Sterlitamak weather in October

In October, Sterlitamak sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sterlitamak's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sterlitamak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:54 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Sterlitamak is city in Bashkortostan, Russia, administrative centre of Sterlitamaksky District.

Density
2,463/km²
people per km²
Founded
1735

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 13°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sterlitamak reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 16°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)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5124
6123
7123
8123
9113
10113
11113
12102
13102
14102
1592
1692
1792
1881
1981
2081
2171
2270
2360
2460
2560
2650
275-1
285-1
294-1
304-1
314-2

How October really feels in Sterlitamak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sterlitamak weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°399.712.37.80.0
Feb-7° / -15°337.89.69.40.0
Mar-0° / -9°398.48.911.50.0
Apr11° / 408.3213.72.6
May19° / 519.70.215.66.2
Jun24° / 12°5510.7016.76.8
Jul25° / 14°539.4016.36.9
Aug24° / 13°609.7014.66.9
Sep17° / 499.9012.55.3
Oct / 5611.12.810.31.7
Nov-1° / -6°449.78.48.30.0
Dec-7° / -13°449.911.67.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
52971
62872
72773
82674
92575
102476
112377
122278
132278
142179
152179
161981
171981
181981
191783
201783
211783
221783
231684
241684
251783
261783
271783
281684
291684
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sterlitamak gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1341
2331
3332
4332
5332
6333
7333
8334
9334
10335
11335
12336
13346
14347
15347
16358
17359
183610
193611
203611
213712
223713
233814
243815
253916
263917
274018
284019
294020
304021
314022

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 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light 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
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 8:23 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:256:45
211.37:276:42
311.27:296:40
411.17:316:37
511.07:336:35
611.07:356:33
710.97:376:30
810.87:396:28
910.77:406:25
1010.77:426:23
1110.67:446:20
1210.57:466:18
1310.57:486:16
1410.47:506:13
1510.37:526:11
1610.27:546:09
1710.27:566:06
1810.17:586:04
1910.08:006:02
2010.08:026:00
219.98:035:57
229.88:055:55
239.88:075:53
249.78:095:51
259.68:115:49
269.68:135:47
279.58:155:45
289.48:175:42
299.48:195:40
309.38:215:38
319.28:235:36

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sterlitamak?

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

1.7
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 Sterlitamak.

What to pack for Sterlitamak in October

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

In October, Sterlitamak sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sterlitamak 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 Sterlitamak peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sterlitamak?

Sterlitamak sits at 53.6°N, 56.0°E, 150 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ishimbay, 22 km away.

Topography around Sterlitamak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sterlitamak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around Sterlitamak is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (27%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (36%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
860 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ishimbay 22 km · Salavat 29 km · Meleuz 75 km · Rayevskiy 82 km · Davlekanovo 88 km · Kumertau 98 km · Chishmy 112 km · Ufa 123 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 Sterlitamak (53.6379°, 55.9533°, elevation 150 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).