Arzamas weather in September

In September, Arzamas sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 55 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Arzamas's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arzamas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:46 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
72%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Arzamas is city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,607/km²
people per km²
Founded
1578

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical September day in Arzamas reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 8°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21910
31910
41910
5189
6189
7189
8189
9189
10179
11178
12178
13178
14168
15168
16167
17167
18157
19157
20157
21156
22156
23146
24146
25146
26145
27135
28135
29135
30135

How September really feels in Arzamas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Arzamas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°3510.412.37.50.0
Feb-5° / -11°3289.79.20.0
Mar / -6°328.57.511.40.0
Apr11° / 419.32.213.82.6
May18° / 439.30.315.95.9
Jun22° / 12°6712.2017.16.3
Jul24° / 14°6811016.66.8
Aug22° / 12°6710.3014.86.6
Sep16° / 559.6012.54.8
Oct / 5611.22.310.11.4
Nov / -4°439.96.88.10.0
Dec-5° / -9°4010.511.46.90.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33169
42971
52971
62971
72971
82872
92773
102773
112773
122773
132872
142872
152872
162971
172971
182971
192971
202971
213070
223070
232971
242971
252971
262872
272773
282773
292674
302575

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Arzamas gets around 55 mm of rain over 9.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1433
1533
1632
1732
1831
1931
2031
2130
2230
2330
2430
2530
2630
2731
2831
2931
3031

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182162
282162
383152
484142
586131
687121
787121
888111
989101
109190
119280
129370
139370
149460
159550
169640
179730
189730
199820
209820
219820
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 132 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:166:53
213.55:186:50
313.55:206:47
413.45:226:45
513.35:246:42
613.25:266:39
713.15:286:37
813.15:306:34
913.05:326:31
1012.95:346:29
1112.85:366:26
1212.85:386:23
1312.75:406:21
1412.65:426:18
1512.55:446:15
1612.45:466:12
1712.45:476:10
1812.35:496:07
1912.25:516:04
2012.15:536:02
2112.15:555:59
2212.05:575:56
2311.95:595:53
2411.86:015:51
2511.76:035:48
2611.76:055:45
2711.66:075:43
2811.56:095:40
2911.46:115:37
3011.46:135:35

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.0Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Arzamas?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Arzamas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arzamas in September

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

In September, Arzamas sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Arzamas in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Arzamas peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arzamas?

Arzamas sits at 55.4°N, 43.8°E, 166 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sarov, 60 km away.

Topography around Arzamas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arzamas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Arzamas is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), grassland (25%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Sarov 60 km · Pavlovo 79 km · Bogorodsk 81 km · Kulebaki 82 km · Kstovo 87 km · Dzerzhinsk 97 km · Sergach 103 km · Lyskovo 103 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 Arzamas (55.3956°, 43.8381°, elevation 166 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).