Şemdinli weather in October

In October, Şemdinli sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 6.6 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 20°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Şemdinli's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Şemdinli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:16 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Şemdinli is district and town of Hakkâri, 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 20°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Şemdinli reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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 7°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1218
2217
3217
4207
5207
6207
7207
8197
9196
10196
11196
12196
13186
14186
15186
16185
17175
18175
19175
20165
21165
22164
23154
24154
25154
26144
27143
28143
29133
30133
31132

How October really feels in Şemdinli

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.

Şemdinli 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°1491212.89.70.0
Feb / -6°1521212.110.60.0
Mar / -3°17113.911.711.70.1
Apr10° / 12614.34.412.92.2
May18° / 67120.2145.6
Jun24° / 11°113014.58.7
Jul28° / 15°61.5014.37.8
Aug29° / 14°30.9013.47.7
Sep24° / 10°61.4012.39.0
Oct17° / 456.60.2116.3
Nov / -2°979.45101.6
Dec / -7°13410.810.89.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2919
39010
49010
58812
68812
78713
88614
98614
108515
118416
128317
138218
148020
158020
167921
177723
187624
197525
207426
217228
227129
237030
246832
256733
266634
276436
286337
296238
306238
316139

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Şemdinli gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 20% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)
1100
2100
3110
4110
5110
6120
7120
8120
9130
10130
11140
12150
13150
14160
15170
16180
17190
18210
19221
20231
21251
22261
23282
24292
25302
26313
27323
28334
29344
30345
31355

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 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
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 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 5:02 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 3:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:024:39
211.65:034:38
311.55:044:36
411.55:054:35
511.55:064:33
611.45:074:32
711.45:084:30
811.35:084:29
911.35:094:27
1011.35:104:26
1111.25:114:24
1211.25:124:23
1311.15:134:22
1411.15:144:20
1511.15:154:19
1611.05:164:17
1711.05:174:16
1810.95:184:15
1910.95:194:13
2010.95:204:12
2110.85:214:11
2210.85:224:10
2310.85:234:08
2410.75:244:07
2510.75:254:06
2610.65:264:05
2710.65:274:04
2810.65:284:03
2910.55:294:01
3010.55:304:00
3110.55:313:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Şemdinli

In seasonPeak

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

Şemdinli's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Şemdinli?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Şemdinli for sightseeing.

What to pack for Şemdinli in October

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

In October, Şemdinli sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Şemdinli in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Şemdinli peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Şemdinli 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 Şemdinli is worst in May — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1128 µg/m³Jan 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Şemdinli?

Şemdinli sits at 37.3°N, 44.6°E, 1,388 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Yüksekova, 39 km away.

Topography around Şemdinli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Şemdinli has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,268 m around an average of 1,663 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,576 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,650 m.

The land around Şemdinli is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,268 m
16 km
2,576 m
80 km
3,650 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Yüksekova 39 km · Orūmīyeh 52 km · Oshnavīyeh 55 km · Soran 72 km · Ṟuwandiz 77 km · Khalīfān 79 km · Hakkâri 79 km · Naqadeh 82 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 Şemdinli (37.3051°, 44.5742°, elevation 1,388 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).