Kerki weather in October

In October, Kerki sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 Kerki's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kerki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:54 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
19%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Kerki is city in Lebap Province, Turmenistan.

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 29°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kerki reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 32°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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22914
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42814
52813
62813
72813
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112612
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28239
29229
30229
31229

How October really feels in Kerki

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.

Kerki 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 265.91.79.72.4
Feb12° / 396.41.310.53.6
Mar19° / 427.70.411.76.2
Apr26° / 14°305.4012.97.2
May33° / 19°142.90144.5
Jun38° / 23°10.4014.61.3
Jul40° / 25°00.1014.40.1
Aug38° / 22°00013.51.2
Sep33° / 17°10.1012.34.8
Oct25° / 11°41.10118.7
Nov17° / 174.10.2106.2
Dec11° / 214.50.99.43.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8928
9928
10928
11919
129010
139010
148911
158911
168911
178713
188713
198515
208515
218416
228218
238218
248119
257921
267822
277822
287624
297525
307426
317327

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kerki gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
143
153
163
173
183
193
204
214
224
235
246
256
267
278
288
299
309
3110

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
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
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2412light breeze
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2612light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 6:40 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:406:17
211.66:416:15
311.56:426:13
411.56:426:12
511.46:436:10
611.46:446:09
711.46:456:07
811.36:466:06
911.36:476:04
1011.26:486:03
1111.26:496:01
1211.26:506:00
1311.16:515:59
1411.16:525:57
1511.06:535:56
1611.06:545:54
1711.06:555:53
1810.96:565:52
1910.96:575:50
2010.86:585:49
2110.86:595:48
2210.87:005:46
2310.77:015:45
2410.77:025:44
2510.77:035:43
2610.67:045:41
2710.67:055:40
2810.57:065:39
2910.57:075:38
3010.57:095:37
3110.47:105:36

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kerki

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Kerki?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kerki in October

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

In October, Kerki sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Kerki 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 Kerki peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highModerateJun 21UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kerki 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 Kerki is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1335 µg/m³Jan 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr35Poor
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kerki?

Kerki sits at 37.8°N, 65.2°E, 244 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Halaç, 39 km away.

MagdanlyQarqīnAndkhoyBeshkentQarshiG‘uzorKoson

Topography around Kerki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kerki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 241 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m.

The land around Kerki is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (38%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
833 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Halaç 39 km · Magdanly 73 km · Qarqīn 87 km · Andkhoy 98 km · Beshkent 116 km · Qarshi 125 km · G‘uzor 126 km · Koson 138 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 Kerki (37.8357°, 65.2106°, elevation 244 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).