Magnitogorsk weather in September

In September, Magnitogorsk sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Magnitogorsk's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magnitogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:46 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Magnitogorsk is city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,054/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical September day in Magnitogorsk reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 8°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
3199
4198
5198
6198
7198
8188
9187
10187
11177
12177
13176
14176
15166
16166
17166
18165
19155
20155
21155
22154
23144
24144
25144
26144
27133
28133
29133
30133

How September really feels in Magnitogorsk

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

Magnitogorsk weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -18°175.16.57.80.0
Feb-8° / -18°194.96.29.40.0
Mar-1° / -11°276.26.411.50.0
Apr10° / -1°366.82.513.72.4
May19° / 418.30.315.66.1
Jun23° / 11°449.8016.76.9
Jul24° / 13°5710.2016.26.9
Aug23° / 12°508.5014.67.0
Sep16° / 337.50.112.55.3
Oct / -0°337.22.710.31.5
Nov-2° / -9°2265.48.40.0
Dec-9° / -16°205.56.87.30.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54258
64159
74159
84159
94159
104060
113961
123961
133862
143862
153763
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243664
253763
263664
273664
283664
293565
303565

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Magnitogorsk gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1230
2230
3230
4230
5230
6240
7240
8250
9250
10250
11260
12260
13260
14270
15270
16270
17270
18270
19260
20261
21261
22261
23261
24261
25262
26262
27262
28263
29263
30253

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2973
3973
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:197:48
213.46:217:46
313.36:237:43
413.36:247:41
513.26:267:39
613.16:287:36
713.16:307:34
813.06:317:31
912.96:337:29
1012.86:357:26
1112.86:377:23
1212.76:397:21
1312.66:407:18
1412.66:427:16
1512.56:447:13
1612.46:467:11
1712.36:487:08
1812.36:497:06
1912.26:517:03
2012.16:537:01
2112.16:556:58
2212.06:576:56
2311.96:586:53
2411.87:006:50
2511.87:026:48
2611.77:046:45
2711.67:066:43
2811.57:086:40
2911.57:096:38
3011.47:116:35

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.4Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Magnitogorsk?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Magnitogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Magnitogorsk in September

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

In September, Magnitogorsk sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Magnitogorsk in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Magnitogorsk peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Magnitogorsk?

Magnitogorsk sits at 53.4°N, 59.0°E, 330 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Beloretsk, 74 km away.

Topography around Magnitogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magnitogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 371 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m.

The land around Magnitogorsk is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), water (29%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), cropland (29%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
865 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Beloretsk 74 km · Sibay 79 km · Baymak 101 km · Mezgor'e 107 km · Uchaly 110 km · Kartaly 115 km · Katav-Ivanovsk 160 km · Plast 160 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 Magnitogorsk (53.3981°, 59.0066°, elevation 330 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).