Petrovsk weather in October

In October, Petrovsk sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 8.8 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 14°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Petrovsk's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:34 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Petrovsk is city in Russia.

Density
782/km²
people per km²
Founded
1698

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 14°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Petrovsk reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 16°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)
1145
2145
3145
4134
5134
6134
7134
8124
9124
10123
11123
12113
13113
14113
15103
16102
17102
1892
1992
2091
2181
2281
2371
2471
2570
2660
2760
2860
2960
305-1
315-1

How October really feels in Petrovsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Petrovsk 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-6° / -12°408.910.780.0
Feb-6° / -12°337.98.79.50.0
Mar / -7°388.27.611.50.0
Apr11° / 417.81.713.63.0
May20° / 478.60.115.46.4
Jun24° / 13°5910.9016.46.8
Jul26° / 15°548.90167.0
Aug24° / 13°467.3014.57.4
Sep18° / 497.6012.45.9
Oct10° / 448.8110.32.2
Nov / -4°398.25.38.50.0
Dec-5° / -10°409.4107.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 74%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43268
53268
63169
73169
83070
93070
102971
113070
122971
132872
142773
152773
162674
172674
182476
192476
202476
212476
222278
232278
242278
252179
262080
272080
281882
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Petrovsk gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1290
2290
3290
4281
5281
6281
7281
8271
9271
10261
11261
12261
13261
14252
15252
16252
17253
18263
19264
20264
21275
22275
23286
24296
25297
26307
27308
28318
29319
30319
313110

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
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 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light 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 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 4:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:075:28
211.36:085:26
311.26:105:23
411.16:125:21
511.16:145:19
611.06:165:16
710.96:175:14
810.96:195:12
910.86:215:09
1010.76:235:07
1110.76:245:05
1210.66:265:02
1310.56:285:00
1410.56:304:58
1510.46:324:56
1610.36:344:53
1710.36:354:51
1810.26:374:49
1910.16:394:47
2010.16:414:45
2110.06:434:43
229.96:454:41
239.96:464:38
249.86:484:36
259.76:504:34
269.76:524:32
279.66:544:30
289.56:564:29
299.56:574:27
309.46:594:25
319.47:014:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.7 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
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Petrovsk?

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

2.2
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 Petrovsk.

What to pack for Petrovsk in October

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

In October, Petrovsk sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Petrovsk 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 Petrovsk peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Petrovsk?

Petrovsk sits at 52.3°N, 45.4°E, 189 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Atkarsk, 54 km away.

Topography around Petrovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m.

The land around Petrovsk is covered by grassland (38%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
331 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Atkarsk 54 km · Serdobsk 81 km · Saratov 95 km · Zarechnyy 100 km · Penza 102 km · Engels 104 km · Rtishchevo 109 km · Privolzhskiy 110 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 Petrovsk (52.3088°, 45.3899°, elevation 189 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).