Sal’sk weather in October

In October, Sal’sk sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sal’sk's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sal’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:39 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Sal’sk is human settlement in Salsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,390/km²
people per km²
Founded
1812

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 20°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sal’sk reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°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)
12010
2209
3209
4199
5199
6199
7199
8188
9188
10188
11178
12178
13177
14177
15167
16167
17167
18156
19156
20156
21146
22146
23145
24135
25135
26135
27125
28124
29124
30114
31114

How October really feels in Sal’sk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Sal’sk weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°419.558.80.0
Feb / -4°338.34.4100.0
Mar / 4410311.61.3
Apr16° / 408.70.113.35.0
May23° / 12°589.9014.86.8
Jun28° / 17°468.3015.56.4
Jul31° / 19°447.2015.25.3
Aug30° / 18°365.50146.0
Sep24° / 12°365.9012.47.6
Oct16° / 487.90.210.75.1
Nov / 387.61.99.21.0
Dec / -3°4394.28.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45446
55347
65347
75248
85347
95248
105149
115149
125050
135050
144951
154852
164753
174654
184555
194357
204258
214159
224060
233862
243862
253664
263565
273367
283367
293268
303367
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sal’sk gets around 48 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 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1210
2220
3220
4230
5230
6230
7240
8240
9240
10240
11250
12250
13250
14250
15250
16250
17260
18261
19261
20261
21261
22261
23271
24272
25272
26272
27262
28262
29262
30263
31253

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
289101
389101
49091
59181
69181
79271
89370
99370
109460
119460
129550
139550
149640
159640
169640
179730
189730
199730
209820
219820
229820
239910
249910
259910
269910
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 13 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light 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 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 4:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:195:47
211.46:205:45
311.46:215:43
411.36:235:41
511.36:245:39
611.26:255:37
711.16:275:35
811.16:285:33
911.06:305:31
1011.06:315:29
1110.96:325:28
1210.96:345:26
1310.86:355:24
1410.86:375:22
1510.76:385:20
1610.66:395:18
1710.66:415:16
1810.56:425:15
1910.56:445:13
2010.46:455:11
2110.46:475:09
2210.36:485:08
2310.36:505:06
2410.26:515:04
2510.26:535:03
2610.16:545:01
2710.16:555:00
2810.06:574:58
2910.06:584:56
309.97:004:55
319.97:014:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sal’sk?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Sal’sk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sal’sk in October

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

In October, Sal’sk sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Sal’sk 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 Sal’sk peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sal’sk in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sal’sk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sal’sk?

Sal’sk sits at 46.5°N, 41.5°E, 38 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Proletarsk, 29 km away.

Topography around Sal’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sal’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m.

The land around Sal’sk is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
169 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Proletarsk 29 km · Orlovskiy 59 km · Belaya Glina 67 km · Yegorlykskaya 68 km · Krasnogvardeyskoye 70 km · Novopokrovskaya 87 km · Zernograd 103 km · Zimovniki 103 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 Sal’sk (46.4749°, 41.5416°, elevation 38 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).