Petrovsk weather in September

In September, Petrovsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 49 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Petrovsk's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Petrovsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 8°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12211
22111
32110
42110
52110
62010
72010
82010
9209
10199
11199
12199
13199
14188
15188
16188
17188
18177
19177
20177
21177
22167
23166
24166
25166
26156
27156
28155
29155
30145

How September really feels in Petrovsk

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

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Petrovsk weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64555
74555
84555
94555
104357
114357
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
174258
184258
194258
204159
214060
223961
234060
243961
253862
263862
273664
283664
293565
303466

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Petrovsk gets around 49 mm of rain over 7.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1926
2026
2126
2226
2327
2427
2528
2628
2728
2828
2929
3029

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188102
29091
39091
49181
59271
69271
79460
89460
99550
109640
119640
129730
139730
149820
159820
169820
179820
189820
199820
209910
219910
229820
239820
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light 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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:156:41
213.45:176:39
313.35:196:36
413.25:206:34
513.25:226:32
613.15:246:29
713.05:256:27
813.05:276:24
912.95:296:22
1012.85:316:19
1112.75:326:17
1212.75:346:15
1312.65:366:12
1412.55:376:10
1512.55:396:07
1612.45:416:05
1712.35:426:02
1812.35:446:00
1912.25:465:57
2012.15:485:55
2112.15:495:52
2212.05:515:50
2311.95:535:48
2411.85:555:45
2511.85:565:43
2611.75:585:40
2711.66:005:38
2811.66:015:35
2911.56:035:33
3011.46:055:31

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.24 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 — September's 3.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Petrovsk?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Petrovsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Petrovsk in September

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

In September, Petrovsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Petrovsk in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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
September 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).