Norilsk weather in October

In October, Norilsk sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -12°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 42 min at the start of October to 6 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Norilsk's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norilsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
6th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
7th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:38 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Norilsk is city in Russia.

Density
6,079/km²
people per km²
Founded
1935

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 -1°C in the first days to -12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Norilsk reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 12°C cooler than September and about 12°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-4
20-5
30-5
4-1-5
5-1-6
6-2-6
7-2-7
8-3-7
9-3-8
10-3-8
11-4-8
12-4-9
13-5-9
14-5-10
15-6-10
16-6-11
17-6-11
18-7-12
19-7-12
20-8-13
21-8-13
22-9-14
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26-10-16
27-11-16
28-11-17
29-12-17
30-12-18
31-13-18

How October really feels in Norilsk

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
29 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Norilsk weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-24° / -30°328.81210.0
Feb-23° / -29°307.810.86.50.0
Mar-16° / -23°389.712.1110.0
Apr-9° / -16°459.510.915.40.0
May-1° / -7°5010.39.620.90.0
Jun11° / 6411.72.5242.3
Jul17° / 10°7511.2023.25.1
Aug14° / 8513.50.217.53.6
Sep / 7012.44.512.90.7
Oct-6° / -11°7414.114.88.50.0
Nov-18° / -23°479.612.32.90.0
Dec-23° / -28°421013.500.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21486
31486
41486
51585
61585
71486
81486
91486
101486
111387
121387
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Norilsk gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 15 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14637
24639
34740
44741
54743
64844
74844
84845
94846
104847
114847
124848
134848
144849
154849
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174750
184751
194651
204651
214550
224450
234450
244349
254249
264148
274047
284047
293946
303845
313845

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
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7100
8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of October to 6 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 276 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 9:47 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 3:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:366:16
210.57:406:12
310.47:446:07
410.27:486:03
510.17:525:58
610.07:565:53
79.88:005:49
89.78:045:44
99.58:085:39
109.48:125:35
119.28:175:30
129.18:215:25
138.98:255:21
148.88:295:16
158.68:335:11
168.58:385:07
178.38:425:02
188.28:464:57
198.08:514:53
207.98:554:48
217.79:004:43
227.69:044:38
237.49:094:34
247.39:134:29
257.19:184:24
266.99:234:19
276.89:274:14
286.69:324:10
296.59:374:05
306.39:424:00
316.19:473:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 0.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
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310.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Norilsk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Norilsk.

What to pack for Norilsk in October

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

In October, Norilsk sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Norilsk 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 Norilsk peaks around July 15 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 15UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Norilsk?

Norilsk sits at 69.4°N, 88.2°E, 76 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Talnakh, 17 km away.

Novyy UrengoyTarko-SaleGubkinskiyNadymMuravlenko

Topography around Norilsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norilsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around Norilsk is covered by water (35%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, moss and lichen (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and moss and lichen (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,136 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Talnakh 17 km · Kayyerkan 18 km · Dudinka 80 km · Novyy Urengoy 607 km · Tarko-Sale 666 km · Gubkinskiy 746 km · Nadym 789 km · Muravlenko 862 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 Norilsk (69.3535°, 88.2027°, elevation 76 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).