Sim weather in October

In October, Sim sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 10.2 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 10% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sim's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:50 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Sim is town in Ashinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
474/km²
people per km²
Founded
1759

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 Sim reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2113
3102
4102
5102
6102
792
892
992
1091
1181
1281
1381
1471
1571
1670
1760
1860
1960
2050
215-1
225-1
234-1
244-1
254-2
264-2
273-2
283-2
293-3
302-3
312-3

How October really feels in Sim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sim 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-10° / -16°399.612.87.50.0
Feb-7° / -16°348.210.39.30.0
Mar-1° / -9°4410.111.511.40.0
Apr / -1°478.94.713.81.7
May17° / 7012.40.715.85.1
Jun21° / 10°9314.30175.8
Jul23° / 12°9613.3016.56.2
Aug21° / 11°9013.9014.75.8
Sep15° / 75130.712.53.9
Oct / 7813.66.410.20.9
Nov-2° / -8°5711.812.68.10.0
Dec-8° / -15°4611.213.870.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 83%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52278
62278
72278
82080
92080
101981
111882
121882
131684
141684
151684
161684
171684
181585
191585
201585
211486
221486
231486
241486
251486
261486
271585
281486
291486
301486
311387

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sim gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1418
2418
3419
4419
54210
64211
74211
84212
94313
104314
114315
124416
134517
144519
154620
164621
174623
184624
194625
204626
214627
224528
234529
244529
254530
264531
274532
284433
294433
304434
314435

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 12 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:196:37
211.27:216:34
311.17:236:32
411.17:256:29
511.07:276:27
610.97:296:24
710.87:316:21
810.87:336:19
910.77:356:16
1010.67:376:14
1110.57:396:11
1210.57:416:09
1310.47:436:06
1410.37:456:04
1510.27:486:01
1610.27:505:59
1710.17:525:57
1810.07:545:54
199.97:565:52
209.97:585:49
219.88:005:47
229.78:025:45
239.68:045:42
249.68:065:40
259.58:085:38
269.48:105:36
279.48:125:34
289.38:145:31
299.28:165:29
309.18:185:27
319.18:205:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.7Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sim?

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

0.9
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 Sim.

What to pack for Sim in October

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

In October, Sim sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sim 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 Sim peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 23UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sim?

Sim sits at 55.0°N, 57.7°E, 203 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Asha, 28 km away.

Topography around Sim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sim has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,322 m.

The land around Sim is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
359 m
16 km
513 m
80 km
1,322 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Asha 28 km · Ust’-Katav 31 km · Katav-Ivanovsk 42 km · Trëkhgornyy 52 km · Bakal 71 km · Satka 86 km · Mezgor'e 105 km · Blagoveshchensk 110 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 Sim (54.993°, 57.6982°, elevation 203 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).