Shumikha weather in October

In October, Shumikha sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Shumikha's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shumikha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:28 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Shumikha is human settlement in Shumikhinsky District, Kurgan Oblast, Russia.

Density
661/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 12°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical October day in Shumikha reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2123
3123
4123
5113
6113
7113
8112
9102
10102
11102
1292
1391
1491
1581
1681
1781
1870
1970
2070
2160
226-1
236-1
245-1
255-1
265-2
274-2
284-2
294-3
303-3
313-3

How October really feels in Shumikha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Shumikha weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -18°175.26.77.50.0
Feb-9° / -17°154.55.79.20.0
Mar-2° / -10°235.85.511.40.0
Apr10° / 276.2213.82.4
May19° / 498.30.315.96.2
Jun23° / 12°509.40176.8
Jul24° / 14°7011.4016.66.8
Aug22° / 12°5910.4014.86.5
Sep16° / 418.60.112.55.0
Oct / 368.63.110.11.4
Nov-3° / -9°277.26.38.10.0
Dec-9° / -16°216.37.170.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63169
73169
83070
93070
102971
112872
122773
132674
142575
152575
162476
172377
182377
192179
202179
212179
222080
232080
242080
252080
262179
272179
282080
292080
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Shumikha gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2294
3294
4294
5294
6295
7295
8295
9296
10296
11296
12287
13287
14288
15288
16289
172810
182811
192811
202712
212713
222713
232714
242715
252715
262716
272817
282817
292818
302819
312819

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 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 138 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:576:14
211.26:596:12
311.17:016:09
411.17:036:06
511.07:056:04
610.97:076:01
710.87:095:59
810.77:115:56
910.77:135:54
1010.67:155:51
1110.57:175:49
1210.47:195:46
1310.47:225:43
1410.37:245:41
1510.27:265:39
1610.17:285:36
1710.17:305:34
1810.07:325:31
199.97:345:29
209.87:365:26
219.87:385:24
229.77:405:22
239.67:425:19
249.57:445:17
259.57:465:15
269.47:485:13
279.37:515:10
289.37:535:08
299.27:555:06
309.17:575:04
319.07:595:02

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Shumikha?

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

1.4
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 Shumikha.

What to pack for Shumikha in October

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

In October, Shumikha sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Shumikha in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shumikha peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shumikha?

Shumikha sits at 55.2°N, 63.3°E, 184 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kurtamysh, 81 km away.

Topography around Shumikha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shumikha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Shumikha is covered by grassland (48%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), trees (28%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
144 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kurtamysh 81 km · Shadrinsk 98 km · Kopeysk 107 km · Chelyabinsk 118 km · Kataysk 126 km · Korkino 126 km · Kurgan 132 km · Yemanzhelinsk 136 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 Shumikha (55.2287°, 63.2855°, elevation 184 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).