Midyat weather in October

In October, Midyat sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 49 mm of rain across 6.7 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 27°C in the first days to 20°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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Midyat's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Midyat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:29 AM – 4:30 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Midyat is town in Midyat District, Mardin Province, 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 27°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Midyat reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°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)
12815
22815
32715
42715
52715
62714
72714
82614
92614
102614
112614
122514
132513
142513
152513
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172413
182412
192312
202312
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262110
272010
282010
292010
30199
31199

How October really feels in Midyat

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.

Midyat 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 / -1°8811.959.70.6
Feb / 8811.73.610.61.4
Mar13° / 10613.1111.73.5
Apr19° / 9812.70.112.95.6
May25° / 13°6610.20147.0
Jun32° / 18°92.9014.55.2
Jul36° / 22°20.8014.32.5
Aug36° / 22°10.6013.42.5
Sep31° / 18°71.5012.35.7
Oct24° / 13°496.70117.6
Nov15° / 6680.5104.8
Dec / 8310.32.39.51.5

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 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
38911
48812
58812
68614
78515
88317
98317
108119
118020
128020
137822
147822
157723
167624
177525
187426
197426
207327
217327
227129
237030
247030
256931
266832
276733
286634
296535
306535
316436

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Midyat gets around 49 mm of rain over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
513
613
714
814
914
1015
1116
1216
1317
1418
1519
1620
1721
1822
1923
2025
2126
2227
2328
2428
2529
2629
2730
2830
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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:154:52
211.65:164:51
311.55:174:49
411.55:184:48
511.55:194:46
611.45:204:45
711.45:214:43
811.35:214:42
911.35:224:40
1011.35:234:39
1111.25:244:37
1211.25:254:36
1311.15:264:34
1411.15:274:33
1511.15:284:32
1611.05:294:30
1711.05:304:29
1810.95:314:28
1910.95:324:26
2010.95:334:25
2110.85:344:24
2210.85:354:22
2310.85:364:21
2410.75:374:20
2510.75:384:19
2610.65:394:18
2710.65:404:16
2810.65:414:15
2910.55:424:14
3010.55:434:13
3110.55:444:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Midyat

In seasonPeak

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

Midyat's rainy season runs October–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 Midyat?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Midyat in October

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

In October, Midyat sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Midyat 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 Midyat peaks around June 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Midyat 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 Midyat is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2130 µg/m³Dec 1220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Midyat?

Midyat sits at 37.4°N, 41.3°E, 949 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Dargeçit, 36 km away.

Topography around Midyat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Midyat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 942 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,927 m.

The land around Midyat is covered by grassland (37%), cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
490 m
80 km
1,927 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Dargeçit 36 km · Nusaybin 40 km · Al Qāmishlī 42 km · Yeşilli 47 km · İdil 50 km · ‘Āmūdā 50 km · Mardin 54 km · Batman 55 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 Midyat (37.4191°, 41.3391°, elevation 949 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).