Kurgan weather in October

In October, Kurgan sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.6 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 12°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kurgan's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurgan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:20 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Kurgan is city in eastern Russia.

Density
787/km²
people per km²
Founded
1679

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 12°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kurgan reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°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 11°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5113
6113
7112
8112
9102
10102
11102
1291
1391
1491
1581
1681
1780
1870
1970
2070
216-1
226-1
236-1
245-1
255-2
265-2
274-2
284-2
294-3
303-3
313-3

How October really feels in Kurgan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kurgan 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° / -19°175.46.67.50.0
Feb-9° / -18°154.55.89.20.0
Mar-1° / -10°236.26.211.40.0
Apr10° / 286.8213.82.4
May19° / 438.30.315.96.2
Jun23° / 12°539.6017.16.8
Jul25° / 14°7811.2016.66.7
Aug22° / 12°5410.4014.86.5
Sep16° / 438.80.112.54.9
Oct / 368.63.110.11.4
Nov-3° / -9°276.86.380.0
Dec-10° / -16°236.67.86.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 77%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82872
92872
102674
112674
122575
132575
142476
152278
162179
172179
182179
191981
201981
211981
221882
231882
241882
251882
261882
271783
281783
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kurgan gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1272
2273
3283
4283
5284
6284
7285
8285
9286
10286
11287
12288
13288
14289
15289
162810
172811
182811
192812
202713
212713
222714
232714
242815
252815
262816
272817
282917
292918
302919
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
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light 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 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 138 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 4:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:496:06
211.26:516:03
311.16:536:01
411.06:555:58
511.06:575:55
610.96:595:53
710.87:015:50
810.77:035:48
910.77:055:45
1010.67:085:42
1110.57:105:40
1210.47:125:37
1310.47:145:35
1410.37:165:32
1510.27:185:30
1610.17:205:27
1710.07:225:25
1810.07:245:22
199.97:265:20
209.87:285:18
219.77:305:15
229.77:325:13
239.67:355:11
249.57:375:08
259.57:395:06
269.47:415:04
279.37:435:02
289.27:454:59
299.27:474:57
309.17:494:55
319.07:514:53

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 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 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
12.0Moderate
22.0Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kurgan?

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

1.4
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 Kurgan.

What to pack for Kurgan in October

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

In October, Kurgan sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°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 Kurgan 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 Kurgan peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 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 19UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kurgan 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 Kurgan is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1917 µg/m³Dec 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun9Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kurgan?

Kurgan sits at 55.4°N, 65.3°E, 80 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kurtamysh, 83 km away.

Topography around Kurgan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurgan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m.

The land around Kurgan is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), trees (30%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
128 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kurtamysh 83 km · Shadrinsk 128 km · Shumikha 132 km · Zavodoukovsk 139 km · Yalutorovsk 146 km · Borovskiy 179 km · Tyumen 190 km · Kataysk 196 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 Kurgan (55.449°, 65.3434°, elevation 80 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).