Novoaltaysk weather in October

In October, Novoaltaysk sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Novoaltaysk's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novoaltaysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
7th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:01 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Novoaltaysk is human settlement in City of Novoaltaysk, Altai Krai, Russia.

Density
846/km²
people per km²
Founded
1736

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 12°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical October day in Novoaltaysk reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 11°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3122
4122
5122
6122
7111
8111
9111
10101
11101
12100
13100
1490
1590
1690
1780
188-1
198-1
207-1
217-1
227-1
236-2
246-2
256-2
265-2
275-3
285-3
294-3
304-3
313-4

How October really feels in Novoaltaysk

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.

Novoaltaysk 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-12° / -20°287.7107.80.0
Feb-9° / -18°226.77.99.40.0
Mar-1° / -11°257.47.311.50.0
Apr10° / -1°3382.513.72.3
May19° / 469.10.415.66.0
Jun24° / 12°519.5016.76.9
Jul25° / 15°6511.5016.26.6
Aug23° / 12°4910.3014.66.8
Sep17° / 439.30.312.55.2
Oct / -0°4610.23.510.31.6
Nov-3° / -10°5211.310.48.40.0
Dec-10° / -17°4210.912.87.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83367
93466
103466
113268
123268
133268
143169
153169
163070
173070
182971
192971
202971
212773
222773
232773
242575
252575
262575
272476
282476
292476
302476
312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Novoaltaysk gets around 46 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2293
3293
4293
5294
6294
7304
8304
9315
10315
11326
12326
13327
14338
15338
16339
173410
183412
193413
203514
213515
223516
233517
243618
253619
263620
273621
283722
293723
303724
313825

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.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light 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 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 4:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:335:53
211.36:355:51
311.26:375:48
411.16:395:46
511.06:415:43
611.06:435:41
710.96:445:38
810.86:465:36
910.86:485:34
1010.76:505:31
1110.66:525:29
1210.56:545:26
1310.56:565:24
1410.46:585:22
1510.36:595:19
1610.37:015:17
1710.27:035:15
1810.17:055:13
1910.17:075:10
2010.07:095:08
219.97:115:06
229.87:135:04
239.87:155:02
249.77:174:59
259.67:194:57
269.67:214:55
279.57:234:53
289.47:254:51
299.47:264:49
309.37:284:47
319.27:304:45

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Novoaltaysk?

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

1.6
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 Novoaltaysk.

What to pack for Novoaltaysk in October

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

In October, Novoaltaysk sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Novoaltaysk in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Novoaltaysk peaks around May 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 22UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Novoaltaysk 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 Novoaltaysk is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1517 µg/m³Dec 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May11Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Novoaltaysk?

Novoaltaysk sits at 53.4°N, 83.9°E, 143 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Barnaul, 15 km away.

Topography around Novoaltaysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novoaltaysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m.

The land around Novoaltaysk is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), cropland (31%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
214 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Barnaul 15 km · Novosilikatnyy 24 km · Yuzhnyy 24 km · Tal’menka 51 km · Zarinsk 74 km · Cherepanovo 97 km · Suzun 115 km · Linëvo 122 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 Novoaltaysk (53.4143°, 83.9411°, elevation 143 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).