Bodaybo weather in October

In October, Bodaybo sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bodaybo's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bodaybo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
7th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
6th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:10 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bodaybo is town in Bodaybinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,448/km²
people per km²
Founded
1864

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 -6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bodaybo reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 11°C cooler than September and about 14°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-3
25-3
35-4
44-4
54-4
64-5
73-5
83-5
92-6
102-6
112-7
121-7
131-8
141-8
150-9
160-9
17-1-10
18-1-10
19-1-11
20-2-11
21-2-12
22-3-12
23-3-13
24-4-13
25-4-13
26-5-14
27-5-14
28-5-15
29-6-15
30-6-16
31-7-16

How October really feels in Bodaybo

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
21 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Bodaybo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-25° / -32°93.68.46.90.0
Feb-18° / -27°1148.48.90.0
Mar-7° / -19°18610.111.40.0
Apr / -9°339.29.8140.0
May11° / -1°6412.75.316.32.4
Jun20° / 8313.10.417.75.7
Jul23° / 12°10212.9017.16.3
Aug20° / 8512.2015.15.8
Sep11° / 7813.83.712.52.2
Oct-1° / -9°4010.611.29.90.0
Nov-15° / -23°258.211.67.60.0
Dec-24° / -31°145.29.76.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
51981
61981
71882
81882
91882
101882
111882
121981
131981
141981
151981
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271783
281882
291882
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311684

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Bodaybo gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14127
24028
34029
43930
53930
63931
73832
83833
93834
103735
113735
123736
133636
143636
153537
163437
173437
183337
193338
203238
213238
223239
233239
243239
253240
263240
273240
283240
293241
303241
313241

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 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 4:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:365:48
211.16:385:46
311.06:405:43
411.06:435:40
510.96:455:37
610.86:475:34
710.76:495:31
810.66:525:28
910.56:545:26
1010.46:565:23
1110.46:595:20
1210.37:015:17
1310.27:035:15
1410.17:055:12
1510.07:085:09
169.97:105:06
179.97:125:04
189.87:155:01
199.77:174:58
209.67:194:56
219.57:224:53
229.47:244:51
239.47:264:48
249.37:294:45
259.27:314:43
269.17:334:40
279.07:364:38
289.07:384:36
298.97:404:33
308.87:434:31
318.77:454:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bodaybo

In seasonPeak

None of Bodaybo's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bodaybo's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Bodaybo?

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
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bodaybo.

What to pack for Bodaybo in October

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

In October, Bodaybo sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bodaybo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bodaybo peaks around May 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowMay 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Bodaybo in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bodaybo is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 33.4× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1835 µg/m³Dec 181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb3Good
Mar4Good
Apr5Good
May9Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug22Moderate
Sep6Good
Oct4Good
Nov2Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bodaybo?

Bodaybo sits at 57.9°N, 114.2°E, 302 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lensk, 322 km away.

MirnyZheleznogorsk-IlimskiyNeryungriChitaAldan

Topography around Bodaybo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bodaybo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 367 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,724 m.

The land around Bodaybo is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
404 m
16 km
1,012 m
80 km
1,724 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Lensk 322 km · Severobaykal’sk 386 km · Ust’-Kut 518 km · Mirny 521 km · Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 622 km · Neryungri 646 km · Chita 648 km · Aldan 660 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 Bodaybo (57.8535°, 114.2041°, elevation 302 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).