Arkadag weather in October

In October, Arkadag sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 4.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Arkadag's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arkadag's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:23 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
27%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Arkadag reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22311
32311
42211
52211
62211
72210
82210
92110
102110
112110
12219
13219
14219
15209
16209
17209
18209
19208
20208
21198
22198
23198
24198
25198
26188
27187
28187
29187
30177
31177

How October really feels in Arkadag

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.

Arkadag weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°336.24.59.70.4
Feb / -2°528.85.410.51.0
Mar12° / 8212.24.511.73.2
Apr19° / 8812.71.1135.6
May24° / 13°6311.40.1146.9
Jun29° / 18°225.7014.66.5
Jul32° / 20°81.9014.45.6
Aug31° / 19°71.5013.56.2
Sep26° / 15°112.8012.38.4
Oct20° / 174.20117.7
Nov13° / 315.61.69.94.1
Dec / -1°2453.19.41.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58713
68614
78614
88614
98614
108515
118515
128515
138416
148416
158416
168317
178317
188218
198119
207921
217921
227822
237723
247723
257624
267525
277327
287228
297228
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Arkadag gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1140
2140
3140
4140
5140
6140
7140
8140
9140
10140
11140
12130
13130
14130
15130
16130
17130
18130
19130
20140
21140
22140
23140
24140
25150
26150
27161
28161
29171
30171
31172

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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
276calm
286calm
296calm
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 7:08 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:086:45
211.67:096:43
311.57:106:42
411.57:116:40
511.47:126:39
611.47:136:37
711.47:146:36
811.37:156:34
911.37:166:33
1011.27:176:31
1111.27:186:30
1211.27:196:28
1311.17:206:27
1411.17:216:25
1511.07:226:24
1611.07:236:23
1711.07:246:21
1810.97:256:20
1910.97:266:19
2010.87:276:17
2110.87:286:16
2210.87:296:15
2310.77:306:13
2410.77:316:12
2510.67:326:11
2610.67:336:10
2710.67:346:08
2810.57:356:07
2910.57:366:06
3010.57:386:05
3110.47:396:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Arkadag

In seasonPeak

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

Arkadag sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is October a good time to visit Arkadag?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arkadag in October

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

In October, Arkadag sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

UV index in Arkadag 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 Arkadag peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Arkadag 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 Arkadag is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1534 µg/m³Dec 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arkadag?

Arkadag sits at 38.1°N, 58.1°E, 229 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Abadan, 12 km away.

ShīrvānBojnūrdQūchān

Topography around Arkadag

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arkadag has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,007 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,892 m.

The land around Arkadag is covered by bare terrain (35%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
2,007 m
80 km
2,892 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Abadan 12 km · Gökdepe 13 km · Ashgabat 31 km · Änew 44 km · Bäherden 69 km · Shīrvān 76 km · Bojnūrd 93 km · Qūchān 114 km

Turkmenistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,540
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 93%Christian 6%

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 Arkadag (38.0713°, 58.0656°, elevation 229 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).