Boksitogorsk weather in October

In October, Boksitogorsk sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Boksitogorsk's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boksitogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:36 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
83%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Boksitogorsk is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,336/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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 11°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical October day in Boksitogorsk reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1114
2114
3114
4104
5104
6104
7103
893
993
1093
1183
1282
1382
1482
1572
1672
1771
1861
1961
2061
2161
2250
2350
2450
2550
2640
2740
2840
294-1
304-1
314-1

How October really feels in Boksitogorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Boksitogorsk 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-5° / -10°471213.86.50.0
Feb-4° / -10°349.410.58.70.0
Mar / -6°389.79.211.30.0
Apr / -1°4310.63.514.11.8
May16° / 6611.50.416.64.8
Jun20° / 10°8213.3018.15.7
Jul22° / 12°8813.9017.56.0
Aug20° / 11°8312.9015.35.8
Sep15° / 6112.2012.63.9
Oct / 6413.62.59.80.9
Nov / -4°6112.18.17.30.0
Dec-3° / -8°5313.313.55.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41783
51783
61783
71783
81783
91783
101783
111684
121585
131585
141585
151585
161585
171585
181585
191585
201585
211585
221585
231486
241486
251486
261387
271387
281387
291288
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Boksitogorsk gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1421
2431
3431
4442
5442
6453
7453
8453
9454
10444
11445
12445
13446
14446
15447
16437
17438
18438
19439
204310
214310
224311
234312
244313
254313
264314
274315
284316
294317
304318
314319

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 12 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 4:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:596:08
211.17:016:05
311.07:046:02
410.97:065:59
510.87:095:56
610.77:115:53
710.67:135:50
810.57:165:47
910.47:185:44
1010.37:215:41
1110.27:235:38
1210.27:265:35
1310.17:285:32
1410.07:315:29
159.97:335:27
169.87:365:24
179.77:385:21
189.67:415:18
199.57:435:15
209.47:465:12
219.47:485:10
229.37:515:07
239.27:535:04
249.17:565:01
259.07:584:59
268.98:014:56
278.88:034:53
288.78:064:51
298.78:084:48
308.68:114:45
318.58:144:43

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.7Dim
260.7Dim
270.7Dim
280.7Dim
290.6Dim
300.6Dim
310.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Boksitogorsk?

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

0.9
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 Boksitogorsk.

What to pack for Boksitogorsk in October

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

In October, Boksitogorsk sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Boksitogorsk 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 Boksitogorsk peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Boksitogorsk?

Boksitogorsk sits at 59.5°N, 33.9°E, 109 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Pikalëvo, 18 km away.

Topography around Boksitogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boksitogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Boksitogorsk is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
272 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Pikalëvo 18 km · Tikhvin 26 km · Volkhov 98 km · Kirishi 102 km · Borovichi 121 km · Chudovo 129 km · Lodeynoye Pole 140 km · Pestovo 149 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 Boksitogorsk (59.4778°, 33.8501°, elevation 109 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).