Valday in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Valday sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 189 mm of precipitation over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 17°C in early September to -1°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
8°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
189 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
1.7
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Valday in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 17°C in early September to -1°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Valday reaches about 8°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

-10°10°20°SepOctNov

How fall really feels in Valday

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 52 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
52
5 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Valday 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-5° / -9°5112.514.56.90.0
Feb-4° / -10°369.710.88.90.0
Mar / -6°399.58.911.40.0
Apr10° / 4510.83.1142.0
May16° / 6912.40.216.34.8
Jun20° / 11°8613.7017.75.6
Jul22° / 13°9114.4017.25.9
Aug20° / 11°8512.9015.15.8
Sep15° / 6111.70.112.54.1
Oct / 7012.92.59.91.1
Nov / -3°5812.287.60.0
Dec-3° / -7°5212.612.56.30.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across fall.

0%25%50%75%100%SepOctNov

Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Valday gets around 189 mm of rain and snow over 37 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.

0%25%50%75%100%SepOctNov

Wind in Fall

Winds average 13 km/h across fall.

05101520SepOctNov

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 1.3 kWh/m².

01234SepOctNov
Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Valday?

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.

1.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Valday.

What to pack for Valday in Fall

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

In fall, Valday sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 37 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Valday 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 Valday peaks around July 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Valday?

Valday sits at 58.0°N, 33.3°E, 187 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bologoye, 48 km away.

Topography around Valday

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valday has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Valday is covered by trees (48%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
283 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Bologoye 48 km · Borovichi 61 km · Vyshniy Volochëk 89 km · Ostashkov 93 km · Udomlya 104 km · Staraya Russa 112 km · Velikiy Novgorod 131 km · Torzhok 146 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 Valday (57.9773°, 33.2515°, elevation 187 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.