Cheboksary weather in October

In October, Cheboksary sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Cheboksary's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheboksary's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:34 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Cheboksary is city in central Russia, capital of the Chuvash Republic.

Density
1,962/km²
people per km²
Founded
1469

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 12°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical October day in Cheboksary reaches about 8°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 14°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1125
2125
3125
4115
5114
6114
7114
8104
9104
10104
1193
1293
1393
1493
1583
1682
1782
1872
1972
2071
2161
2261
2361
2451
2550
2650
2740
2840
2940
304-1
313-1

How October really feels in Cheboksary

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cheboksary weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -13°3810.512.47.30.0
Feb-6° / -12°338.39.79.10.0
Mar / -7°368.68.611.40.0
Apr10° / 388.12.213.82.5
May18° / 469.50.2165.9
Jun22° / 13°6611.1017.26.5
Jul24° / 15°7311.1016.76.8
Aug22° / 13°609.9014.96.6
Sep16° / 5710.60.112.54.6
Oct / 5811.72.310.11.2
Nov-1° / -5°4310.17.77.90.0
Dec-5° / -10°4110.711.66.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62575
72476
82476
92278
102278
112278
122080
132080
142080
151882
161882
171783
181684
191684
201684
211585
221486
231486
241486
251486
261486
271486
281486
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Cheboksary gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1351
2352
3352
4352
5362
6362
7363
8373
9373
10374
11384
12384
13395
14405
15406
16407
17417
18418
19408
20409
214010
224010
233911
243912
253813
263814
273815
283715
293716
303717
313718

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 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light 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 18 min at the start of October to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 4:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:025:18
211.26:045:15
311.16:065:12
411.06:085:10
510.96:115:07
610.96:135:04
710.86:155:02
810.76:174:59
910.66:194:56
1010.56:214:54
1110.56:234:51
1210.46:254:49
1310.36:274:46
1410.26:304:43
1510.26:324:41
1610.16:344:38
1710.06:364:36
189.96:384:33
199.86:404:31
209.86:424:28
219.76:454:26
229.66:474:23
239.56:494:21
249.56:514:19
259.46:534:16
269.36:554:14
279.26:584:12
289.27:004:09
299.17:024:07
309.07:044:05
318.97:064:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.8Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Cheboksary?

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

1.2
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 Cheboksary.

What to pack for Cheboksary in October

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

In October, Cheboksary sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Cheboksary 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 Cheboksary peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cheboksary?

Cheboksary sits at 56.1°N, 47.2°E, 141 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novocheboksarsk, 15 km away.

Topography around Cheboksary

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cheboksary has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Cheboksary is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
189 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Novocheboksarsk 15 km · Koz’modem’yansk 48 km · Medvedevo 66 km · Yoshkar-Ola 69 km · Kanash 71 km · Volzhsk 75 km · Zelenodolsk 85 km · Shumerlya 87 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 Cheboksary (56.1322°, 47.246°, elevation 141 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).