Gyzylarbat weather in October

In October, Gyzylarbat sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 Gyzylarbat's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gyzylarbat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:31 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
26%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Gyzylarbat is city in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan.

Founded
1750

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 26°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Gyzylarbat reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Gyzylarbat

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.

Gyzylarbat weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°1641.69.61.4
Feb10° / 255.31.910.52.4
Mar16° / 326.20.511.75.5
Apr23° / 12°314.90137.7
May30° / 18°193.6014.16.0
Jun35° / 23°112014.73.0
Jul38° / 26°40.9014.51.5
Aug37° / 24°71.3013.52.3
Sep31° / 18°91.6012.36.0
Oct23° / 11°163.50118.3
Nov14° / 204.30.49.94.9
Dec / 143.419.31.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28812
38812
48812
58812
68614
78614
88614
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gyzylarbat gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
29
39
49
59
69
79
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29460
39460
49460
59460
69550
79550
89550
99550
109640
119640
129640
139730
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Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 7:16 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:166:52
211.67:176:50
311.57:186:49
411.57:196:47
511.47:206:45
611.47:216:44
711.37:226:42
811.37:236:41
911.37:246:39
1011.27:256:38
1111.27:266:36
1211.17:276:35
1311.17:286:33
1411.07:296:32
1511.07:306:30
1611.07:316:29
1710.97:326:27
1810.97:336:26
1910.87:346:25
2010.87:356:23
2110.87:366:22
2210.77:376:21
2310.77:396:19
2410.67:406:18
2510.67:416:17
2610.67:426:15
2710.57:436:14
2810.57:446:13
2910.47:456:12
3010.47:466:11
3110.47:476:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 3.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
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134.0Bright
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gyzylarbat

In seasonPeak

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

Gyzylarbat 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 Gyzylarbat?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gyzylarbat in October

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

In October, Gyzylarbat sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Gyzylarbat 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 Gyzylarbat peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Gyzylarbat 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 Gyzylarbat is worst in September — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1751 µg/m³Jan 1721 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep52Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gyzylarbat?

Gyzylarbat sits at 39.0°N, 56.3°E, 103 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Magtymguly, 60 km away.

BereketBäherdenGumdagĀshkhānehGökdepeBalkanabatArkadag

Topography around Gyzylarbat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gyzylarbat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,896 m.

The land around Gyzylarbat is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), grassland (28%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
869 m
80 km
1,896 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Magtymguly 60 km · Bereket 72 km · Bäherden 117 km · Gumdag 148 km · Āshkhāneh 167 km · Gökdepe 172 km · Balkanabat 175 km · Arkadag 185 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 Gyzylarbat (38.9764°, 56.2758°, elevation 103 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).