Luga weather in October

In October, Luga sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Luga's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:50 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Luga is town in Russia.

Density
3,086/km²
people per km²
Founded
1777

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 5°C by the end.

A typical October day in Luga reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1125
2125
3125
4115
5115
6115
7114
8104
9104
10104
1194
1293
1393
1493
1583
1683
1782
1882
1972
2072
2172
2272
2362
2461
2561
2661
2761
2851
2951
3051
3151

How October really feels in Luga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Luga 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-3° / -8°4310.811.16.70.0
Feb-3° / -9°348.78.68.80.0
Mar / -5°379.4711.40.0
Apr10° / 449.82.6142.3
May17° / 5811.10.216.55.0
Jun20° / 11°8913017.95.7
Jul23° / 13°7712.8017.36.2
Aug21° / 12°8312.5015.26.0
Sep15° / 5810.8012.64.4
Oct / 5912.31.89.91.3
Nov / -2°5411.45.77.40.0
Dec-1° / -6°4611.89.86.10.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32278
42179
52080
62080
72179
82080
91981
102080
112080
122080
132080
142080
152080
161981
171981
181981
191981
201981
211981
221882
231783
241783
251684
261684
271585
281585
291486
301486
311387

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Luga gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1390
2390
3401
4401
5411
6411
7412
8402
9403
10403
11393
12394
13384
14384
15385
16375
17376
18376
19377
20377
21378
22378
23389
243810
253810
263911
273911
284012
294013
304113
314114

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
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
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 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 156 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:146:25
211.17:166:22
311.07:196:19
410.97:216:16
510.87:246:13
610.77:266:10
710.77:286:07
810.67:316:04
910.57:336:02
1010.47:355:59
1110.37:385:56
1210.27:405:53
1310.17:425:50
1410.07:455:47
1510.07:475:44
169.97:505:42
179.87:525:39
189.77:545:36
199.67:575:33
209.57:595:31
219.48:025:28
229.38:045:25
239.38:075:23
249.28:095:20
259.18:125:17
269.08:145:15
278.98:165:12
288.88:195:10
298.88:215:07
308.78:245:05
318.68:265:02

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.7Dim
280.7Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
310.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Luga?

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

1.3
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 Luga.

What to pack for Luga in October

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

In October, Luga sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Luga in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Luga peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Luga?

Luga sits at 58.7°N, 29.8°E, 40 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Velikiy Novgorod, 86 km away.

Topography around Luga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m.

The land around Luga is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
173 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Velikiy Novgorod 86 km · Gatchina 95 km · Kingisepp 100 km · Kommunar 103 km · Tosno 107 km · Slantsy 109 km · Pavlovsk 110 km · Krasnoye Selo 112 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 Luga (58.7388°, 29.8476°, elevation 40 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).