Karakul’ in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Karakul’ sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 17 mm of precipitation over about 5 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early September to 10°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Karakul’'s best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Karakul’'s year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
9°C
Precipitation
17 mm
5 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
6.7
best season of the year
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Karakul’ in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early September to 10°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Karakul’ reaches about 23°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Karakul’

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 10 days that feel above 32°C and 16 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
10
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
16
wind chill below the day's low

Karakul’ sees both extremes in fall: hot, sticky afternoons and freezing nights both show up.

Karakul’ weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°173.91.29.51.1
Feb10° / 2351.210.42.6
Mar17° / 285.70.411.75.8
Apr25° / 12°2040137.7
May31° / 17°82.2014.15.5
Jun36° / 22°20.7014.72.5
Jul38° / 24°00.1014.51.3
Aug36° / 22°00013.62.5
Sep31° / 16°10.2012.36.4
Oct23° / 41.4010.98.7
Nov14° / 133.50.39.85.0
Dec / -1°112.70.49.31.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Karakul’ gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 5 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 12 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min in early September to 9 h 24 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Karakul’

In seasonPeak

None of Karakul’'s seasonal hazards peak in fall. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Karakul’ sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
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Jun
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Is fall a good time to visit Karakul’?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Karakul’ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karakul’ in Fall

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

In fall, Karakul’ sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 9°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Karakul’ in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Karakul’ peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highVery highHighModerateLowJun 16UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Karakul’ in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Karakul’ is worst in July — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 28 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2170 µg/m³Jan 1628 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar45Poor
Apr51Poor
May48Poor
Jun50Poor
Jul71Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct45Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Karakul’?

Karakul’ sits at 39.5°N, 63.8°E, 199 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Türkmenabat, 56 km away.

SaýatShofirkon ShahriG’ijduvon Shahri

Topography around Karakul’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karakul’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m.

The land around Karakul’ is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and bare terrain (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (67%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
162 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Türkmenabat 56 km · Bukhara 58 km · Kogon Shahri 65 km · Vobkent Shahri 77 km · Seydi 79 km · Saýat 83 km · Shofirkon Shahri 87 km · G’ijduvon Shahri 96 km

Uzbekistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,968
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
11.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 439
Religion
Muslim 88%Eastern Orthodox 9%other 3%

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 Karakul’ (39.5333°, 63.8333°, elevation 199 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.