Nizhnyaya Salda weather in October

In October, Nizhnyaya Salda sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°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 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Nizhnyaya Salda's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhnyaya Salda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
7th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:45 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Nizhnyaya Salda is human settlement in Nizhnyaya Salda Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1760

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 9°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nizhnyaya Salda reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1103
2103
392
492
592
692
782
882
981
1081
1171
1271
1370
1460
1560
1660
1750
185-1
195-1
204-1
214-1
224-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-3
272-3
282-3
292-3
301-4
311-4

How October really feels in Nizhnyaya Salda

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nizhnyaya Salda weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -17°185.97.26.90.0
Feb-8° / -16°164.86.38.90.0
Mar-0° / -9°256.77.411.40.0
Apr / -1°357.83.7141.6
May16° / 5810.20.916.44.9
Jun21° / 10°8412.90.117.75.9
Jul23° / 13°8813.2017.26.2
Aug20° / 11°8513.2015.15.5
Sep13° / 6311.60.412.53.5
Oct / -0°4310.24.19.90.6
Nov-4° / -9°2987.97.60.0
Dec-9° / -15°206.38.46.30.0

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 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32476
42377
52278
62278
72179
82080
91981
101882
111882
121783
131783
141585
151585
161684
171684
181585
191486
201486
211486
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231486
241486
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271585
281585
291486
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Nizhnyaya Salda gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1377
2377
3367
4368
5368
6358
7359
8349
9349
103310
113310
123211
133211
143212
153212
163213
173114
183114
193115
203115
213116
223216
233217
243218
253218
263219
273220
283221
293221
303222
313223

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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:106:22
211.17:126:19
311.07:156:16
410.97:176:13
510.97:196:11
610.87:216:08
710.77:246:05
810.67:266:02
910.57:285:59
1010.47:315:56
1110.37:335:54
1210.37:355:51
1310.27:385:48
1410.17:405:45
1510.07:425:43
169.97:455:40
179.87:475:37
189.87:495:34
199.77:525:32
209.67:545:29
219.57:565:26
229.47:595:24
239.38:015:21
249.38:035:19
259.28:065:16
269.18:085:14
279.08:105:11
288.98:135:09
298.88:155:06
308.88:185:04
318.78:205:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Nizhnyaya Salda?

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

0.6
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 Nizhnyaya Salda.

What to pack for Nizhnyaya Salda in October

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

In October, Nizhnyaya Salda sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Nizhnyaya Salda 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 Nizhnyaya Salda peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Nizhnyaya Salda in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nizhnyaya Salda is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 2015 µg/m³Jan 15 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhnyaya Salda?

Nizhnyaya Salda sits at 58.1°N, 60.7°E, 167 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Verkhnyaya Salda, 11 km away.

Topography around Nizhnyaya Salda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhnyaya Salda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 193 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m.

The land around Nizhnyaya Salda is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
686 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Verkhnyaya Salda 11 km · Nizhny Tagil 48 km · Krasnoural’sk 51 km · Kushva 62 km · Alapayevsk 63 km · Nev’yansk 72 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 79 km · Kirovgrad 82 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 Nizhnyaya Salda (58.0776°, 60.7202°, elevation 167 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).