Muş weather in October

In October, Muş sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 9.3 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 21°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Muş's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:30 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

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

Air quality
Very high
PM10 135.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,399/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 21°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Muş reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°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)
1228
2218
3218
4218
5218
6218
7207
8207
9207
10207
11197
12197
13197
14196
15186
16186
17186
18186
19176
20175
21175
22165
23165
24164
25154
26154
27154
28144
29143
30143
31133

How October really feels in Muş

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.

Muş 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° / -9°12011.812.29.60.0
Feb / -6°12111.611.310.50.0
Mar / -2°14714.310.711.70.5
Apr12° / 16217.24132.8
May19° / 13217.30.214.15.2
Jun25° / 12°397.3014.77.7
Jul30° / 15°123.4014.46.5
Aug30° / 16°71.9013.56.4
Sep25° / 11°233.6012.38.4
Oct18° / 829.30.2116.1
Nov / -1°938.43.69.91.9
Dec / -6°11810.710.49.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48416
58416
68317
78218
88218
98119
108119
117921
127822
137822
147624
157525
167327
177228
187030
196931
206733
216634
226535
236436
246238
256139
266040
275941
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Muş gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 29% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)
1200
2200
3210
4210
5210
6220
7220
8220
9230
10230
11240
12250
13250
14260
15270
16280
17290
18300
19320
20331
21341
22351
23351
24361
25362
26372
27372
28363
29363
30364
31354

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 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 5:15 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 4:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:154:51
211.65:164:49
311.55:174:48
411.55:184:46
511.45:194:45
611.45:204:43
711.35:214:42
811.35:224:40
911.35:234:39
1011.25:244:37
1111.25:254:36
1211.15:264:34
1311.15:274:33
1411.15:284:31
1511.05:294:30
1611.05:304:28
1710.95:314:27
1810.95:324:25
1910.85:334:24
2010.85:344:23
2110.85:354:21
2210.75:364:20
2310.75:374:19
2410.75:384:17
2510.65:394:16
2610.65:414:15
2710.55:424:14
2810.55:434:13
2910.55:444:11
3010.45:454:10
3110.45:464:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Muş

In seasonPeak

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

Muş'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 Muş?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Muş for sightseeing.

What to pack for Muş in October

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

In October, Muş 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 Muş 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 Muş peaks around August 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeExtremeVery highModerateAug 12UV 11Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Muş 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 Muş is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1024 µg/m³Dec 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Muş?

Muş sits at 38.7°N, 41.5°E, 1,420 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Solhan, 45 km away.

Topography around Muş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muş has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m around an average of 1,509 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,507 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,627 m.

The land around Muş is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
707 m
16 km
1,507 m
80 km
2,627 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Solhan 45 km · Kulp 49 km · Varto 49 km · Güroymak 49 km · Kozluk 60 km · Bitlis 65 km · Hınıs 72 km · Tatvan 74 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 Muş (38.7316°, 41.4848°, elevation 1,420 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).