Kataysk weather in October

In October, Kataysk sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Kataysk's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kataysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:33 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Kataysk is town in Kurgan Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1655

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 11°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kataysk reaches about 7°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)
1123
2113
3113
4113
5113
6103
7102
8102
9102
1092
1192
1292
1381
1481
1581
1671
1771
1870
1960
2060
2160
225-1
235-1
245-1
255-1
264-2
274-2
284-2
293-2
303-3
313-3

How October really feels in Kataysk

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.

Kataysk 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° / -18°185.877.30.0
Feb-8° / -16°154.85.99.10.0
Mar-0° / -9°245.55.911.40.0
Apr10° / 316.92.213.92.4
May18° / 488.80.5165.9
Jun23° / 12°6110.7017.36.6
Jul24° / 14°7811.6016.86.7
Aug22° / 12°7011.9014.96.2
Sep15° / 469.10.112.54.5
Oct / 398.83.110.11.2
Nov-3° / -9°287.87.27.90.0
Dec-9° / -15°236.77.96.70.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 78%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52773
62773
72773
82674
92674
102575
112575
122476
132476
142278
152278
162278
172179
182179
191981
201981
211981
221981
231882
241882
251882
261882
271783
281783
291783
301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kataysk gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2293
3303
4304
5304
6305
7306
8306
9307
10307
11308
12308
13299
14299
152910
162910
172811
182811
192812
202812
212713
222713
232714
242714
252815
262816
272816
282817
292918
302918
312919

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 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light 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 7:01 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:016:16
211.27:036:14
311.17:056:11
411.07:076:08
510.97:096:05
610.97:116:03
710.87:146:00
810.77:165:57
910.67:185:55
1010.57:205:52
1110.57:225:49
1210.47:245:47
1310.37:265:44
1410.27:295:42
1510.17:315:39
1610.17:335:37
1710.07:355:34
189.97:375:32
199.87:395:29
209.87:415:27
219.77:445:24
229.67:465:22
239.57:485:19
249.47:505:17
259.47:525:15
269.37:555:12
279.27:575:10
289.17:595:08
299.18:015:05
309.08:035:03
318.98:065:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kataysk?

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 Kataysk.

What to pack for Kataysk in October

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

In October, Kataysk sees daytime highs around 7°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 Kataysk 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 Kataysk peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kataysk 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 Kataysk is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1915 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kataysk?

Kataysk sits at 56.3°N, 62.6°E, 120 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kamensk-Ural’skiy, 42 km away.

Topography around Kataysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kataysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Kataysk is covered by trees (37%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), trees (35%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kamensk-Ural’skiy 42 km · Kamyshlov 63 km · Bogdanovich 63 km · Shadrinsk 69 km · Sukhoy Log 77 km · Zarechnyy 96 km · Reftinskiy 105 km · Asbest 105 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 Kataysk (56.2885°, 62.5812°, 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).