Donskoy weather in October

In October, Donskoy sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Donskoy's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Donskoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:05 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Donskoy is city in Tula Oblast, Russia.

Density
672/km²
people per km²
Founded
1773

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 13°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical October day in Donskoy reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 15°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)
1135
2135
3135
4125
5125
6124
7124
8114
9114
10114
11114
12103
13103
14103
1593
1693
1793
1882
1982
2082
2182
2272
2371
2471
2561
2661
2761
2860
2950
3050
3150

How October really feels in Donskoy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Donskoy 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-5° / -10°389.810.57.70.0
Feb-4° / -10°378.89.39.40.0
Mar / -5°348.67.411.50.0
Apr11° / 449.81.913.72.7
May19° / 5210.4015.75.9
Jun22° / 12°6811.4016.86.3
Jul24° / 14°7812.3016.36.6
Aug23° / 13°649.8014.66.9
Sep17° / 579.80.112.55.1
Oct / 5910.41.510.21.8
Nov / -3°408.85.58.30.0
Dec-3° / -8°419.79.87.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42575
52377
62377
72278
82278
92278
102278
112179
122080
132080
142080
152080
161981
171882
181882
191882
201882
211882
221981
231981
241882
251783
261783
271882
281783
291783
301783
311684

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Donskoy gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1301
2311
3311
4311
5311
6312
7312
8312
9322
10322
11322
12322
13332
14332
15332
16333
17333
18343
19344
20345
21356
22356
23357
24368
25369
26369
273610
283511
293512
303512
313513

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 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1215light breeze
1314light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 4:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:365:55
211.26:385:53
311.26:405:50
411.16:425:48
511.06:445:45
610.96:465:43
710.96:485:40
810.86:495:38
910.76:515:35
1010.76:535:33
1110.66:555:30
1210.56:575:28
1310.46:595:26
1410.47:015:23
1510.37:035:21
1610.27:055:18
1710.27:075:16
1810.17:095:14
1910.07:115:12
209.97:135:09
219.97:155:07
229.87:175:05
239.77:195:03
249.77:215:00
259.67:234:58
269.57:254:56
279.57:274:54
289.47:294:52
299.37:314:50
309.37:334:48
319.27:354:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Donskoy?

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

1.8
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 Donskoy.

What to pack for Donskoy in October

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

In October, Donskoy sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Donskoy 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 Donskoy peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Donskoy 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 Donskoy is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 2316 µg/m³Jan 16 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Donskoy?

Donskoy sits at 54.0°N, 38.3°E, 219 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novomoskovsk, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Donskoy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Donskoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Donskoy is covered by trees (31%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Novomoskovsk 5.0 km · Severo-Zadonsk 9.0 km · Uzlovaya 11 km · Kimovsk 13 km · Bogoroditsk 26 km · Kireyevsk 27 km · Venëv 43 km · Tula 53 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 Donskoy (53.968°, 38.3315°, elevation 219 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).