Magadan weather in September

In September, Magadan sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 84 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Magadan's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magadan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 10th coldest
Precipitation: 84 mm; 9.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:35 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.9; out of 10

Magadan is city in northeastern Russia.

Density: 315/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1929

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical September day in Magadan reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6
Avg low (°C)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	10
2	12	10
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	11	9
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	8
10	11	8
11	10	8
12	10	8
13	10	7
14	10	7
15	10	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	6
19	9	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	5
23	8	5
24	8	5
25	7	5
26	7	4
27	7	4
28	7	4
29	6	4
30	6	3

How September really feels in Magadan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Magadan weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-15° / -19°	17	4.6	6.3	6.5	0.0
Feb	-15° / -19°	13	3.6	4.9	8.7	0.0
Mar	-10° / -15°	23	5.6	7.2	11.3	0.0
Apr	-3° / -8°	26	5.5	6.6	14.1	0.0
May	3° / -1°	41	6.8	4.5	16.7	0.0
Jun	8° / 5°	54	7.8	0.1	18.2	1.1
Jul	12° / 9°	72	8.7	0	17.6	3.0
Aug	13° / 11°	107	10.6	0	15.3	3.5
Sep	9° / 7°	84	9.7	0.5	12.6	1.9
Oct	2° / -1°	64	9.6	5.9	9.8	0.0
Nov	-7° / -10°	54	8.4	9.8	7.3	0.0
Dec	-13° / -16°	23	5.6	7.5	5.8	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	32	32	33	32	33	34	34	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	42	42	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	68	68	67	68	67	66	66	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	58	58	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Magadan gets around 84 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 wet days in September. 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 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	29
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	0
2	35	0
3	35	0
4	35	0
5	35	0
6	35	0
7	35	0
8	35	0
9	35	0
10	35	1
11	34	1
12	34	1
13	34	1
14	33	1
15	32	1
16	32	1
17	31	1
18	31	1
19	30	2
20	30	2
21	29	2
22	29	3
23	29	3
24	28	3
25	28	4
26	28	4
27	28	5
28	29	5
29	29	6
30	29	7

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 16 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 5:23 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.9	13.8	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:00	5:02	5:04	5:07	5:09	5:12	5:14	5:16	5:19	5:21	5:23	5:26	5:28	5:31	5:33	5:35	5:38	5:40	5:42	5:45	5:47	5:50	5:52	5:54	5:57	5:59	6:02	6:04	6:06	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:53	6:50	6:47	6:44	6:41	6:38	6:35	6:32	6:29	6:26	6:22	6:19	6:16	6:13	6:10	6:07	6:04	6:01	5:58	5:54	5:51	5:48	5:45	5:42	5:39	5:36	5:33	5:30	5:27	5:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	5:00	6:53
2	13.8	5:02	6:50
3	13.7	5:04	6:47
4	13.6	5:07	6:44
5	13.5	5:09	6:41
6	13.4	5:12	6:38
7	13.3	5:14	6:35
8	13.3	5:16	6:32
9	13.2	5:19	6:29
10	13.1	5:21	6:26
11	13.0	5:23	6:22
12	12.9	5:26	6:19
13	12.8	5:28	6:16
14	12.7	5:31	6:13
15	12.6	5:33	6:10
16	12.5	5:35	6:07
17	12.4	5:38	6:04
18	12.3	5:40	6:01
19	12.3	5:42	5:58
20	12.2	5:45	5:54
21	12.1	5:47	5:51
22	12.0	5:50	5:48
23	11.9	5:52	5:45
24	11.8	5:54	5:42
25	11.7	5:57	5:39
26	11.6	5:59	5:36
27	11.5	6:02	5:33
28	11.4	6:04	5:30
29	11.3	6:06	5:27
30	11.2	6:09	5:23

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 2.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.7	Moderate
17	2.7	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.6	Moderate
20	2.6	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.5	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Magadan

In seasonPeak

In September, Magadan sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Magadan's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Magadan?

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

1.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Magadan.

What to pack for Magadan in September

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

In September, Magadan sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Magadan in September

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	-1	-1	-1	-1	1	6	12	13	10	5	2	0
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	-1	Bracing
Feb	-1	Bracing
Mar	-1	Bracing
Apr	-1	Bracing
May	1	Bracing
Jun	6	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	10	Bracing
Oct	5	Bracing
Nov	2	Bracing
Dec	0	Bracing

UV index in Magadan in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Magadan peaks around July 13 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	1	3	3	5	5	3	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	High
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	2	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Magadan?

Magadan sits at 59.6°N, 150.8°E, 71 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Okha, 818 km away.

Topography around Magadan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magadan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,530 m.

The land around Magadan is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

417 m

trees 46%

16 km

853 m

trees 47%

80 km

1,530 m

water 41%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen

← August Magadan year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Okha 818 km · Yelizovo 847 km · Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 868 km · Vilyuchinsk 873 km · Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 944 km · Yakutsk 1,170 km · Poronaysk 1,252 km · Komsomolsk-on-Amur 1,327 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

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 Magadan (59.5627°, 150.8021°, elevation 71 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	10
2	12	10
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	11	9
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	8
10	11	8
11	10	8
12	10	8
13	10	7
14	10	7
15	10	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	6
19	9	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	5
23	8	5
24	8	5
25	7	5
26	7	4
27	7	4
28	7	4
29	6	4
30	6	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	0
2	35	0
3	35	0
4	35	0
5	35	0
6	35	0
7	35	0
8	35	0
9	35	0
10	35	1
11	34	1
12	34	1
13	34	1
14	33	1
15	32	1
16	32	1
17	31	1
18	31	1
19	30	2
20	30	2
21	29	2
22	29	3
23	29	3
24	28	3
25	28	4
26	28	4
27	28	5
28	29	5
29	29	6
30	29	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	10
2	12	10
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	11	9
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	8
10	11	8
11	10	8
12	10	8
13	10	7
14	10	7
15	10	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	6
19	9	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	5
23	8	5
24	8	5
25	7	5
26	7	4
27	7	4
28	7	4
29	6	4
30	6	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	0
2	35	0
3	35	0
4	35	0
5	35	0
6	35	0
7	35	0
8	35	0
9	35	0
10	35	1
11	34	1
12	34	1
13	34	1
14	33	1
15	32	1
16	32	1
17	31	1
18	31	1
19	30	2
20	30	2
21	29	2
22	29	3
23	29	3
24	28	3
25	28	4
26	28	4
27	28	5
28	29	5
29	29	6
30	29	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	10
2	12	10
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	11	9
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	8
10	11	8
11	10	8
12	10	8
13	10	7
14	10	7
15	10	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	6
19	9	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	5
23	8	5
24	8	5
25	7	5
26	7	4
27	7	4
28	7	4
29	6	4
30	6	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	0
2	35	0
3	35	0
4	35	0
5	35	0
6	35	0
7	35	0
8	35	0
9	35	0
10	35	1
11	34	1
12	34	1
13	34	1
14	33	1
15	32	1
16	32	1
17	31	1
18	31	1
19	30	2
20	30	2
21	29	2
22	29	3
23	29	3
24	28	3
25	28	4
26	28	4
27	28	5
28	29	5
29	29	6
30	29	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100