Kovylkino weather in October

In October, Kovylkino sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 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 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kovylkino's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kovylkino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:43 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Kovylkino is human settlement in Kovylkinsky District, Republic of Mordovia, Russia.

Founded
1892

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 Kovylkino reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°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
3134
4124
5124
6124
7124
8114
9114
10113
11103
12103
13103
14103
1592
1692
1792
1882
1982
2081
2171
2271
2371
2461
2560
2660
2750
2850
2950
305-1
314-1

How October really feels in Kovylkino

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kovylkino weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°4010.512.27.70.0
Feb-5° / -12°358.59.79.40.0
Mar / -6°368.68.111.50.0
Apr11° / 429.11.813.72.7
May19° / 4890.215.76.2
Jun23° / 12°6511.4016.86.5
Jul25° / 14°6611.2016.36.8
Aug23° / 13°6210014.66.8
Sep17° / 5510012.55.1
Oct / 5410.11.810.21.7
Nov / -4°439.36.38.30.0
Dec-5° / -9°431111.47.20.0

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 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42674
52674
62674
72674
82575
92575
102575
112575
122476
132377
142278
152278
162179
172179
182080
192080
201981
211981
221981
231882
241882
251783
261684
271684
281585
291585
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kovylkino gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 32% 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 (%)
1321
2321
3321
4322
5322
6322
7322
8322
9322
10322
11323
12323
13323
14323
15324
16324
17325
18315
19316
20317
21317
22328
23329
243210
253310
263311
273312
283412
293413
303413
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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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 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 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 6:14 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 4:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:145:33
211.26:165:30
311.26:185:28
411.16:205:25
511.06:215:23
610.96:235:20
710.96:255:18
810.86:275:15
910.76:295:13
1010.76:315:10
1110.66:335:08
1210.56:355:05
1310.46:375:03
1410.46:395:01
1510.36:414:58
1610.26:434:56
1710.16:454:54
1810.16:474:51
1910.06:494:49
209.96:514:47
219.96:534:45
229.86:554:42
239.76:574:40
249.76:584:38
259.67:004:36
269.57:024:34
279.57:044:32
289.47:064:29
299.37:084:27
309.27:104:25
319.27:124:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
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 Kovylkino?

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

1.7
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 Kovylkino.

What to pack for Kovylkino in October

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

In October, Kovylkino sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kovylkino 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 Kovylkino peaks around June 22 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kovylkino?

Kovylkino sits at 54.0°N, 43.9°E, 149 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nizhniy Lomov, 59 km away.

Topography around Kovylkino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kovylkino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m.

The land around Kovylkino is covered by trees (33%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), grassland (31%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), trees (33%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
120 m
80 km
212 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Nizhniy Lomov 59 km · Ruzayevka 67 km · Saransk 83 km · Kamenka 96 km · Sarov 109 km · Penza 118 km · Zarechnyy 125 km · Sasovo 135 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 Kovylkino (54.0372°, 43.9187°, elevation 149 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).