Atkarsk weather in October

In October, Atkarsk sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Atkarsk's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atkarsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:34 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Atkarsk is city in Russia.

Density
2,614/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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 14°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Atkarsk reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2145
3145
4145
5145
6134
7134
8134
9134
10124
11124
12123
13113
14113
15113
16103
17102
18102
1992
2092
2192
2281
2381
2481
2571
2670
2770
2860
2960
3060
315-1

How October really feels in Atkarsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Atkarsk weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-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°399.110.68.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°348.28.79.60.0
Mar / -7°378.17.311.50.0
Apr12° / 418.21.513.63.1
May20° / 488.9015.46.4
Jun24° / 13°5810.5016.46.9
Jul26° / 15°528.90167.0
Aug25° / 14°426.8014.47.4
Sep18° / 477.3012.46.1
Oct10° / 438.5110.42.4
Nov / -4°388.15.18.60.0
Dec-4° / -9°409.49.77.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33466
43466
53565
63466
73268
83268
93169
103169
113070
123070
132971
142971
152773
162773
172674
182575
192575
202575
212377
222377
232377
242377
252278
262080
272080
282080
291981
301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Atkarsk gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1270
2260
3260
4260
5260
6250
7250
8250
9240
10241
11241
12241
13241
14241
15242
16242
17242
18253
19254
20264
21275
22275
23286
24296
25307
26317
27318
28318
29329
30329
31329

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 4:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:085:30
211.36:105:28
311.26:115:25
411.26:135:23
511.16:155:21
611.06:175:18
711.06:185:16
810.96:205:14
910.86:225:11
1010.86:245:09
1110.76:255:07
1210.66:275:05
1310.66:295:02
1410.56:315:00
1510.46:324:58
1610.46:344:56
1710.36:364:54
1810.26:384:51
1910.26:404:49
2010.16:414:47
2110.06:434:45
2210.06:454:43
239.96:474:41
249.86:494:39
259.86:514:37
269.76:524:35
279.66:544:33
289.66:564:31
299.56:584:29
309.57:004:27
319.47:014:26

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Atkarsk?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Atkarsk.

What to pack for Atkarsk in October

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

In October, Atkarsk sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Atkarsk in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Atkarsk peaks around July 11 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Atkarsk?

Atkarsk sits at 51.9°N, 45.0°E, 206 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Petrovsk, 54 km away.

Topography around Atkarsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atkarsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Atkarsk is covered by trees (41%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Petrovsk 54 km · Kalininsk 56 km · Saratov 78 km · Serdobsk 84 km · Engels 88 km · Privolzhskiy 89 km · Rtishchevo 93 km · Zhirnovsk 102 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 Atkarsk (51.8806°, 45.0061°, elevation 206 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).