Pechora weather in October

In October, Pechora sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 9.2 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 4% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of October to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Pechora's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pechora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
7th coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
6:21 AM – 3:31 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Pechora is city in Pechora Municipal District, Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
1,356/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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 Pechora 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 7°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
161
261
351
451
550
650
740
84-1
94-1
103-1
113-1
123-2
132-2
142-2
152-3
161-3
171-3
181-4
190-4
200-4
210-4
220-5
23-1-5
24-1-5
25-1-6
26-1-6
27-2-6
28-2-6
29-2-7
30-2-7
31-3-7

How October really feels in Pechora

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
9 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Pechora 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-15° / -21°319.812.84.40.0
Feb-13° / -19°257.710.47.70.0
Mar-5° / -13°32101211.20.0
Apr / -7°4210.49.114.70.0
May / -0°5612.14.618.31.3
Jun16° / 71120.920.94.4
Jul20° / 11°7411.4019.75.9
Aug16° / 7913.5016.34.2
Sep10° / 6913.71.112.71.8
Oct / -3°6814.810.49.20.0
Nov-7° / -12°4811.613.35.60.0
Dec-12° / -18°3810.914.43.10.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
91189
101189
111090
121090
131090
141090
151090
161090
171090
181090
191090
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211090
221090
231090
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26892
27892
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30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Pechora gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14613
24614
34515
44516
54517
64418
74419
84421
94422
104423
114425
124427
134428
144530
154532
164534
174636
184738
194839
204841
214942
225044
235045
245146
255147
265148
275148
285149
295149
305049
315048

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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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 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light 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 10 h 54 min at the start of October to 7 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 210 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 2:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.95:324:28
210.85:364:24
310.75:394:20
410.65:424:16
510.55:454:13
610.35:484:09
710.25:514:05
810.15:554:01
910.05:583:58
109.96:013:54
119.86:043:50
129.66:083:46
139.56:113:43
149.46:143:39
159.36:183:35
169.26:213:31
179.16:243:28
188.96:283:24
198.86:313:20
208.76:343:17
218.66:383:13
228.56:413:09
238.46:443:06
248.26:483:02
258.16:512:58
268.06:552:55
277.96:582:51
287.87:022:48
297.67:052:44
307.57:092:41
317.47:122:37

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.02 kWh/m² to a high of 4.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.7Dim
140.7Dim
150.7Dim
160.7Dim
170.7Dim
180.6Dim
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200.6Dim
210.6Dim
220.5Dim
230.5Dim
240.5Dim
250.5Dim
260.5Dim
270.4Dim
280.4Dim
290.4Dim
300.4Dim
310.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Pechora?

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
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pechora.

What to pack for Pechora in October

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

In October, Pechora sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Pechora 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 Pechora peaks around July 11 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pechora?

Pechora sits at 65.1°N, 57.2°E, 60 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Usinsk, 97 km away.

Topography around Pechora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pechora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m.

The land around Pechora is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
649 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Usinsk 97 km · Inta 167 km · Sosnogorsk 235 km · Ukhta 244 km · Nar'yan-Mar 335 km · Narian-Mar 335 km · Vorgashor 399 km · Vorkuta 402 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 Pechora (65.1472°, 57.2244°, elevation 60 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).