Apatity weather in October

In October, Apatity sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of October to 6 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Apatity's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apatity's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
7th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:07 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
86%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Apatity is city in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,632/km²
people per km²
Founded
1926

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 5°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical October day in Apatity reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
162
261
351
451
551
651
740
840
940
1040
113-1
123-1
133-1
142-1
152-2
162-2
172-2
181-2
191-3
201-3
211-3
220-3
230-4
240-4
250-4
260-4
27-1-4
28-1-5
29-1-5
30-1-5
31-1-5

How October really feels in Apatity

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Apatity weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -15°379.911.72.30.0
Feb-10° / -15°349.311.47.10.0
Mar-5° / -11°378.811.211.10.0
Apr / -6°348.38.415.10.0
May / 47115.219.40.9
Jun13° / 6512.70.623.83.4
Jul17° / 10°8213.8021.94.8
Aug14° / 6813016.93.8
Sep / 6311.31.212.81.7
Oct / -2°63127.78.80.0
Nov-4° / -8°5211.512.64.40.0
Dec-7° / -12°4611.113.80.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31486
41486
51486
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
141585
151585
161585
171585
181486
191387
201387
211288
221288
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241288
251288
261189
271090
281090
291090
301189
311090

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Apatity gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14010
24011
34012
43912
53913
63814
73814
83815
93717
103718
113719
123720
133621
143623
153624
163625
173627
183728
193729
203830
213832
223933
234034
244035
254136
264136
274137
284238
294238
304239
314240

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
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1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of October to 6 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 240 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 9:07 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 3:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:125:59
210.77:155:55
310.57:195:51
410.47:225:46
510.37:265:42
610.17:305:38
710.07:335:34
89.97:375:29
99.77:415:25
109.67:445:21
119.57:485:17
129.37:525:12
139.27:565:08
149.18:005:04
158.98:035:00
168.88:074:56
178.78:114:51
188.58:154:47
198.48:194:43
208.38:234:39
218.18:274:35
228.08:314:30
237.98:354:26
247.78:394:22
257.68:434:18
267.48:474:14
277.38:514:09
287.28:554:05
297.08:594:01
306.99:033:57
316.89:073:52

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
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140.6Dim
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160.6Dim
170.6Dim
180.5Dim
190.5Dim
200.5Dim
210.5Dim
220.4Dim
230.4Dim
240.4Dim
250.4Dim
260.4Dim
270.3Dim
280.3Dim
290.3Dim
300.3Dim
310.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Apatity?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apatity.

What to pack for Apatity in October

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

In October, Apatity sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Apatity in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Apatity peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Apatity?

Apatity sits at 67.6°N, 33.4°E, 169 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kirovsk, 12 km away.

Topography around Apatity

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apatity has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,074 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Apatity is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
1,074 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Kirovsk 12 km · Monchegorsk 46 km · Polyarnyye Zori 46 km · Olenegorsk 63 km · Kandalaksha 64 km · Kovdor 125 km · Murmansk 155 km · Severomorsk 165 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
other Christian 2%

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 Apatity (67.5827°, 33.4134°, elevation 169 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).