37	4:26
21	10.8	5:38	4:25
22	10.7	5:39	4:24
23	10.7	5:40	4:23
24	10.7	5:41	4:21
25	10.6	5:42	4:20
26	10.6	5:44	4:19
27	10.5	5:45	4:18
28	10.5	5:46	4:16
29	10.5	5:47	4:15
30	10.4	5:48	4:14
31	10.4	5:49	4:13

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 2.08 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.0	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate
31	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Lice

In seasonPeak

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

Lice'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 Lice?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lice in October

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

In October, Lice sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Lice 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 Lice peaks around August 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	3	6	8	10	9	10	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

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

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	22	26	25	26	20	16	18	20	24	18	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Lice?

Lice sits at 38.5°N, 40.6°E, 979 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kulp, 32 km away.

Topography around Lice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lice has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m around an average of 1,032 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,177 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,425 m.

The land around Lice is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

754 m

grassland 49%

16 km

1,177 m

grassland 62%

80 km

2,425 m

grassland 56%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← September Lice year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Kulp 32 km · Genç 33 km · Silvan 48 km · Bingöl 49 km · Solhan 67 km · Bismil 68 km · Diyarbakır 71 km · Kovancılar 73 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

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 Lice (38.4582°, 40.6389°, elevation 979 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	12
2	25	11
3	25	11
4	25	11
5	25	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	10
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	23	9
15	22	9
16	22	9
17	22	9
18	21	9
19	21	9
20	21	8
21	20	8
22	20	8
23	20	8
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	75	25
18	74	26
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	16
11	16
12	17
13	18
14	18
15	19
16	20
17	21
18	22
19	23
20	24
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	12
2	25	11
3	25	11
4	25	11
5	25	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	10
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	23	9
15	22	9
16	22	9
17	22	9
18	21	9
19	21	9
20	21	8
21	20	8
22	20	8
23	20	8
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	75	25
18	74	26
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	16
11	16
12	17
13	18
14	18
15	19
16	20
17	21
18	22
19	23
20	24
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	12
2	25	11
3	25	11
4	25	11
5	25	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	10
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	23	9
15	22	9
16	22	9
17	22	9
18	21	9
19	21	9
20	21	8
21	20	8
22	20	8
23	20	8
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	75	25
18	74	26
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	16
11	16
12	17
13	18
14	18
15	19
16	20
17	21
18	22
19	23
20	24
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100