Nukus weather in October

In October, Nukus sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 7 mm of precipitation across 2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Nukus's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nukus's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 7 mm; 2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:22 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 5th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

Nukus is capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.

Density: 1,505/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1860

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 22°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nukus reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 10°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)	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

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

How October really feels in Nukus

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.

Nukus 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	1° / -7°	9	2.3	1.6	9.2	0.0
Feb	4° / -6°	9	2.1	0.9	10.3	0.2
Mar	12° / 1°	17	3.9	0.6	11.6	3.8
Apr	21° / 9°	18	4.1	0	13.1	7.5
May	28° / 15°	14	3.6	0	14.4	7.1
Jun	33° / 19°	5	1.5	0	15	4.4
Jul	35° / 21°	2	0.9	0	14.8	3.4
Aug	33° / 19°	2	0.3	0	13.7	4.8
Sep	27° / 13°	4	0.8	0	12.3	8.4
Oct	19° / 6°	7	2	0.1	10.8	7.5
Nov	9° / -1°	10	2.7	0.3	9.6	2.2
Dec	2° / -5°	9	2.7	1.2	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 25%. 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 (%)	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	76	75	75	73	72	72	71	69	69	68	66	66	65	63	63
Cloudier (%)	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	24	25	25	27	28	28	29	31	31	32	34	34	35	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	63	37
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Nukus gets around 7 mm of rain and snow over 2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10

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

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 11 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 5:50 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)	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:41
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:04	6:37
2	11.5	7:05	6:35
3	11.4	7:06	6:33
4	11.4	7:08	6:32
5	11.4	7:09	6:30
6	11.3	7:10	6:28
7	11.3	7:11	6:26
8	11.2	7:12	6:25
9	11.2	7:13	6:23
10	11.1	7:15	6:21
11	11.1	7:16	6:20
12	11.0	7:17	6:18
13	11.0	7:18	6:16
14	10.9	7:19	6:15
15	10.9	7:21	6:13
16	10.8	7:22	6:11
17	10.8	7:23	6:10
18	10.7	7:24	6:08
19	10.7	7:26	6:07
20	10.6	7:27	6:05
21	10.6	7:28	6:04
22	10.5	7:29	6:02
23	10.5	7:30	6:01
24	10.5	7:32	5:59
25	10.4	7:33	5:58
26	10.4	7:34	5:56
27	10.3	7:35	5:55
28	10.3	7:37	5:54
29	10.2	7:38	5:52
30	10.2	7:39	5:51
31	10.2	7:41	5:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.43 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)	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	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	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	2.9	Moderate
27	2.9	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate
31	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Nukus

In seasonPeak

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

Nukus 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 Nukus?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nukus in October

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

In October, Nukus sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Nukus 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 Nukus peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	5	7	9	7	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Nukus 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 Nukus is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 22 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)	22	31	48	44	40	29	28	27	40	38	37	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	31	Moderate
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	40	Poor
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nukus?

Nukus sits at 42.5°N, 59.6°E, 67 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Xo‘jayli Shahri, 14 km away.

Topography around Nukus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nukus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Nukus is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, bare terrain (38%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

18 m

artificial surfaces 86%

16 km

64 m

bare terrain 38%

80 km

393 m

cropland 53%

shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

October weather nearby: Xo‘jayli Shahri 14 km · Boldumsaz 37 km · Köneürgenç 40 km · Gubadag 51 km · Manghit 53 km · Oýrat 62 km · Yylanly 70 km · Daşoguz 75 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

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 Nukus (42.4586°, 59.6058°, elevation 67 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	23	9
2	23	9
3	22	9
4	22	8
5	22	8
6	22	8
7	21	8
8	21	7
9	21	7
10	20	7
11	20	7
12	20	6
13	20	6
14	19	6
15	19	6
16	19	5
17	19	5
18	18	5
19	18	5
20	18	5
21	18	5
22	17	4
23	17	4
24	17	4
25	17	4
26	16	4
27	16	4
28	16	3
29	15	3
30	15	3
31	15	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	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