Magtymguly weather in October

In October, Magtymguly sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.5 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 26°C in the first days to 20°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 Magtymguly's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magtymguly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:30 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
26%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Magtymguly is city in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan.

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 Magtymguly 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 17°C and 29°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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31209

How October really feels in Magtymguly

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.

Magtymguly 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 / 265.32.79.62.0
Feb10° / 366.52.610.52.6
Mar15° / 497.91.111.74.9
Apr21° / 10°416.90.1137.1
May28° / 16°294.6014.17.0
Jun33° / 20°152.8014.64.3
Jul36° / 23°71.9014.42.9
Aug35° / 22°91.6013.53.4
Sep30° / 18°112012.36.5
Oct23° / 11°193.50118.4
Nov15° / 2650.59.95.4
Dec10° / 204.81.39.42.8

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.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58614
68515
78515
88515
98416
108416
118416
128416
138416
148416
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218020
227921
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267624
277426
287327
297228
307129
317030

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Magtymguly gets around 19 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2712
2813
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3013
3114

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 (%)
19181
29181
39181
49370
59370
69460
79460
89550
99550
109550
119550
129640
139640
149640
159730
169730
179730
189730
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259910
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279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:46 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:166:52
211.67:176:50
311.57:186:49
411.57:196:47
511.47:206:46
611.47:206:44
711.47:216:43
811.37:226:41
911.37:236:40
1011.27:246:38
1111.27:256:37
1211.17:266:35
1311.17:276:34
1411.17:286:32
1511.07:296:31
1611.07:306:29
1710.97:316:28
1810.97:336:27
1910.97:346:25
2010.87:356:24
2110.87:366:23
2210.77:376:21
2310.77:386:20
2410.77:396:19
2510.67:406:17
2610.67:416:16
2710.67:426:15
2810.57:436:14
2910.57:446:13
3010.47:456:12
3110.47:466:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 3.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Magtymguly

In seasonPeak

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

Magtymguly sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is October a good time to visit Magtymguly?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Magtymguly in October

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

In October, Magtymguly 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 Magtymguly 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 Magtymguly peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 17UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Magtymguly 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 Magtymguly is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1532 µg/m³Dec 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magtymguly?

Magtymguly sits at 38.4°N, 56.3°E, 314 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Gyzylarbat, 60 km away.

BäherdenBereketĀshkhānehKalālehBojnūrdGālīkeshGökdepe

Topography around Magtymguly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magtymguly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,949 m.

The land around Magtymguly is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
1,380 m
80 km
1,949 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Gyzylarbat 60 km · Bäherden 100 km · Bereket 112 km · Āshkhāneh 112 km · Kalāleh 136 km · Bojnūrd 141 km · Gālīkesh 149 km · Gökdepe 150 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 Magtymguly (38.4375°, 56.2808°, elevation 314 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).