Kaluga weather in October

In October, Kaluga sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 10.7 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 13°C in the first days to 6°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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kaluga's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaluga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:14 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Kaluga is town and administrative center of Kaluga Oblast in central Russia.

Density
2,019/km²
people per km²
Founded
1371

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 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kaluga reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 7°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 7°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
5124
6124
7124
8114
9114
10114
11114
12103
13103
14103
1593
1693
1793
1892
1982
2082
2182
2272
2371
2471
2571
2661
2761
2861
2960
3050
3150

How October really feels in Kaluga

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.

Kaluga 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-4° / -9°389.610.77.60.0
Feb-4° / -9°359.39.69.30.0
Mar / -5°378.97.111.50.0
Apr11° / 409.31.813.72.7
May18° / 6211.70.115.85.6
Jun22° / 12°7112.4016.96.1
Jul24° / 14°8513.4016.46.4
Aug22° / 12°6910.8014.76.6
Sep16° / 6210.30.212.54.9
Oct / 6010.71.510.21.8
Nov / -3°459.25.48.20.0
Dec-3° / -7°4210.710.27.10.0

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42674
52575
62575
72575
82377
92377
102278
112278
122179
132179
142179
152080
162080
172080
181981
191882
201882
211882
221882
231783
241783
251783
261684
271684
281684
291486
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kaluga gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2312
3322
4322
5332
6332
7332
8332
9342
10342
11342
12342
13342
14342
15342
16343
17343
18334
19334
20345
21346
22346
23347
24358
25359
26359
273510
283511
293511
303512
313512

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
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 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 6:45 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:456:03
211.26:476:00
311.26:495:58
411.16:515:55
511.06:535:53
610.96:555:50
710.96:565:48
810.86:585:45
910.77:005:43
1010.67:025:40
1110.67:045:38
1210.57:065:35
1310.47:085:33
1410.37:105:30
1510.37:125:28
1610.27:145:26
1710.17:165:23
1810.07:185:21
1910.07:205:19
209.97:225:16
219.87:245:14
229.87:265:12
239.77:285:09
249.67:305:07
259.57:325:05
269.57:345:03
279.47:375:01
289.37:394:59
299.37:414:56
309.27:434:54
319.17:454:52

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kaluga?

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 Kaluga.

What to pack for Kaluga in October

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

In October, Kaluga sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kaluga 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 Kaluga peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaluga?

Kaluga sits at 54.5°N, 36.3°E, 208 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Suvorov, 48 km away.

Topography around Kaluga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaluga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Kaluga is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Suvorov 48 km · Aleksin 52 km · Maloyaroslavets 55 km · Kozel’sk 64 km · Obninsk 68 km · Protvino 71 km · Balabanovo 77 km · Sukhinichi 77 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 Kaluga (54.5306°, 36.27°, elevation 208 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).