Sofrino weather in October

In October, Sofrino sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 9% 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 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sofrino's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sofrino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:11 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Sofrino is urban-type settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia.

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 Sofrino reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 14°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)
1125
2124
3124
4114
5114
6114
7114
8104
9103
10103
1193
1293
1393
1483
1582
1682
1772
1872
1972
2071
2161
2261
2361
2451
2550
2650
2750
2850
2940
3040
314-1

How October really feels in Sofrino

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sofrino weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -10°4011127.30.0
Feb-4° / -10°349.110.39.10.0
Mar / -6°348.4811.40.0
Apr10° / 399.52.413.82.3
May17° / 6412.40.4165.3
Jun21° / 11°7913.3017.25.8
Jul23° / 14°8013.1016.76.3
Aug21° / 12°7712.2014.96.1
Sep15° / 6010.40.212.54.5
Oct / 6311.52.610.11.2
Nov / -4°4710.17.27.90.0
Dec-4° / -8°4110.811.76.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 84%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32278
42179
52179
62179
72080
82080
91981
101783
111783
121783
131783
141585
151585
161585
171585
181486
191486
201486
211486
221486
231387
241387
251387
261288
271288
281288
291189
301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sofrino gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1322
2332
3332
4343
5353
6353
7363
8363
9374
10374
11374
12374
13385
14385
15386
16386
17387
18388
19389
203810
213810
223811
233812
243813
253814
263815
273816
283816
293817
303818
313818

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 13 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light 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 18 min at the start of October to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 4:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:395:55
211.26:425:52
311.16:445:50
411.06:465:47
510.96:485:44
610.96:505:42
710.86:525:39
810.76:545:36
910.66:565:34
1010.56:585:31
1110.57:005:28
1210.47:035:26
1310.37:055:23
1410.27:075:21
1510.27:095:18
1610.17:115:15
1710.07:135:13
189.97:155:10
199.87:185:08
209.87:205:06
219.77:225:03
229.67:245:01
239.57:264:58
249.57:284:56
259.47:314:54
269.37:334:51
279.27:354:49
289.27:374:47
299.17:394:44
309.07:414:42
318.97:444:40

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.7Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.5Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sofrino?

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

1.2
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 Sofrino.

What to pack for Sofrino in October

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

In October, Sofrino sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°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 Sofrino 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 Sofrino peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 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 22UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Sofrino 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 Sofrino is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2323 µg/m³Nov 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sofrino?

Sofrino sits at 56.1°N, 37.9°E, 184 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Khot'kovo, 13 km away.

Topography around Sofrino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sofrino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 195 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m.

The land around Sofrino is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
204 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Khot'kovo 13 km · Zavety Il’icha 13 km · Krasnoarmeysk 14 km · Pushkino 18 km · Ivanteyevka 20 km · Sergiyev Posad 22 km · Fryazino 22 km · Yubileyny 25 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 Sofrino (56.15°, 37.9333°, 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. 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).