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Doğubayazıt weather & best time to visit

Mountain air

Doğubayazıt at a glance

Best time
May – Jun, Sep – Oct
Warmest month
Aug · 30°
Sunshine a year
2,400 h
Rain a year
1,483 mm
Climate
Continental
Time zone
UTC+3
Elevation
1,592 m

Climate in Doğubayazıt

Doğubayazıt has warm to hot summers and cold winters with occasional snow. August is the warmest month with average highs of 30 °C, while January is the coolest at 1 °C. With around 2,400 hours of sunshine a year, Doğubayazıt is sunny; July is the sunniest month with 10.1 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Doğubayazıt

The best time to visit Doğubayazıt is from May to June and from September to October. Hiking and mountain trips are best from April to June and from September to October, when the trails are largely free of snow. Rain is frequent in April and in July; the wettest month is May with 293 mm.

Doğubayazıt through the seasons

How the weather changes over the seasons, with averages for each.

Doğubayazıt in spring

Mar – May

49

Fair

  • 9–20 °C by day
  • 6.2 h of sun a day
  • 63 rainy days in all

Doğubayazıt in summer

Jun – Aug

45

Fair

  • 26–30 °C by day
  • 9.8 h of sun a day
  • 57 rainy days in all

Doğubayazıt in autumn

Sep – Nov

61

Good

  • 10–26 °C by day
  • 6.4 h of sun a day
  • 39 rainy days in all

Doğubayazıt in winter

Dec – Feb

24

Poor

  • 1–3 °C by day
  • 3.8 h of sun a day
  • 24 rainy days in all

Which month for what?

Hiking & mountain trips

Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct

13–27 °C in the village, little snow

Rainy months

Apr, Jul

18 or more rainy days, often short showers and storms

Snow

Nov – Apr

Snow on 2 or more days

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Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Doğubayazıt for you.

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: May, October

Based on the climate averages; tap a month to see its details.

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

Weather in October

64

Holiday weather in October

Good

Best time to visit: May – June, September – October

Good forSightseeing & walks

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 10°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 18°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 17°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 11°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 9°

06:1217:26

Cold evenings: bring a warm jacket.

Estimated from the average high and low: coolest around sunrise, warmest in mid-afternoon.

Light for photos in October

Golden hour
Morning 05:56–06:49 · evening 16:50–17:43
Blue hour
Morning 05:45–05:56 · evening 17:43–17:53

Golden hour: the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour: 6° to 4° below it. Times for the 15th of the month; mountains and clouds shift the light.

October in Doğubayazıt compared with home

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Early or late October?

In October, daytime highs fall from about 22° at the start of the month to 14° at the end. The days get 1.2 h shorter.

Early or late October?
October1 Oct31 Oct
Daytime high22°14°
Night-time low8°2°
Daylight11.8 h10.6 h

What is the weather like in Doğubayazıt in October?

In October, Doğubayazıt is mild: daytime highs average 18 °C, and nights cool down to about 6 °C. Expect around 6.1 hours of sunshine a day. It rains often – on about 16 days, adding up to 124 mm. All in all, October is a good month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

More details for October

Daylight
11 h 14 min06:12 – 17:26
UV index
5 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
7 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
42 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or moreAll months
Snow days
0 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC+3offset from UTC

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %52 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %13 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Mountain air”.

What to pack in October

  • Sunscreen
  • A jumper for the evenings
  • Rain jacket or umbrella

Compare two months in Doğubayazıt

Pick two months to see how the weather differs. A tick marks the clearly better value; for temperatures it depends on your plans.

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September has the better holiday weather in Doğubayazıt: score 72 against 64. In September, days are 8 °C warmer than in October. September has one rainy day fewer. The sun shines 3 hours longer a day in September.

October vs September, Doğubayazıt
MonthOctoberSeptember
Holiday weather score6472better
Daytime high18°26°
Night-time low6°11°
Sunshine6.1 h8.7 hbetter
Rainy days1615better
Rainfall124 mm120 mm

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Doğubayazıt month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

25January1° · 3.7 h

In January, Doğubayazıt is bitterly cold: daytime highs average 1 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−8 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 3.7 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 7 days, totalling 34 mm; on about 6 of them it snows. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in January
25February3° · 4.4 h

In February, Doğubayazıt is cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−7 °C). Expect around 4.4 hours of sunshine a day. Precipitation falls on about 9 days, totalling 42 mm; on about 7 of them it snows. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in February
26March9° · 5.3 h

In March, Doğubayazıt is cold: daytime highs average 9 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−1 °C). Expect around 5.3 hours of sunshine a day. It rains often – on about 16 days, adding up to 98 mm. Snow falls on about 7 days. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in March
56April15° · 5.9 h

In April, Doğubayazıt is cool: daytime highs average 15 °C, and nights cool down to about 4 °C. Expect around 5.9 hours of sunshine a day. It rains often – on about 22 days, adding up to 180 mm. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, April is a so-so month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in April
65May20° · 7.4 h

