Balakovo in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Balakovo sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 115 mm of precipitation over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 23°C in early September to -2°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Balakovo's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Balakovo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
11°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
115 mm
22 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
3.1
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Balakovo in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 23°C in early September to -2°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Balakovo reaches about 11°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Balakovo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 47 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
47
10 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Balakovo weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°408.99.98.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°317.57.89.60.0
Mar / -6°347.96.111.50.0
Apr12° / 367.51.313.63.6
May21° / 10°377.4015.46.9
Jun25° / 14°448.4016.47.1
Jul28° / 17°397.30166.7
Aug26° / 15°305.8014.47.4
Sep20° / 446.7012.46.5
Oct11° / 378.10.910.42.8
Nov / -4°337.24.18.60.0
Dec-5° / -10°378.797.60.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Balakovo gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 22 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 13 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min in early September to 7 h 54 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Balakovo?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balakovo.

What to pack for Balakovo in Fall

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

In fall, Balakovo sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

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UV index in Balakovo in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balakovo peaks around July 16 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 16UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balakovo?

Balakovo sits at 52.0°N, 47.8°E, 24 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vol’sk, 28 km away.

Topography around Balakovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balakovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m.

The land around Balakovo is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (21%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
372 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Vol’sk 28 km · Pugachëv 69 km · Marks 80 km · Yershov 81 km · Engels 131 km · Syzran 134 km · Saratov 136 km · Privolzhskiy 139 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 Balakovo (52.0264°, 47.7967°, elevation 24 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.