Rostov Veliky weather in October

In October, Rostov Veliky sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Rostov Veliky's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rostov Veliky's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:08 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Rostov Veliky is town in Rostovsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,001/km²
people per km²
Founded
~862 CE

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 11°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical October day in Rostov Veliky reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1125
2124
3114
4114
5114
6114
7104
8104
9103
1093
1193
1293
1383
1482
1582
1672
1772
1872
1971
2061
2161
2261
2351
2450
2550
2650
2740
2840
2940
304-1
314-1

How October really feels in Rostov Veliky

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rostov Veliky weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°3810.811.87.10.0
Feb-5° / -11°308.29.490.0
Mar / -6°328.37.411.40.0
Apr10° / 378.82.413.92.3
May17° / 5611.50.316.25.3
Jun21° / 11°7411.7017.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7412.60176.4
Aug21° / 12°6811.60156.2
Sep15° / 599.90.112.54.4
Oct / 5911.32.8101.1
Nov / -4°459.96.87.70.0
Dec-4° / -8°3910.310.46.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32179
42080
52080
61981
71981
81981
91981
101882
111882
121882
131684
141684
151684
161684
171585
181585
191585
201585
211486
221486
231486
241486
251486
261387
271387
281387
291387
301288
311189

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Rostov Veliky gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1332
2342
3342
4353
5363
6363
7373
8374
9374
10385
11385
12385
13386
14386
15387
16387
17378
18378
19379
203610
213611
223612
233612
243513
253514
263515
273515
283516
293516
303517
313618

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 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light 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 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 4:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:345:48
211.16:375:45
311.16:395:43
411.06:415:40
510.96:435:37
610.86:455:34
710.76:485:31
810.66:505:29
910.66:525:26
1010.56:545:23
1110.46:565:21
1210.36:595:18
1310.27:015:15
1410.27:035:12
1510.17:055:10
1610.07:085:07
179.97:105:05
189.87:125:02
199.87:144:59
209.77:174:57
219.67:194:54
229.57:214:52
239.47:234:49
249.47:264:47
259.37:284:44
269.27:304:42
279.17:334:39
289.07:354:37
299.07:374:35
308.97:394:32
318.87:424:30

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Rostov Veliky?

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

1.1
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 Rostov Veliky.

What to pack for Rostov Veliky in October

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

In October, Rostov Veliky sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Rostov Veliky 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 Rostov Veliky peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rostov Veliky?

Rostov Veliky sits at 57.2°N, 39.4°E, 100 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gavrilov-Yam, 29 km away.

Topography around Rostov Veliky

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rostov Veliky has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m.

The land around Rostov Veliky is covered by water (32%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (33%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
214 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Gavrilov-Yam 29 km · Yaroslavl 56 km · Pereslavl’-Zalesskiy 60 km · Uglich 75 km · Nerekhta 76 km · Tutayev 76 km · Teykovo 78 km · Yur’yev-Pol’skiy 78 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 Rostov Veliky (57.1908°, 39.4131°, elevation 100 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).