Kulunda weather in October

In October, Kulunda sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 6.3 wet days and about 10.3 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 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kulunda's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kulunda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
6th coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:20 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Kulunda is village in Russia.

Founded
1917

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 Kulunda reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 11°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3132
4132
5132
6132
7122
8121
9121
10111
11111
12111
13110
14100
15100
16100
1790
1890
199-1
208-1
218-1
228-1
237-1
247-2
257-2
266-2
276-2
286-2
295-3
305-3
315-3

How October really feels in Kulunda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kulunda 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-12° / -20°134.55.780.0
Feb-10° / -19°113.94.89.50.0
Mar-1° / -11°1654.111.50.0
Apr12° / 215.61.213.63.5
May20° / 286.70.115.56.8
Jun25° / 13°438016.57.1
Jul26° / 15°5910.9016.16.6
Aug24° / 12°397.1014.57.4
Sep18° / 296.60.112.46.0
Oct / -0°246.31.810.32.2
Nov-2° / -9°226.55.48.50.0
Dec-9° / -17°186.17.57.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44357
54357
64258
74258
84258
94258
104159
114060
123961
133862
143763
153763
163664
173565
183367
193367
203268
213070
222971
232971
242971
252773
262773
272773
282674
292674
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kulunda gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 6.3 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1212
2212
3202
4202
5202
6202
7202
8203
9203
10203
11203
12203
13204
14214
15214
16215
17215
18216
19216
20217
21217
22218
23219
24229
252210
262210
272211
282311
292312
302412
312413

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 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light 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
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 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 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 6:53 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:536:14
211.36:546:11
311.26:566:09
411.16:586:07
511.17:006:04
611.07:026:02
710.97:035:59
810.97:055:57
910.87:075:55
1010.77:095:52
1110.77:115:50
1210.67:125:48
1310.57:145:45
1410.57:165:43
1510.47:185:41
1610.37:205:39
1710.27:225:37
1810.27:235:34
1910.17:255:32
2010.07:275:30
2110.07:295:28
229.97:315:26
239.87:335:24
249.87:355:22
259.77:365:20
269.77:385:18
279.67:405:16
289.57:425:14
299.57:445:12
309.47:465:10
319.37:485:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kulunda?

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

2.2
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 Kulunda.

What to pack for Kulunda in October

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

In October, Kulunda sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kulunda 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 Kulunda peaks around May 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 22UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kulunda?

Kulunda sits at 52.6°N, 78.9°E, 132 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yarovoye, 47 km away.

Topography around Kulunda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kulunda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m.

The land around Kulunda is covered by grassland (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
133 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Yarovoye 47 km · Slavgorod 52 km · Pavlodar 137 km · Karasuk 144 km · Aksu 149 km · Rubtsovsk 194 km · Kamen’-na-Obi 210 km · Kupino 228 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 Kulunda (52.5649°, 78.9391°, elevation 132 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).