In May, Doğubayazıt is mild: daytime highs average 20 °C, and nights cool down to about 8 °C. The sun shines for around 7.4 hours a day. It rains often – on about 26 days, adding up to 293 mm. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in May
64June26° · 9.7 h

In June, Doğubayazıt is warm: daytime highs average 26 °C, and nights cool down to about 12 °C. With around 9.7 hours of sunshine a day, there is plenty of sun. It rains often – on about 21 days, adding up to 225 mm. All in all, June is a good month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in June
36July30° · 10.1 h

In July, Doğubayazıt is hot: daytime highs average 30 °C, and nights cool down to about 16 °C. With around 10.1 hours of sunshine a day, there is plenty of sun. It rains often – on about 19 days, adding up to 164 mm. On about 15 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. All in all, July is not an ideal month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in July
35August30° · 9.6 h

In August, Doğubayazıt is hot: daytime highs average 30 °C, and nights cool down to about 16 °C. With around 9.6 hours of sunshine a day, there is plenty of sun. It rains often – on about 17 days, adding up to 117 mm. On about 17 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. All in all, August is not an ideal month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in August
72September26° · 8.7 h

In September, Doğubayazıt is warm: daytime highs average 26 °C, and nights cool down to about 11 °C. The sun shines for around 8.7 hours a day. It rains often – on about 15 days, adding up to 120 mm. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in September
64October18° · 6.1 h

In October, Doğubayazıt is mild: daytime highs average 18 °C, and nights cool down to about 6 °C. Expect around 6.1 hours of sunshine a day. It rains often – on about 16 days, adding up to 124 mm. All in all, October is a good month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in October
46November10° · 4.5 h

In November, Doğubayazıt is cold: daytime highs average 10 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−1 °C). Expect around 4.5 hours of sunshine a day. Rain falls on about 8 days, adding up to 45 mm. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, November is a so-so month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in November
22December3° · 3.3 h

In December, Doğubayazıt is cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−6 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 3.3 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 8 days, totalling 40 mm; on about 6 of them it snows. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt in December

Climate in detail

Climate through the year

Long-term monthly averages. Tap a month to see its details.

Best time to visit

Nights and sleep in Doğubayazıt

How warm the nights get in each month, from the mean night-time low. Tap a month for details.

  • Frost below 0°
  • Cold 0–8°
  • Cool 8–15°
  • Pleasant 15–20°

ColdOctober: nights around 6°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in January (−8°), the warmest in July (16°). Nights are pleasant for sleeping (15 to 20 °C) from July to August. Nights fall below 8 °C on average from October to April, so the room should be heated.

Temperatures through the year

Average daytime high, night-time low and sea temperature per month.

OctoberDay 18°Night 6°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan251°−8°3.7 h734
FebruaryFeb253°−7°4.4 h942
MarchMar269°−1°5.3 h1698
AprilApr5615°4°5.9 h22180
MayMay6520°8°7.4 h26293
JuneJun6426°12°9.7 h21225
JulyJul3630°16°10.1 h19164
AugustAug3530°16°9.6 h17117
SeptemberSep7226°11°8.7 h15120
OctoberOct6418°6°6.1 h16124
NovemberNov4610°−1°4.5 h845
DecemberDec223°−6°3.3 h840

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences

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Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Doğubayazıt

Average hours of bright sunshine per day, next to the length of the day. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
2,400 hours
Sunniest month
Jul · 10.1 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 3.3 h a day
OctoberSunshine 6.1 hDaylight 11.2 hShare of daylight 54 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 6.1 of 11.2 hours of daylight in Doğubayazıt, 54 % of the daylight hours.

Sunshine hours: estimated from radiation data (ERA5, 1996–2025) and calibrated against measured station values; no weather station is close enough here. Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Rain

Rain in Doğubayazıt: rainy days and rainfall

A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain or snow; the amount is what falls in the whole month. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
1,483 mm on 183 days
Wettest month
May · 293 mm
Driest month
Jan · 34 mm
OctoberRainy days 16Rainfall 124 mm

In October, Doğubayazıt has about 16 rainy days with 124 mm of rain in total.

Sun protection

UV index in Doğubayazıt

How strong the sun is at noon, month by month, and how quickly unprotected skin burns.

Clear-sky UV in October
5 · moderateAround midday seek shade; use sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses.

The sun is strongest in June (UV 11).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 30 min
Fair skin
about 35 min
Light brown skin
about 50 min
Olive skin
about 65 min

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen the time, water, sand and snow shorten it. Sunscreen extends the time only partly.

Monthly values: clear-sky noon estimate from the sun's angle, ozone and altitude. UV today: Open-Meteo forecast.

Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Doğubayazıt

How breezy and how cloudy Doğubayazıt is through the year. Tap a month to select it on the whole page.

Wind

Typical daily peak of the wind in km/h: what the afternoon breeze usually reaches, not the gusts.

Year average
8 km/h · light breeze or less
Windiest month
Mar · 8 km/h
Calmest month
Oct · 7 km/h
OctoberWind 7 km/hBeaufort 2

In October, the wind in Doğubayazıt typically peaks at 7 km/h during the day: Beaufort 2, light breeze or less.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered by cloud, day and night.

