Chelyabinsk weather in October

In October, Chelyabinsk sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Chelyabinsk's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chelyabinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:35 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Chelyabinsk is city in Russia, capital city of Chelyabinsk Oblast.

Density
2,400/km²
people per km²
Founded
1736

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 3°C by the end.

A typical October day in Chelyabinsk reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3123
4113
5113
6113
7113
8102
9102
10102
1192
1292
1392
1491
1581
1681
1781
1871
1970
2070
2160
2260
236-1
245-1
255-1
265-1
274-2
284-2
294-2
303-3
313-3

How October really feels in Chelyabinsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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
29
wind chill below the day's low

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

Chelyabinsk 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-11° / -17°175.477.50.0
Feb-8° / -16°154.85.89.20.0
Mar-1° / -9°245.7611.40.0
Apr10° / 3072.113.82.4
May19° / 488.80.315.86.0
Jun23° / 12°57110176.6
Jul24° / 14°7611.6016.66.7
Aug22° / 12°7111.4014.76.3
Sep16° / 438.50.112.54.9
Oct / 389.43.210.21.3
Nov-2° / -8°256.668.10.0
Dec-9° / -15°2167.370.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43169
53169
63169
73070
83070
92872
102773
112773
122575
132575
142476
152476
162377
172278
182278
192179
202179
212179
222080
232080
242080
252080
262080
272179
282080
292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Chelyabinsk gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2293
3303
4304
5314
6315
7315
8315
9316
10316
11317
12317
13318
14319
15319
163110
173111
183111
193012
203013
213013
222914
232915
242915
252916
262916
272817
282817
292818
302718
312718

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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light 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 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 5:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:056:22
211.27:076:19
311.17:096:17
411.17:116:14
511.07:136:11
610.97:156:09
710.87:176:06
810.77:196:04
910.77:216:01
1010.67:235:59
1110.57:255:56
1210.47:275:54
1310.47:295:51
1410.37:315:49
1510.27:335:46
1610.17:355:44
1710.17:375:41
1810.07:395:39
199.97:415:36
209.87:435:34
219.87:455:32
229.77:475:29
239.67:495:27
249.67:525:25
259.57:545:23
269.47:565:20
279.37:585:18
289.38:005:16
299.28:025:14
309.18:045:12
319.18:065:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Chelyabinsk?

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

1.3
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 Chelyabinsk.

What to pack for Chelyabinsk in October

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

In October, Chelyabinsk sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chelyabinsk in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chelyabinsk peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 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 19UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Chelyabinsk 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 Chelyabinsk is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1616 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chelyabinsk?

Chelyabinsk sits at 55.2°N, 61.4°E, 232 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kopeysk, 13 km away.

Topography around Chelyabinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chelyabinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 233 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Chelyabinsk is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (29%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), trees (29%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kopeysk 13 km · Korkino 30 km · Yemanzhelinsk 46 km · Chebarkul’ 71 km · Yuzhnoural’sk 80 km · Ozersk 80 km · Kyshtym 83 km · Miass 85 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 Chelyabinsk (55.1611°, 61.4288°, elevation 232 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).