Saransk weather in September

In September, Saransk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Saransk's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saransk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Saransk is city in Russia.

Density
3,913/km²
people per km²
Founded
1641

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 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical September day in Saransk reaches about 17°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 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 8°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32010
41910
5199
6199
7199
8189
9189
10189
11188
12178
13178
14178
15178
16167
17167
18167
19167
20157
21156
22156
23156
24156
25146
26145
27145
28145
29135
30135

How September really feels in Saransk

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.

Saransk weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°379.411.57.70.0
Feb-6° / -12°328.19.39.30.0
Mar / -7°358.48.311.50.0
Apr11° / 4492.313.72.6
May19° / 509.80.215.76.0
Jun22° / 12°6811.7016.86.4
Jul25° / 14°6711.1016.46.8
Aug23° / 12°6710.4014.66.7
Sep17° / 5610.1012.55.0
Oct / 5110.71.910.21.5
Nov / -5°419.678.20.0
Dec-5° / -10°4010.711.67.20.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43763
53664
63664
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133367
143367
153367
163367
173367
183466
193466
203466
213466
223367
233268
243268
253268
263169
273070
283070
292971
302971

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Saransk gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.1 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
432
532
633
733
834
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185132
286122
387112
488111
589101
69091
79181
89181
99370
109460
119460
129550
139640
149640
159730
169730
179820
189820
199820
209910
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light 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
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:136:45
213.55:156:43
313.45:176:40
413.35:196:37
513.25:206:35
613.25:226:32
713.15:246:30
813.05:266:27
912.95:286:25
1012.95:306:22
1112.85:316:19
1212.75:336:17
1312.75:356:14
1412.65:376:12
1512.55:396:09
1612.45:416:06
1712.45:436:04
1812.35:456:01
1912.25:465:59
2012.15:485:56
2112.15:505:53
2212.05:525:51
2311.95:545:48
2411.85:565:46
2511.85:585:43
2611.75:595:40
2711.66:015:38
2811.56:035:35
2911.56:055:33
3011.46:075:30

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Saransk?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Saransk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saransk in September

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

In September, Saransk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Saransk in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saransk peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saransk?

Saransk sits at 54.2°N, 45.2°E, 168 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ruzayevka, 20 km away.

Topography around Saransk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saransk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Saransk is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, cropland (46%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (36%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
260 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Ruzayevka 20 km · Nikol’sk 78 km · Kovylkino 83 km · Inza 85 km · Zarechnyy 109 km · Penza 110 km · Alatyr’ 117 km · Nizhniy Lomov 122 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 Saransk (54.1848°, 45.1717°, elevation 168 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).