Donskoye weather in October

In October, Donskoye sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Donskoye's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Donskoye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:36 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Donskoye is village in Trunovsky District, Russia.

Density
1,031/km²
people per km²
Founded
1777

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 20°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Donskoye reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32010
4209
5209
6199
7199
8199
9199
10188
11188
12188
13188
14178
15178
16177
17167
18167
19167
20157
21156
22156
23156
24146
25146
26145
27135
28135
29135
30124
31124

How October really feels in Donskoye

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Donskoye weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°399.35.48.90.0
Feb / -4°3384.610.10.0
Mar / 5110.73.511.61.6
Apr16° / 4790.113.25.0
May22° / 12°7411.4014.76.5
Jun27° / 16°619.6015.46.5
Jul30° / 19°507.7015.15.4
Aug30° / 18°436.1013.95.9
Sep24° / 13°487.3012.37.4
Oct17° / 527.90.210.75.4
Nov / 438.229.31.4
Dec / -2°439.14.78.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45644
55545
65644
75644
85545
95644
105545
115446
125347
135347
145347
155149
165050
174951
184852
194753
204654
214555
224456
234357
244258
254159
264060
273862
283862
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Donskoye gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1220
2220
3210
4220
5220
6220
7230
8230
9240
10240
11250
12260
13260
14270
15270
16270
17280
18280
19280
20280
21290
22291
23291
24291
25281
26281
27281
28282
29272
30272
31262

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
289101
39091
49181
59271
69271
79460
89460
99460
109460
119460
129550
139550
149550
159640
169640
179640
189730
199730
209730
219820
229820
239820
249910
259910
269910
279910
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light 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 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:165:46
211.46:185:44
311.46:195:42
411.36:205:40
511.36:215:38
611.26:235:36
711.26:245:34
811.16:255:33
911.16:275:31
1011.06:285:29
1111.06:305:27
1210.96:315:25
1310.96:325:23
1410.86:345:22
1510.76:355:20
1610.76:365:18
1710.66:385:16
1810.66:395:15
1910.56:405:13
2010.56:425:11
2110.46:435:09
2210.46:455:08
2310.36:465:06
2410.36:475:05
2510.26:495:03
2610.26:505:01
2710.16:525:00
2810.16:534:58
2910.06:544:57
3010.06:564:55
319.96:574:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Donskoye?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Donskoye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Donskoye in October

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

In October, Donskoye sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Donskoye in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Donskoye peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Donskoye 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 Donskoye is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Donskoye?

Donskoye sits at 45.5°N, 42.0°E, 120 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Izobil’nyy, 23 km away.

Topography around Donskoye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Donskoye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m.

The land around Donskoye is covered by cropland (33%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
803 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Izobil’nyy 23 km · Mikhaylovsk 36 km · Stavropol 47 km · Krasnogvardeyskoye 56 km · Novoaleksandrovsk 58 km · Svetlograd 70 km · Ipatovo 78 km · Novokubansk 82 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 Donskoye (45.4535°, 41.9724°, elevation 120 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).