Plast weather in October

In October, Plast sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 10.2 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 18% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Plast's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plast's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:36 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Plast is human settlement in Plastovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
195/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 12°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical October day in Plast reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°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 10°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2123
3123
4123
5122
6122
7112
8112
9112
10102
11101
12101
13101
1491
1591
1691
1780
1880
1980
2070
217-1
227-1
236-1
246-1
256-1
265-2
275-2
285-2
294-2
304-3
313-3

How October really feels in Plast

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.

Plast 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-10° / -18°1556.17.70.0
Feb-8° / -17°164.65.69.30.0
Mar-1° / -10°2365.911.50.0
Apr11° / 316.4213.72.6
May19° / 438.50.315.76.2
Jun24° / 12°5110.5016.86.7
Jul25° / 14°6911.1016.46.7
Aug23° / 12°579.7014.76.7
Sep16° / 367.70.112.55.3
Oct / 347.92.910.21.6
Nov-2° / -8°225.44.98.20.0
Dec-8° / -16°195.46.47.10.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53565
63565
73565
83466
93466
103367
113268
123169
133169
143169
153070
163070
172971
182971
192971
202971
212971
222971
232971
242971
252971
262971
272971
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Plast gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1263
2263
3264
4264
5264
6264
7265
8265
9265
10256
11256
12257
13257
14258
15258
16259
17259
182510
192511
202511
212412
222413
232413
242414
252414
262415
272415
282415
292415
302316
312316

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 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
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 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:076:25
211.27:086:22
311.27:106:20
411.17:126:17
511.07:146:15
610.97:166:12
710.97:186:10
810.87:206:07
910.77:226:05
1010.67:246:02
1110.67:266:00
1210.57:285:57
1310.47:305:55
1410.37:325:53
1510.37:345:50
1610.27:365:48
1710.17:385:45
1810.17:405:43
1910.07:425:41
209.97:445:38
219.87:465:36
229.87:485:34
239.77:505:32
249.67:525:29
259.67:545:27
269.57:565:25
279.47:585:23
289.38:005:21
299.38:025:19
309.28:045:17
319.18:065:15

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.7Dim
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 Plast?

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 Plast.

What to pack for Plast in October

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

In October, Plast sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Plast 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 Plast peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Plast?

Plast sits at 54.4°N, 60.8°E, 308 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yuzhnoural’sk, 30 km away.

Topography around Plast

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plast has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 313 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 1,062 m.

The land around Plast is covered by trees (40%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (30%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (35%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
1,062 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Yuzhnoural’sk 30 km · Yemanzhelinsk 54 km · Troitsk 58 km · Korkino 69 km · Chebarkul’ 74 km · Miass 88 km · Uchaly 89 km · Chelyabinsk 97 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 Plast (54.3691°, 60.8136°, elevation 308 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).