Monchegorsk weather in September

In September, Monchegorsk sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of September to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Monchegorsk's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monchegorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:20 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
82%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Monchegorsk is human settlement in Monchegorsk Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
18/km²
people per km²
Founded
1930

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 12°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical September day in Monchegorsk reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1126
2126
3126
4125
5115
6115
7115
8115
9115
10105
11104
12104
13104
14104
1594
1694
1794
1893
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2473
2573
2672
2772
2862
2962
3062

How September really feels in Monchegorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Monchegorsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -15°288.610.820.0
Feb-9° / -15°257.79.970.0
Mar-4° / -11°318.510.7110.0
Apr / -6°338.99.115.10.0
May / 4711.66.219.70.9
Jun13° / 6712.70.723.93.3
Jul17° / 10°79140.122.24.7
Aug14° / 7013.10173.8
Sep / 6011.51.112.81.7
Oct / -2°5611.57.38.70.0
Nov-4° / -8°379.911.44.20.0
Dec-7° / -12°341012.300.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151288
161387
171387
181387
191387
201387
211288
221189
231189
241288
251288
261387
271486
281486
291486
301486

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Monchegorsk gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2360
3360
4350
5350
6351
7361
8361
9361
10371
11372
12372
13382
14382
15383
16393
17394
18404
19405
20415
21416
22416
23416
24417
25407
26408
27408
28409
29409
30409

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of September to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 234 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:258:11
214.65:298:07
314.55:328:03
414.45:367:58
514.25:407:54
614.15:437:49
714.05:477:45
813.85:517:41
913.75:547:36
1013.65:587:32
1113.46:027:28
1213.36:057:23
1313.26:097:19
1413.06:137:14
1512.96:167:10
1612.86:207:06
1712.66:247:01
1812.56:276:57
1912.46:316:53
2012.26:346:48
2112.16:386:44
2212.06:426:40
2311.86:456:35
2411.76:496:31
2511.66:526:27
2611.46:566:22
2711.37:006:18
2811.27:036:14
2911.07:076:09
3010.97:116:05

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 1.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 1.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Monchegorsk?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Monchegorsk.

What to pack for Monchegorsk in September

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

In September, Monchegorsk sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Monchegorsk in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monchegorsk peaks around July 13 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 13UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Monchegorsk?

Monchegorsk sits at 67.9°N, 32.9°E, 131 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Olenegorsk, 28 km away.

Topography around Monchegorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monchegorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,351 m.

The land around Monchegorsk is covered by water (29%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
902 m
80 km
1,351 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
September weather nearby: Olenegorsk 28 km · Apatity 46 km · Kirovsk 49 km · Polyarnyye Zori 66 km · Kandalaksha 90 km · Kovdor 109 km · Murmansk 115 km · Severomorsk 127 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 Monchegorsk (67.9397°, 32.8739°, elevation 131 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).