Talnakh weather in October

In October, Talnakh sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 100 mm of precipitation across 15.3 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -12°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 10 h 42 min at the start of October to 6 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Talnakh's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talnakh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
6th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
7th coldest
Precipitation
100 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:38 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Talnakh is human settlement in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
14,763/km²
people per km²
Founded
1960

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 -1°C in the first days to -12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Talnakh reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 12°C cooler than September and about 12°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-5
2-1-5
3-1-6
4-1-6
5-2-7
6-2-7
7-3-7
8-3-8
9-4-8
10-4-9
11-4-9
12-5-10
13-5-10
14-6-11
15-6-11
16-7-12
17-7-12
18-8-13
19-8-13
20-8-14
21-9-14
22-9-15
23-10-15
24-10-15
25-11-16
26-11-16
27-11-17
28-12-17
29-12-18
30-13-18
31-13-19

How October really feels in Talnakh

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Talnakh weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-24° / -30°4410.113.30.90.0
Feb-23° / -29°40911.36.40.0
Mar-17° / -23°5311.213.510.90.0
Apr-9° / -17°5610.411.815.40.0
May-1° / -7°6010.910.4210.0
Jun10° / 7312.13.1242.0
Jul16° / 8511.30.123.34.9
Aug13° / 10013.80.317.63.4
Sep / 9013.35.712.90.6
Oct-7° / -12°10015.316.38.40.0
Nov-18° / -24°6110.613.12.80.0
Dec-23° / -28°5611.513.900.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41684
51684
61783
71783
81783
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
151783
161783
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271387
281486
291585
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Talnakh gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 15.3 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 16 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14943
24944
35046
45047
55048
65049
75150
85151
95151
105152
115052
125053
135053
145053
155054
165054
175054
185054
195054
205054
214954
224954
234854
244853
254753
264652
274652
284551
294451
304350
314350

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 10 h 42 min at the start of October to 6 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 276 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 9:47 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 3:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:356:15
210.57:396:11
310.47:436:06
410.27:486:01
510.17:525:57
69.97:565:52
79.88:005:47
89.68:045:43
99.58:085:38
109.48:125:33
119.28:165:29
129.18:215:24
138.98:255:19
148.88:295:15
158.68:335:10
168.58:385:05
178.38:425:00
188.28:474:56
198.08:514:51
207.88:554:46
217.79:004:41
227.59:044:37
237.49:094:32
247.29:144:27
257.19:184:22
266.99:234:17
276.79:284:12
286.69:334:07
296.49:374:03
306.39:423:58
316.19:473:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 0.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.7Dim
120.7Dim
130.7Dim
140.6Dim
150.6Dim
160.6Dim
170.6Dim
180.5Dim
190.5Dim
200.5Dim
210.5Dim
220.4Dim
230.4Dim
240.4Dim
250.4Dim
260.3Dim
270.3Dim
280.3Dim
290.3Dim
300.3Dim
310.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Talnakh?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Talnakh.

What to pack for Talnakh in October

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

In October, Talnakh sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Talnakh 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 Talnakh peaks around July 16 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 16UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Talnakh?

Talnakh sits at 69.5°N, 88.4°E, 56 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Norilsk, 17 km away.

Novyy UrengoyTarko-SaleGubkinskiyNadymMuravlenko

Topography around Talnakh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talnakh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around Talnakh is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, trees (31%) and moss and lichen (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and moss and lichen (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
376 m
16 km
739 m
80 km
1,136 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Norilsk 17 km · Kayyerkan 28 km · Dudinka 87 km · Novyy Urengoy 621 km · Tarko-Sale 682 km · Gubkinskiy 761 km · Nadym 802 km · Muravlenko 877 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 Talnakh (69.4865°, 88.3972°, elevation 56 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).