Year average
43 % · mostly sunny
Clearest month
Aug · 24 %
Cloudiest month
Apr · 59 %
OctoberCloud cover 42 %Sunshine 6.1 h

In October, cloud covers on average 42 % of the sky over Doğubayazıt: mostly sunny, with about 6.1 hours of sunshine a day.

Wind: mean daily maximum of the hourly wind 10 m above ground (ERA5, 1996–2025). Gusts are stronger, and the model grid of about 28 km smooths out local effects such as capes and valley winds. Clouds: mean total cloud cover of all layers over day and night (ERA5, 1996–2025). Thin high cloud counts as cover even when the sun still shines through.

Heat & humidity

Heat and humidity in Doğubayazıt

How often the day gets hot in Doğubayazıt (30 °C and more), and in which months heat and humidity come together. Tap a month to select it.

Hot days a year
38 days
Hottest month
Aug · 30 °C
Hot months
Jul – Aug

Heat calendar

  • pleasant
  • some hot or muggy days
  • often muggy
  • often hot
  • hot and muggy
OctoberHot days (30 °C+) 0Daytime high 18 °C

In October, Doğubayazıt has about 0 hot days, with an average daytime high of 18 °C: pleasant. Heat plays no part this month.

Hot days reach at least 30 °C; a month counts as muggy when the mean dew point reaches 18 °C on at least 15 days. Averages from ERA5 and ERA5-Land, 1996–2025. Muggy nights through the year

Snow

Snow in Doğubayazıt

When Doğubayazıt is likely to be white: the chance of seeing snow during a week's stay, the days with fresh snow and how much falls. Tap a month to select it.

Snow days a year
30 days
Fresh snow a year
119 cm
Snowy months
Jan – Mar

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 0Fresh snow 1 cmChance of snow 6 / 100

In October, it hardly ever snows in Doğubayazıt.

Snow days bring at least 1 cm of fresh snow. Fresh snow comes from ERA5 snowfall (1996–2025) at the height of the place, not on the slopes above it; the snow chance also weighs whether the snow settles. An estimate from climate averages, not a snow report.

Planning a trip to Doğubayazıt

Weather for your travel dates

Pick your arrival and length of stay, and we sum up the weather to expect.

Doğubayazıt in the school holidays

How the weather suits the usual holiday periods. Dates vary by school and region, so each holiday uses the months it usually falls in.

Doğubayazıt has its best school-holiday weather during May half-term (score 65) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 24).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    47

    Fair

    • 13 °C by day
    • 5.7 h of sun a day
    • 20 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain, Snow

  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    65

    GoodBest holidays

    • 21 °C by day
    • 7.9 h of sun a day
    • 25 rainy days a month

    Good for: Sightseeing & walks

  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    35

    Poor

    • 30 °C by day
    • 9.8 h of sun a day
    • 18 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • October half-term

    Oct

    64

    Good

    • 18 °C by day
    • 6.1 h of sun a day
    • 16 rainy days a month

    Good for: Sightseeing & walks

  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    24

    Poor

    • 2 °C by day
    • 3.5 h of sun a day
    • 8 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 4 h 55 min
Distance
3,650 km
Time zone
UTC+3
Jet lag
Hardly any (under 3 h)

Estimated from the straight-line distance: 30 minutes for take-off and landing plus 830 km/h cruising speed.

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Doğubayazıt vs Iğdır

In October Iğdır has the better holiday weather (score 79 vs 64). During the day Iğdır is 4 °C warmer than Doğubayazıt.

Doğubayazıt vs Iğdır, in October
in OctoberDoğubayazıtIğdır
Holiday weather score6479
Daytime high18°22°
Sunshine6 h6 h
Rainy days169
Best timeMay – Jun, Sep – OctApr – May, Oct – Nov

Through the year

OctoberDoğubayazıt 18°Iğdır 22°
DoğubayazıtIğdır
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In October, Doğubayazıt ranks 26 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

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  9. 26DoğubayazıtThis page18°64
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Frequently asked questions about Doğubayazıt

When is the best time to visit Doğubayazıt?

The best time to visit Doğubayazıt is from May to June and from September to October. That is when the holiday weather score, which combines temperature, sea, sunshine and rain, is highest.

What is the warmest month in Doğubayazıt?

August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C and nights around 16 °C. January is the coolest month at 1 °C.

When does it rain most in Doğubayazıt?

Rain is frequent in April and in July; the wettest month is May with 293 mm. The driest month is January with 34 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Doğubayazıt get?

Doğubayazıt gets around 2,400 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is July with 10.1 hours a day; in December there are 3.3 hours a day.

What time zone is Doğubayazıt in?

Doğubayazıt is on UTC+3 all year.

How long is the flight from London to Doğubayazıt?

A nonstop flight from London to Doğubayazıt takes about 4 h 55 min, for a straight-line distance of about 3,650 km.

Which school holidays are best for Doğubayazıt?

Doğubayazıt has its best school-holiday weather during May half-term (score 65) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 24). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 47, May half-term 65, summer holidays 35, October half-term 64, Christmas holidays 24.