Patnos in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Patnos sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 111 mm of precipitation over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 28°C in early September to 5°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Patnos's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Patnos's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
17°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
111 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
5.5
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Patnos in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 28°C in early September to 5°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Patnos reaches about 17°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Patnos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 36 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
36
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Patnos weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -11°448.399.60.0
Feb / -9°489.29.110.50.0
Mar / -4°7713.28.611.70.7
Apr13° / 101173.6133.0
May18° / 8916.30.214.15.2
Jun24° / 10°357.7014.77.7
Jul29° / 14°123.5014.57.0
Aug30° / 13°61.9013.56.9
Sep25° / 173.2012.38.5
Oct17° / 488.10.5116.1
Nov / -3°467.13.49.91.8
Dec / -8°498.47.59.30.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Patnos gets around 111 mm of rain and snow over 18 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 6 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min in early September to 9 h 30 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Patnos

In seasonPeak

In fall, Patnos overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Patnos's rainy season runs February–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Patnos?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Patnos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Patnos in Fall

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

In fall, Patnos sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: light clothes, a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerlight clothesa heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Patnos in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Patnos peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Patnos in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Patnos is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1125 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Patnos?

Patnos sits at 39.2°N, 42.9°E, 1,630 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Malazgirt, 29 km away.

Topography around Patnos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patnos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m around an average of 1,639 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,338 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,599 m.

The land around Patnos is covered by cropland (35%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
191 m
16 km
1,338 m
80 km
2,599 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Malazgirt 29 km · Adilcevaz 49 km · Erciş 49 km · Bulanık 53 km · Ağrı 57 km · Ahlat 62 km · Karaçoban 67 km · Diyadin 78 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 Patnos (39.2249°, 42.8569°, elevation 1,630 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.