Sal’sk weather in September

In September, Sal’sk sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 36 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Sal’sk's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sal’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:58 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical September day in Sal’sk reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°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)
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22715
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42615
52615
62614
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How September really feels in Sal’sk

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.

Sal’sk weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46931
56832
66733
76733
86733
96733
106733
116733
126634
136634
146535
156535
166436
176337
186238
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206040
215941
225842
235743
245644
255545
265545
275446
285446
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305446

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sal’sk gets around 36 mm of rain over 5.9 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
521
621
721
821
921
1021
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2119
2219
2319
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3021

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16320152
26419152
36619141
46719131
56819121
66919111
77019101
8711991
9721981
10721981
11731971
12751960
13751960
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18781930
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20791830
21791830
22811720
23821620
24821620
25831520
26841420
27851320
28851320
29861220
30871210

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:396:48
213.15:406:46
313.15:416:44
413.05:436:42
512.95:446:40
612.95:456:38
712.85:476:36
812.85:486:34
912.75:496:32
1012.75:506:30
1112.65:526:28
1212.65:536:26
1312.55:546:24
1412.45:566:22
1512.45:576:20
1612.35:586:18
1712.36:006:16
1812.26:016:14
1912.26:026:12
2012.16:046:10
2112.06:056:08
2212.06:066:06
2311.96:086:03
2411.96:096:01
2511.86:105:59
2611.86:125:57
2711.76:135:55
2811.66:145:53
2911.66:165:51
3011.56:175:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.01 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 — September's 4.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Sal’sk?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Sal’sk for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sal’sk in September

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

In September, Sal’sk sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Sal’sk in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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
September 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).