Shakhty weather in October

In October, Shakhty sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Shakhty's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shakhty's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:47 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Shakhty is city in Russia.

Density
1,399/km²
people per km²
Founded
1805

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 18°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Shakhty reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2188
3188
4188
5188
6177
7177
8177
9177
10167
11166
12166
13156
14156
15156
16145
17145
18145
19135
20135
21134
22124
23124
24124
25113
26113
27113
28103
29103
30102
31102

How October really feels in Shakhty

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Shakhty weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°449.56.98.70.0
Feb / -6°398.25.89.90.0
Mar / -1°439.84.311.60.8
Apr15° / 429.20.213.34.6
May22° / 11°5810.2014.96.7
Jun27° / 16°468.5015.76.8
Jul29° / 18°417.5015.46.0
Aug29° / 17°315.1014.16.6
Sep22° / 11°386.3012.47.4
Oct14° / 397.40.310.64.5
Nov / -0°37729.10.6
Dec / -5°458.75.58.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65347
75248
85149
95149
104951
114951
124852
134654
144753
154654
164555
174357
184357
194258
204159
214060
223961
233763
243763
253565
263466
273466
283367
293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Shakhty gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1190
2190
3190
4190
5190
6200
7200
8200
9210
10210
11210
12220
13220
14230
15240
16240
17250
18251
19251
20261
21261
22261
23271
24272
25272
26262
27262
28262
29252
30252
31243

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29361
39361
49361
59550
69550
79550
89640
99640
109640
119640
129730
139730
149730
159730
169820
179820
189820
199820
209820
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

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.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light 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
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:255:52
211.46:265:50
311.36:275:48
411.36:295:46
511.26:305:43
611.26:325:41
711.16:335:39
811.06:355:37
911.06:365:35
1010.96:385:33
1110.96:395:31
1210.86:415:29
1310.86:425:27
1410.76:445:26
1510.66:455:24
1610.66:475:22
1710.56:485:20
1810.56:505:18
1910.46:515:16
2010.46:535:14
2110.36:545:13
2210.36:565:11
2310.26:575:09
2410.16:595:07
2510.17:005:06
2610.07:025:04
2710.07:035:02
289.97:055:01
299.97:064:59
309.87:084:57
319.87:104:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Shakhty?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Shakhty for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shakhty in October

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

In October, Shakhty sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Shakhty 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 Shakhty peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Shakhty 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 Shakhty is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1616 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shakhty?

Shakhty sits at 47.7°N, 40.2°E, 112 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novoshakhtinsk, 22 km away.

Topography around Shakhty

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shakhty has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m.

The land around Shakhty is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
358 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Novoshakhtinsk 22 km · Krasnyy Sulin 22 km · Novocherkassk 34 km · Zverevo 35 km · Gukovo 43 km · Bagayevskaya 46 km · Semikarakorsk 50 km · Voznesenivka 51 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 Shakhty (47.7192°, 40.216°, elevation 112 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).