Ust’-Ilimsk in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Ust’-Ilimsk sees average daytime highs around 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 124 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 16°C in early September to -15°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Ust’-Ilimsk's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ust’-Ilimsk's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
1°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
-6°C
Precipitation
124 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
1.0
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Ust’-Ilimsk in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 16°C in early September to -15°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Ust’-Ilimsk reaches about 1°C and drops to -6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

-40°-20°20°SepOctNov

How fall really feels in Ust’-Ilimsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 74 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
74
43 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ust’-Ilimsk weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-19° / -26°155.19.16.90.0
Feb-14° / -23°124.57.98.90.0
Mar-4° / -14°196.38.711.40.0
Apr / -6°287.86.1140.3
May13° / 4310.61.616.33.5
Jun21° / 10°5610.6017.76.3
Jul24° / 13°6010017.26.8
Aug20° / 11°579.9015.16.2
Sep12° / 52110.912.52.9
Oct / -5°4111.49.19.90.1
Nov-10° / -17°319.712.67.60.0
Dec-18° / -25°227.710.76.30.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Ust’-Ilimsk gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%SepOctNov

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 12 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min in early September to 6 h 42 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 1.6 kWh/m².

01234SepOctNov
Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Ust’-Ilimsk?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ust’-Ilimsk.

What to pack for Ust’-Ilimsk in Fall

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

In fall, Ust’-Ilimsk sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ust’-Ilimsk in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ust’-Ilimsk peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Ust’-Ilimsk in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ust’-Ilimsk is worst in July — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 26.7× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1934 µg/m³Dec 212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb4Good
Mar5Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun27Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ust’-Ilimsk?

Ust’-Ilimsk sits at 58.0°N, 102.7°E, 278 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy, 181 km away.

Topography around Ust’-Ilimsk

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ust’-Ilimsk.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ust’-Ilimsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m.

The land around Ust’-Ilimsk is covered by trees (65%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
627 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 181 km · Kodinsk 215 km · Bratsk 217 km · Vikhorevka 227 km · Ust’-Kut 230 km · Chunskiy 280 km · Tayshet 365 km · Tulun 403 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 Ust’-Ilimsk (58.0006°, 102.6619°, elevation 278 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.