Nar'yan-Mar weather in October

In October, Nar'yan-Mar sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to -2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of October to 6 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Nar'yan-Mar's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nar'yan-Mar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
7th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
6:49 AM – 3:37 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
0.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nar'yan-Mar is city in the north of Russia.

Density
752/km²
people per km²
Founded
1931

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 5°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nar'yan-Mar reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
162
251
351
451
551
640
740
840
930
103-1
113-1
122-1
132-2
142-2
152-2
161-3
171-3
181-4
190-4
200-4
210-4
22-1-5
23-1-5
24-1-5
25-1-6
26-2-6
27-2-6
28-2-6
29-2-7
30-3-7
31-3-7

How October really feels in Nar'yan-Mar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
12 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Nar'yan-Mar weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -20°227.29.52.30.0
Feb-13° / -19°175.57.27.10.0
Mar-8° / -14°217.59110.0
Apr-2° / -9°287.8815.10.0
May / -3°41105.319.50.3
Jun12° / 5510.50.823.83.1
Jul17° / 5610.40225.0
Aug14° / 6011.6016.93.5
Sep / 5311.10.612.81.6
Oct / -3°4912.17.38.80.0
Nov-6° / -11°328.79.54.40.0
Dec-10° / -16°288.910.60.10.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71882
81882
91882
101981
111882
121882
132080
142080
152080
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311288

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Nar'yan-Mar gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1408
2409
34010
44010
54011
63912
73913
83914
93815
103816
113817
123718
133719
143720
153722
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203929
213930
223931
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263934
273834
283834
293734
303634
313634

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 19 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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3020light breeze
3120light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of October to 6 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 246 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 2:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.85:534:41
210.75:574:36
310.56:014:32
410.46:044:28
510.36:084:24
610.16:124:19
710.06:154:15
89.96:194:11
99.76:234:07
109.66:264:02
119.56:303:58
129.36:343:54
139.26:383:50
149.16:413:45
158.96:453:41
168.86:493:37
178.76:533:33
188.56:573:29
198.47:013:24
208.37:053:20
218.17:093:16
228.07:133:12
237.87:173:07
247.77:213:03
257.67:252:59
267.47:292:55
277.37:332:51
287.27:372:46
297.07:412:42
306.97:452:38
316.77:492:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.77 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 0.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
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90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.7Dim
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270.4Dim
280.3Dim
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310.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Nar'yan-Mar?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nar'yan-Mar.

What to pack for Nar'yan-Mar in October

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

In October, Nar'yan-Mar sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Nar'yan-Mar in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nar'yan-Mar peaks around June 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 16UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nar'yan-Mar?

Nar'yan-Mar sits at 67.6°N, 53.0°E, 10 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Narian-Mar, 5.0 km away.

VorgashorVorkuta

Topography around Nar'yan-Mar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nar'yan-Mar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nar'yan-Mar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Nar'yan-Mar is covered by water (30%) and wetland (27%) within 3 km, wetland (50%) within 16 km, and wetland (38%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Narian-Mar 5.0 km · Usinsk 268 km · Pechora 335 km · Inta 360 km · Sosnogorsk 451 km · Ukhta 454 km · Vorgashor 456 km · Vorkuta 469 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 Nar'yan-Mar (67.6387°, 53.0037°, elevation 10 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).