Vol’sk weather in October

In October, Vol’sk sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Vol’sk's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vol’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:25 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Vol’sk is city in Russia.

Density
476/km²
people per km²
Founded
1690

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 15°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical October day in Vol’sk reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than November.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2156
3155
4155
5145
6145
7145
8145
9134
10134
11134
12124
13124
14123
15113
16113
17113
18103
19102
20102
2192
2292
2392
2481
2581
2671
2771
2871
2970
3060
3160

How October really feels in Vol’sk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vol’sk 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-6° / -12°408.89.98.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°317.37.99.60.0
Mar / -7°347.86.311.50.0
Apr12° / 377.81.313.63.5
May21° / 10°387.3015.46.9
Jun25° / 14°488.9016.47.1
Jul28° / 17°407.30166.8
Aug26° / 15°325.9014.47.4
Sep19° / 456.8012.46.5
Oct11° / 388.20.910.42.8
Nov / -4°347.14.38.50.0
Dec-5° / -10°388.69.17.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
43961
53862
63862
73763
83763
93664
103565
113466
123367
133268
143268
153070
162971
172971
182872
192575
202575
212476
222476
232377
242278
252278
262080
272080
282080
292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Vol’sk gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1240
2241
3241
4241
5241
6241
7251
8251
9251
10251
11251
12251
13251
14252
15252
16252
17252
18252
19253
20253
21264
22264
23264
24275
25275
26286
27286
28286
29287
30287
31287

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light 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 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 4:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:595:20
211.36:005:18
311.26:025:16
411.26:045:13
511.16:065:11
611.06:075:09
711.06:095:06
810.96:115:04
910.86:135:02
1010.76:144:59
1110.76:164:57
1210.66:184:55
1310.56:204:53
1410.56:214:50
1510.46:234:48
1610.36:254:46
1710.36:274:44
1810.26:294:42
1910.16:304:39
2010.16:324:37
2110.06:344:35
2210.06:364:33
239.96:384:31
249.86:404:29
259.86:414:27
269.76:434:25
279.66:454:23
289.66:474:21
299.56:494:19
309.46:514:17
319.46:524:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.0Moderate
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Vol’sk?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vol’sk.

What to pack for Vol’sk in October

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

In October, Vol’sk sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vol’sk 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 Vol’sk peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vol’sk?

Vol’sk sits at 52.0°N, 47.4°E, 65 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Balakovo, 28 km away.

Topography around Vol’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vol’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Vol’sk is covered by trees (28%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
373 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Balakovo 28 km · Marks 57 km · Pugachëv 97 km · Yershov 98 km · Engels 108 km · Saratov 111 km · Privolzhskiy 116 km · Kuznetsk 131 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 Vol’sk (52.0417°, 47.3827°, elevation 65 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).