Ukhta weather in October

In October, Ukhta sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of October to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ukhta's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ukhta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
7th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
6:29 AM – 3:52 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Ukhta is town in the Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
319/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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 6°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ukhta reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
172
272
361
461
561
661
750
850
950
1040
114-1
124-1
133-1
143-1
153-2
162-2
172-2
182-2
192-3
201-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
240-4
250-4
260-4
270-4
28-1-5
29-1-5
30-1-5
31-1-5

How October really feels in Ukhta

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
2 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ukhta 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-13° / -19°268.611.95.20.0
Feb-11° / -17°227.89.980.0
Mar-3° / -11°308.810.811.20.0
Apr / -5°388.66.214.50.2
May11° / 5311.12.317.72.7
Jun18° / 7712.40.219.85.1
Jul21° / 11°6611.4018.96.1
Aug17° / 7212.60164.8
Sep11° / 6413.60.912.72.2
Oct / -2°5912.87.19.40.1
Nov-5° / -10°379.7116.20.0
Dec-10° / -16°309.712.44.10.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21288
31288
41288
51288
61387
71387
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131090
141090
151090
161090
171090
18991
19991
20991
21892
22892
23793
24694
25694
26694
27595
28595
29595
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Ukhta gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1427
2428
3429
4419
54110
64011
74012
84013
93914
103916
113917
123918
133920
143921
153923
164024
174025
184027
194028
204129
214130
224231
234232
244233
254334
264335
274335
284236
294236
304237
314137

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 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
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 hours at the start of October to 7 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 192 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 3:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.05:444:44
210.95:474:41
310.85:504:37
410.75:534:33
510.65:564:30
610.55:594:26
710.36:024:23
810.26:054:19
910.16:084:16
1010.06:114:12
119.96:144:09
129.86:174:05
139.76:204:02
149.66:233:58
159.56:263:55
169.46:293:52
179.36:323:48
189.26:353:45
199.16:383:41
208.96:413:38
218.86:443:35
228.76:473:31
238.66:513:28
248.56:543:25
258.46:573:21
268.37:003:18
278.27:033:15
288.17:063:11
298.07:093:08
307.97:133:05
317.87:163:02

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.8Dim
170.7Dim
180.7Dim
190.7Dim
200.7Dim
210.6Dim
220.6Dim
230.6Dim
240.6Dim
250.5Dim
260.5Dim
270.5Dim
280.5Dim
290.5Dim
300.4Dim
310.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ukhta?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ukhta.

What to pack for Ukhta in October

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

In October, Ukhta sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ukhta 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 Ukhta peaks around June 23 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ukhta?

Ukhta sits at 63.6°N, 53.7°E, 99 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sosnogorsk, 10 km away.

Topography around Ukhta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ukhta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Ukhta is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
270 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Sosnogorsk 10 km · Yemva 179 km · Pechora 244 km · Ezhva 247 km · Syktyvkar 258 km · Usinsk 326 km · Krasnovishersk 394 km · Inta 411 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 Ukhta (63.569°, 53.6914°, elevation 99 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).