Kursk weather in October

In October, Kursk sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 7°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 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kursk's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kursk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:09 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Kursk is city in the south-west of Russia.

Density
2,352/km²
people per km²
Founded
1032

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 14°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kursk reaches about 11°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 4°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3146
4146
5145
6145
7135
8135
9135
10135
11124
12124
13124
14114
15114
16113
17103
18103
19103
2093
2192
2292
2392
2482
2582
2681
2771
2871
2971
3071
3161

How October really feels in Kursk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kursk weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -8°419.59.98.10.0
Feb-3° / -8°378.88.19.60.0
Mar / -4°409.46.511.50.1
Apr13° / 4491.113.63.5
May19° / 5910.7015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6311016.36.7
Jul25° / 15°6611.70166.6
Aug24° / 13°497.8014.47.3
Sep18° / 548.5012.45.9
Oct11° / 549.51.110.42.5
Nov / -2°387.64.38.60.0
Dec-2° / -7°399.58.17.70.0

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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
102971
112971
122872
132872
142773
152773
162575
172575
182575
192476
202476
212476
222377
232377
242278
252278
262179
272179
282179
292179
302080
311981

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kursk gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1280
2290
3290
4290
5290
6290
7290
8290
9291
10301
11301
12301
13301
14312
15312
16312
17313
18313
19324
20324
21325
22325
23326
24326
25327
26317
27317
28318
29308
30308
31299

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
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
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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:436:05
211.36:456:03
311.26:476:01
411.26:485:58
511.16:505:56
611.06:525:54
711.06:535:51
810.96:555:49
910.86:575:47
1010.86:595:45
1110.77:005:42
1210.67:025:40
1310.67:045:38
1410.57:065:36
1510.47:085:33
1610.47:095:31
1710.37:115:29
1810.27:135:27
1910.27:155:25
2010.17:165:23
2110.07:185:21
2210.07:205:19
239.97:225:17
249.97:245:15
259.87:255:13
269.77:275:11
279.77:295:09
289.67:315:07
299.57:335:05
309.57:345:03
319.47:365:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kursk?

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

2.5
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 Kursk.

What to pack for Kursk in October

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

In October, Kursk sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kursk 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 Kursk 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 20 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 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kursk?

Kursk sits at 51.7°N, 36.2°E, 187 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kurchatov, 35 km away.

Topography around Kursk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kursk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Kursk is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, trees (32%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
144 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kurchatov 35 km · Shchigry 52 km · L’govskiy 63 km · Zheleznogorsk 89 km · Ryl’sk 105 km · Gubkin 106 km · Stroitel 106 km · Livny 124 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 Kursk (51.7269°, 36.1846°, elevation 187 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).