Nerekhta weather in October

In October, Nerekhta sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Nerekhta's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nerekhta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:04 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Nerekhta is town in Nerekhtsky District, Kostroma Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,491/km²
people per km²
Founded
1214

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 11°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nerekhta reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°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)
1124
2114
3114
4114
5114
6104
7104
8103
9103
1093
1193
1293
1382
1482
1582
1672
1772
1871
1961
2061
2161
2251
2350
2450
2550
2640
2740
2840
294-1
304-1
313-1

How October really feels in Nerekhta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nerekhta weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°3810.612.170.0
Feb-5° / -11°298.29.590.0
Mar / -6°338.77.811.40.0
Apr10° / 409.22.613.92.1
May17° / 5811.10.216.25.3
Jun21° / 11°7812.2017.66.0
Jul23° / 14°7412.50176.4
Aug21° / 12°6811.90156.1
Sep15° / 6210.90.212.54.3
Oct / 6111.83.2101.1
Nov-0° / -4°4610.47.27.70.0
Dec-4° / -9°3910.5116.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32080
42080
52080
62080
71981
81783
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
151783
161684
171585
181684
191684
201684
211585
221585
231585
241486
251486
261486
271486
281387
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Nerekhta gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1343
2343
3353
4353
5364
6374
7374
8385
9385
10396
11396
12397
13407
14408
15408
16409
174010
183911
193911
203912
213913
223914
233815
243816
253816
263817
273817
283818
293718
303719
313719

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
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
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 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 4:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:305:43
211.16:325:40
311.16:345:38
411.06:375:35
510.96:395:32
610.86:415:29
710.76:435:26
810.66:465:24
910.66:485:21
1010.56:505:18
1110.46:525:15
1210.36:555:13
1310.26:575:10
1410.16:595:07
1510.17:015:05
1610.07:045:02
179.97:064:59
189.87:084:57
199.77:104:54
209.67:134:51
219.67:154:49
229.57:174:46
239.47:204:44
249.37:224:41
259.27:244:39
269.27:274:36
279.17:294:34
289.07:314:32
298.97:334:29
308.97:364:27
318.87:384:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Nerekhta?

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

1.1
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 Nerekhta.

What to pack for Nerekhta in October

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

In October, Nerekhta sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Nerekhta 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 Nerekhta peaks around July 13 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nerekhta?

Nerekhta sits at 57.5°N, 40.6°E, 105 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Volgorechensk, 35 km away.

Topography around Nerekhta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nerekhta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m.

The land around Nerekhta is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (31%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
107 m
80 km
166 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Volgorechensk 35 km · Furmanov 39 km · Kostroma 40 km · Privolzhsk 44 km · Yaroslavl 46 km · Gavrilov-Yam 46 km · Ivanovo 56 km · Kokhma 66 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 Nerekhta (57.4579°, 40.5717°, elevation 105 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).