Poronaysk weather in October

In October, Poronaysk sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 109 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Poronaysk's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poronaysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 109 mm; 11.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:57 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.8; out of 10

Poronaysk is human settlement in Poronaysky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.

Density: 303/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1869

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Poronaysk reaches about 9°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 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	13	5
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	12	4
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	10	3
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	8	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	8	0
23	7	0
24	7	0
25	7	0
26	6	0
27	6	-1
28	6	-1
29	6	-1
30	5	-1
31	5	-2

How October really feels in Poronaysk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Poronaysk weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-11° / -19°	42	6	7.5	8.5	0.0
Feb	-10° / -19°	29	5.4	6.4	9.8	0.0
Mar	-4° / -12°	53	8.1	9.3	11.6	0.0
Apr	3° / -4°	75	10	9.1	13.4	0.1
May	9° / 2°	74	10.5	3.4	15.1	2.0
Jun	14° / 7°	59	9.2	0	15.9	4.0
Jul	17° / 11°	80	9.1	0	15.6	5.4
Aug	19° / 13°	109	12	0	14.2	5.6
Sep	16° / 9°	105	11.6	0	12.4	4.8
Oct	9° / 2°	109	11.2	2	10.5	1.8
Nov	-0° / -7°	70	8.5	7.5	8.9	0.0
Dec	-9° / -16°	54	6.6	7.8	8.1	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	54	54	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49
Cloudier (%)	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Poronaysk gets around 109 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32
Snow chance (%)	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	12	12	13	13	14

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	1
2	39	2
3	39	2
4	39	2
5	39	2
6	39	3
7	39	3
8	38	3
9	38	4
10	38	4
11	37	4
12	37	5
13	37	5
14	37	5
15	36	6
16	36	6
17	36	7
18	36	7
19	36	8
20	35	8
21	35	9
22	35	9
23	34	10
24	34	10
25	34	10
26	33	11
27	33	12
28	33	12
29	32	13
30	32	13
31	32	14

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:12	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:19	7:20	7:22
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:34	5:59
2	11.4	6:35	5:57
3	11.3	6:37	5:55
4	11.2	6:39	5:53
5	11.2	6:40	5:51
6	11.1	6:42	5:49
7	11.1	6:43	5:46
8	11.0	6:45	5:44
9	10.9	6:46	5:42
10	10.9	6:48	5:40
11	10.8	6:49	5:38
12	10.7	6:51	5:36
13	10.7	6:53	5:34
14	10.6	6:54	5:32
15	10.6	6:56	5:30
16	10.5	6:57	5:28
17	10.4	6:59	5:26
18	10.4	7:01	5:24
19	10.3	7:02	5:22
20	10.3	7:04	5:20
21	10.2	7:05	5:18
22	10.2	7:07	5:16
23	10.1	7:09	5:15
24	10.0	7:10	5:13
25	10.0	7:12	5:11
26	9.9	7:14	5:09
27	9.9	7:15	5:07
28	9.8	7:17	5:06
29	9.8	7:19	5:04
30	9.7	7:20	5:02
31	9.6	7:22	5:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 2.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.4	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.2	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.0	Moderate
30	2.0	Moderate
31	2.0	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Poronaysk?

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

1.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Poronaysk.

What to pack for Poronaysk in October

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

In October, Poronaysk sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Poronaysk in October

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	0	0	0	1	4	8	13	16	14	10	5	2
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	0	Bracing
Feb	0	Bracing
Mar	0	Bracing
Apr	1	Bracing
May	4	Bracing
Jun	8	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	10	Bracing
Nov	5	Bracing
Dec	2	Bracing

UV index in Poronaysk in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Poronaysk peaks around August 10 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	2	4	5	7	7	7	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Poronaysk?

Poronaysk sits at 49.2°N, 143.1°E, 7 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sovetskaya Gavan’, 206 km away.

Topography around Poronaysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poronaysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,304 m.

The land around Poronaysk is covered by water (38%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, water (44%), trees (29%) and wetland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

water 38%

16 km

256 m

water 44%

80 km

1,304 m

trees 61%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← September Poronaysk year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Sovetskaya Gavan’ 206 km · Vanino 207 km · Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 253 km · Kholmsk 254 km · Korsakov 288 km · Nevel’sk 297 km · Wakkanai 437 km · Makubetsu 439 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

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 Poronaysk (49.2204°, 143.0912°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	13	5
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	12	4
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	10	3
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	8	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	8	0
23	7	0
24	7	0
25	7	0
26	6	0
27	6	-1
28	6	-1
29	6	-1
30	5	-1
31	5	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	1
2	39	2
3	39	2
4	39	2
5	39	2
6	39	3
7	39	3
8	38	3
9	38	4
10	38	4
11	37	4
12	37	5
13	37	5
14	37	5
15	36	6
16	36	6
17	36	7
18	36	7
19	36	8
20	35	8
21	35	9
22	35	9
23	34	10
24	34	10
25	34	10
26	33	11
27	33	12
28	33	12
29	32	13
30	32	13
31	32	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	13	5
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	12	4
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	10	3
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	8	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	8	0
23	7	0
24	7	0
25	7	0
26	6	0
27	6	-1
28	6	-1
29	6	-1
30	5	-1
31	5	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	1
2	39	2
3	39	2
4	39	2
5	39	2
6	39	3
7	39	3
8	38	3
9	38	4
10	38	4
11	37	4
12	37	5
13	37	5
14	37	5
15	36	6
16	36	6
17	36	7
18	36	7
19	36	8
20	35	8
21	35	9
22	35	9
23	34	10
24	34	10
25	34	10
26	33	11
27	33	12
28	33	12
29	32	13
30	32	13
31	32	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	13	5
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	12	4
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	10	3
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	8	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	8	0
23	7	0
24	7	0
25	7	0
26	6	0
27	6	-1
28	6	-1
29	6	-1
30	5	-1
31	5	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	1
2	39	2
3	39	2
4	39	2
5	39	2
6	39	3
7	39	3
8	38	3
9	38	4
10	38	4
11	37	4
12	37	5
13	37	5
14	37	5
15	36	6
16	36	6
17	36	7
18	36	7
19	36	8
20	35	8
21	35	9
22	35	9
23	34	10
24	34	10
25	34	10
26	33	11
27	33	12
28	33	12
29	32	13
30	32	13
31	32	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100