Ashgabat weather in October

In October, Ashgabat sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.7 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 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 Ashgabat's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashgabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:22 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
24%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Ashgabat is capital city of Turkmenistan.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,346/km²
people per km²
Founded
1881

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 21°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ashgabat reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42714
52614
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How October really feels in Ashgabat

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.

Ashgabat 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 / 306.22.59.72.2
Feb11° / 438.12.710.53.0
Mar17° / 6110.20.811.75.4
Apr23° / 12°4680137.1
May30° / 18°234.40146.0
Jun35° / 23°41.3014.63.2
Jul37° / 25°20.3014.41.8
Aug36° / 24°20.3013.52.7
Sep31° / 19°30.6012.36.1
Oct24° / 12°102.70118.6
Nov16° / 2550.59.95.6
Dec10° / 225.11.49.42.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
68911
78812
88812
98812
108812
118713
128713
138713
148713
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218119
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287426
297327
307228
317129

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ashgabat gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
67
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
147
158
168
178
188
199
209
2110
2210
2311
2411
2512
2612
2713
2814
2914
3015
3115

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3955
4964
5964
6964
7973
8973
9973
10982
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
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188calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 7:07 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:076:44
211.67:086:42
311.57:096:41
411.57:106:39
511.47:116:38
611.47:126:36
711.47:136:35
811.37:146:33
911.37:156:32
1011.27:166:30
1111.27:176:29
1211.27:186:27
1311.17:196:26
1411.17:206:24
1511.07:216:23
1611.07:226:21
1711.07:236:20
1810.97:246:19
1910.97:256:17
2010.87:266:16
2110.87:276:15
2210.87:286:14
2310.77:296:12
2410.77:306:11
2510.77:316:10
2610.67:326:09
2710.67:336:07
2810.57:346:06
2910.57:356:05
3010.57:366:04
3110.47:376:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
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 Ashgabat

In seasonPeak

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

Ashgabat sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is October a good time to visit Ashgabat?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ashgabat in October

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

In October, Ashgabat sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Ashgabat 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 Ashgabat peaks around July 14 at about 9 (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 14UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

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

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ashgabat's WHO annual average of 22.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1628 µg/m³Jan 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ashgabat?

Ashgabat sits at 38.0°N, 58.4°E, 219 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Änew, 14 km away.

ShīrvānDargazQūchānBäherden

Topography around Ashgabat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ashgabat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 875 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,887 m.

The land around Ashgabat is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
875 m
80 km
2,887 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Änew 14 km · Abadan 20 km · Arkadag 31 km · Gökdepe 44 km · Shīrvān 73 km · Dargaz 85 km · Qūchān 95 km · Bäherden 99 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 Ashgabat (37.95°, 58.3833°, elevation 219 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).