Sheksna weather in October

In October, Sheksna sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sheksna's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sheksna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:16 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Sheksna is human settlement in Sheksninsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1590

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 10°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sheksna reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 12°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)
1114
2104
3104
4104
5104
693
793
893
983
1083
1182
1272
1372
1472
1561
1661
1761
1851
1951
2050
2150
2240
2340
2440
254-1
263-1
273-1
283-1
293-1
303-1
313-2

How October really feels in Sheksna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sheksna 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-7° / -12°4311.513.56.60.0
Feb-5° / -12°349.511.18.80.0
Mar / -7°369.69.511.30.0
Apr / -1°358.43.314.11.6
May16° / 5710.80.516.64.8
Jun20° / 10°7811.7018.15.9
Jul22° / 13°8312.9017.56.2
Aug20° / 11°7412.4015.25.8
Sep14° / 5610.8012.63.8
Oct / 5812.33.49.80.7
Nov-1° / -5°5111.28.87.30.0
Dec-5° / -9°4712.413.15.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 86%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21783
31783
41684
51585
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
111486
121486
131585
141486
151387
161387
171387
181387
191387
201387
211387
221387
231387
241387
251387
261387
271288
281189
291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sheksna gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1382
2393
3393
4403
5404
6404
7405
8405
9416
10416
11417
12418
13418
14419
154110
164011
174011
184012
194013
204014
213915
223915
233916
243917
253918
263818
273819
283819
293820
303820
313821

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 14 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
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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 4:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:405:50
211.16:425:47
311.06:455:44
410.96:475:41
510.86:505:38
610.76:525:35
710.66:545:32
810.56:575:29
910.46:595:26
1010.47:025:23
1110.37:045:20
1210.27:065:17
1310.17:095:14
1410.07:115:11
159.97:145:09
169.87:165:06
179.77:195:03
189.67:215:00
199.67:244:57
209.57:264:54
219.47:294:52
229.37:314:49
239.27:344:46
249.17:364:44
259.07:394:41
269.07:414:38
278.97:444:36
288.87:464:33
298.77:494:30
308.67:514:28
318.57:544:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.7Dim
270.7Dim
280.7Dim
290.7Dim
300.6Dim
310.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sheksna?

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

0.7
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 Sheksna.

What to pack for Sheksna in October

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

In October, Sheksna sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sheksna 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 Sheksna peaks around July 11 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sheksna?

Sheksna sits at 59.2°N, 38.5°E, 109 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Cherepovets, 36 km away.

Topography around Sheksna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sheksna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m.

The land around Sheksna is covered by trees (35%), grassland (20%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
191 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Cherepovets 36 km · Vologda 78 km · Sokol 95 km · Gryazovets 106 km · Rybinsk 131 km · Danilov 148 km · Tutayev 160 km · Pestovo 170 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 Sheksna (59.21°, 38.5107°, elevation 109 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).