Abakan weather in September

In September, Abakan sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Abakan's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abakan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 49 mm; 9.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:36 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 4th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Abakan is capital city of the Republic of Khakassia, Russia.

Density: 1,639/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1800

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical September day in Abakan reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 7°C cooler than August and about 9°C warmer than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3

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

How September really feels in Abakan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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

The story in September is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Abakan weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-13° / -22°	7	2.5	4.2	7.8	0.0
Feb	-8° / -19°	7	2.5	3.7	9.4	0.0
Mar	2° / -10°	11	3.2	3.5	11.5	0.2
Apr	11° / -1°	23	6.9	2.3	13.7	3.0
May	19° / 6°	38	9.5	0.3	15.6	5.9
Jun	25° / 12°	50	9.9	0	16.7	6.7
Jul	26° / 15°	57	10.6	0	16.3	6.4
Aug	23° / 13°	64	11.3	0	14.6	6.6
Sep	17° / 6°	49	9.7	0.2	12.5	5.2
Oct	8° / -1°	30	7.8	2.6	10.3	1.4
Nov	-3° / -9°	19	5.6	6.3	8.3	0.0
Dec	-11° / -18°	13	4.5	6.5	7.3	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	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
Clearer (%)	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36
Cloudier (%)	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Abakan gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 34% 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
Rain chance (%)	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	29
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	0
2	33	0
3	33	0
4	33	0
5	33	0
6	32	0
7	32	0
8	32	0
9	31	0
10	31	0
11	31	0
12	30	0
13	30	0
14	30	0
15	31	0
16	31	0
17	31	0
18	32	1
19	32	1
20	32	1
21	32	1
22	32	1
23	32	1
24	32	2
25	31	2
26	31	2
27	30	2
28	30	3
29	30	3
30	29	3

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 97% 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
Dry (%)	89	90	91	93	94	95	96	96	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	11	10	9	7	6	5	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, 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.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:25 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
Daylight (h)	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:16	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:25	6:27	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:36	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:45	6:47	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:56	6:58	7:00	7:02
Sunset (PM)	7:39	7:37	7:34	7:32	7:29	7:27	7:24	7:22	7:19	7:17	7:14	7:12	7:09	7:06	7:04	7:01	6:59	6:56	6:54	6:51	6:48	6:46	6:43	6:41	6:38	6:36	6:33	6:31	6:28	6:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.5	6:09	7:39
2	13.4	6:11	7:37
3	13.4	6:12	7:34
4	13.3	6:14	7:32
5	13.2	6:16	7:29
6	13.1	6:18	7:27
7	13.1	6:20	7:24
8	13.0	6:21	7:22
9	12.9	6:23	7:19
10	12.9	6:25	7:17
11	12.8	6:27	7:14
12	12.7	6:29	7:12
13	12.6	6:31	7:09
14	12.6	6:32	7:06
15	12.5	6:34	7:04
16	12.4	6:36	7:01
17	12.3	6:38	6:59
18	12.3	6:40	6:56
19	12.2	6:41	6:54
20	12.1	6:43	6:51
21	12.1	6:45	6:48
22	12.0	6:47	6:46
23	11.9	6:49	6:43
24	11.8	6:51	6:41
25	11.8	6:52	6:38
26	11.7	6:54	6:36
27	11.6	6:56	6:33
28	11.5	6:58	6:31
29	11.5	7:00	6:28
30	11.4	7:02	6:25

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.35 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	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	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6
Level	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	Moderate

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

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Abakan?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Abakan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Abakan in September

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

In September, Abakan sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Abakan in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abakan peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	2	4	6	6	6	6	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Air quality in Abakan in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Abakan is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 5 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)	7	10	10	17	10	10	13	9	7	6	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	17	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	9	Good
Sep	7	Good
Oct	6	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Abakan?

Abakan sits at 53.7°N, 91.4°E, 248 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chernogorsk, 15 km away.

Topography around Abakan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abakan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 249 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m.

The land around Abakan is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

20 m

artificial surfaces 68%

16 km

418 m

grassland 59%

80 km

980 m

grassland 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← August Abakan year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Chernogorsk 15 km · Minusinsk 19 km · Shushenskoye 55 km · Sayanogorsk 68 km · Abaza 148 km · Uzhur 206 km · Mezhdurechensk 221 km · Myski 239 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 32% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $17,547; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 76%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 12; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 521
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 Abakan (53.7154°, 91.4259°, elevation 248 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	20	9
2	20	9
3	20	9
4	20	9
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	16	6
18	16	5
19	16	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	4
23	15	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	3
27	14	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	0
2	33	0
3	33	0
4	33	0
5	33	0
6	32	0
7	32	0
8	32	0
9	31	0
10	31	0
11	31	0
12	30	0
13	30	0
14	30	0
15	31	0
16	31	0
17	31	0
18	32	1
19	32	1
20	32	1
21	32	1
22	32	1
23	32	1
24	32	2
25	31	2
26	31	2
27	30	2
28	30	3
29	30	3
30	29	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	0
2	33	0
3	33	0
4	33	0
5	33	0
6	32	0
7	32	0
8	32	0
9	31	0
10	31	0
11	31	0
12	30	0
13	30	0
14	30	0
15	31	0
16	31	0
17	31	0
18	32	1
19	32	1
20	32	1
21	32	1
22	32	1
23	32	1
24	32	2
25	31	2
26	31	2
27	30	2
28	30	3
29	30	3
30	29	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	0
2	33	0
3	33	0
4	33	0
5	33	0
6	32	0
7	32	0
8	32	0
9	31	0
10	31	0
11	31	0
12	30	0
13	30	0
14	30	0
15	31	0
16	31	0
17	31	0
18	32	1
19	32	1
20	32	1
21	32	1
22	32	1
23	32	1
24	32	2
25	31	2
26	31	2
27	30	2
28	30	3
29	30	3
30	29	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0