Gazojak weather in October

In October, Gazojak sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 17°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gazojak's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gazojak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 1.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 7:13 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 5th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Gazojak is place in Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.

Founded: 1967

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Gazojak reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16
Avg low (°C)	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	11
2	24	11
3	24	10
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	22	9
10	22	9
11	21	8
12	21	8
13	21	8
14	21	8
15	20	7
16	20	7
17	20	7
18	20	7
19	19	7
20	19	6
21	19	6
22	19	6
23	18	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	5
27	17	5
28	17	5
29	17	5
30	17	5
31	16	5

How October really feels in Gazojak

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Gazojak weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -5°	10	2.8	1.3	9.4	0.0
Feb	6° / -3°	13	3	1.1	10.3	0.8
Mar	14° / 3°	17	3.7	0.4	11.7	4.7
Apr	22° / 11°	14	3.2	0	13.1	7.9
May	29° / 17°	10	2.1	0	14.3	6.6
Jun	35° / 22°	3	1	0	14.9	3.4
Jul	37° / 24°	1	0.3	0	14.7	2.2
Aug	35° / 22°	1	0.2	0	13.6	3.5
Sep	29° / 15°	1	0.2	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	20° / 7°	4	1.5	0	10.9	8.1
Nov	11° / 1°	8	2.2	0.3	9.7	3.2
Dec	5° / -3°	8	2.3	0.8	9.1	0.1

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 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	82	82	81	81	79	79	79	77	77	76	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	69	68	68
Cloudier (%)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	18	18	19	19	21	21	21	23	23	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gazojak gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	7
30	7
31	7

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 5:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:56	6:30
2	11.5	6:57	6:29
3	11.5	6:59	6:27
4	11.4	7:00	6:25
5	11.4	7:01	6:24
6	11.3	7:02	6:22
7	11.3	7:03	6:20
8	11.2	7:04	6:18
9	11.2	7:05	6:17
10	11.1	7:06	6:15
11	11.1	7:07	6:14
12	11.1	7:09	6:12
13	11.0	7:10	6:10
14	11.0	7:11	6:09
15	10.9	7:12	6:07
16	10.9	7:13	6:06
17	10.8	7:14	6:04
18	10.8	7:15	6:03
19	10.7	7:17	6:01
20	10.7	7:18	6:00
21	10.7	7:19	5:58
22	10.6	7:20	5:57
23	10.6	7:21	5:55
24	10.5	7:22	5:54
25	10.5	7:24	5:53
26	10.4	7:25	5:51
27	10.4	7:26	5:50
28	10.4	7:27	5:49
29	10.3	7:28	5:47
30	10.3	7:30	5:46
31	10.2	7:31	5:45

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.0	Moderate
29	3.0	Moderate
30	3.0	Moderate
31	2.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gazojak

In seasonPeak

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

Gazojak sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Gazojak?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gazojak in October

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

In October, Gazojak sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Gazojak in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gazojak peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	7	9	8	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Gazojak 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 Gazojak is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 26 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	26	33	48	47	41	33	36	39	45	37	38	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	26	Moderate
Feb	33	Moderate
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	47	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	36	Poor
Aug	39	Poor
Sep	45	Poor
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	38	Poor
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Gazojak?

Gazojak sits at 41.2°N, 61.4°E, 123 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Druzhba, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Gazojak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gazojak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m.

The land around Gazojak is covered by cropland (27%), bare terrain (25%) and water (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

cropland 27%

16 km

93 m

bare terrain 55%

80 km

163 m

bare terrain 80%

shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← September Gazojak year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Druzhba 9.0 km · Hazorasp 31 km · Novyy Turtkul’ 52 km · Urganch 76 km · Beruniy 78 km · Khiva 90 km · Qo’shko’pir 96 km · Shovot 106 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

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 Gazojak (41.1875°, 61.4036°, elevation 123 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	11
2	24	11
3	24	10
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	22	9
10	22	9
11	21	8
12	21	8
13	21	8
14	21	8
15	20	7
16	20	7
17	20	7
18	20	7
19	19	7
20	19	6
21	19	6
22	19	6
23	18	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	5
27	17	5
28	17	5
29	17	5
30	17	5
31	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	11
2	24	11
3	24	10
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	22	9
10	22	9
11	21	8
12	21	8
13	21	8
14	21	8
15	20	7
16	20	7
17	20	7
18	20	7
19	19	7
20	19	6
21	19	6
22	19	6
23	18	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	5
27	17	5
28	17	5
29	17	5
30	17	5
31	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	11
2	24	11
3	24	10
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	22	9
10	22	9
11	21	8
12	21	8
13	21	8
14	21	8
15	20	7
16	20	7
17	20	7
18	20	7
19	19	7
20	19	6
21	19	6
22	19	6
23	18	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	5
27	17	5
28	17	5
29	17	5
30	17	5
31	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100