Balakovo weather in September

In September, Balakovo sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 44 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Balakovo's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balakovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:31 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Balakovo is city in Russia.

Density
2,526/km²
people per km²
Founded
1762

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 23°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Balakovo reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 7°C cooler than August and about 9°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
32312
42312
52211
62211
72211
82211
92111
102110
112110
122110
132010
14209
15209
16199
17199
18199
19198
20188
21188
22188
23187
24177
25177
26177
27177
28166
29166
30166

How September really feels in Balakovo

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.

Balakovo weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45149
55050
65149
75050
84951
94852
104852
114852
124852
134753
144654
154555
164654
174555
184555
194357
204456
214357
224357
234258
244159
254159
264060
274060
284060
294060
304060

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Balakovo gets around 44 mm of rain over 6.7 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
121
221
322
422
523
623
723
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1823
1923
2023
2123
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2723
2823
2923
3023

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186122
288111
389101
489101
59091
69181
79271
89271
99361
109451
119550
129640
139730
149730
159730
169820
179820
189820
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 120 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:066:31
213.45:086:29
313.35:096:26
413.25:116:24
513.15:136:22
613.15:146:19
713.05:166:17
812.95:186:14
912.95:196:12
1012.85:216:10
1112.75:236:07
1212.75:246:05
1312.65:266:02
1412.55:286:00
1512.55:305:57
1612.45:315:55
1712.35:335:53
1812.35:355:50
1912.25:365:48
2012.15:385:45
2112.15:405:43
2212.05:415:40
2311.95:435:38
2411.85:455:36
2511.85:475:33
2611.75:485:31
2711.65:505:28
2811.65:525:26
2911.55:535:23
3011.45:555:21

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 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.6Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Balakovo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Balakovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balakovo in September

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

In September, Balakovo sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Balakovo 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 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
September 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. 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).