Volgograd weather in September

In September, Volgograd sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 32 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Volgograd's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Volgograd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:46 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
50%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Volgograd is city and administrative center of Volgograd Oblast in southern Russia.

Density
1,180/km²
people per km²
Founded
1589

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Volgograd reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 7°C cooler than August and about 9°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Volgograd

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

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Volgograd weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -9°3187.48.50.0
Feb-2° / -9°266.55.59.80.0
Mar / -3°317.74.311.60.4
Apr15° / 306.60.513.44.8
May22° / 11°407.30157.1
Jun28° / 16°356.9015.96.7
Jul30° / 19°285.8015.55.6
Aug29° / 17°234.1014.26.4
Sep22° / 11°325.5012.47.4
Oct14° / 336.90.410.54.2
Nov / -2°256.22.290.3
Dec-2° / -7°347.868.10.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36040
46139
56040
66040
75941
85941
95842
105941
115842
125842
135842
145842
155743
165842
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255347
265248
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285248
295149
305149

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Volgograd gets around 32 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
115
215
316
416
517
617
718
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919
1019
1119
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3018

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185132
286122
386122
488111
588111
689101
79091
89091
99181
109271
119370
129370
139460
149460
159460
169550
179550
189550
199550
209550
219550
229550
239550
249550
259550
269550
279550
289550
299550
309640

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:246:39
213.25:256:37
313.15:276:35
413.15:286:33
513.05:306:31
613.05:316:29
712.95:336:27
812.85:346:24
912.85:366:22
1012.75:376:20
1112.75:386:18
1212.65:406:16
1312.55:416:14
1412.55:436:11
1512.45:446:09
1612.45:466:07
1712.35:476:05
1812.25:496:02
1912.25:506:00
2012.15:525:58
2112.05:535:56
2212.05:555:54
2311.95:565:51
2411.95:585:49
2511.85:595:47
2611.76:005:45
2711.76:025:43
2811.66:035:41
2911.66:055:38
3011.56:065:36

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Volgograd?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Volgograd for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Volgograd in September

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

In September, Volgograd sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Volgograd in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Volgograd peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Volgograd in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Volgograd is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1719 µg/m³Jun 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Volgograd?

Volgograd sits at 48.7°N, 44.5°E, 42 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gorodishche, 10 km away.

Topography around Volgograd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volgograd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m.

The land around Volgograd is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
269 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Gorodishche 10 km · Volzhsky 22 km · Dubovka 45 km · Leninsk 51 km · Kalach-na-Donu 71 km · Znamensk 92 km · Surovikino 121 km · Akhtubinsk 132 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 Volgograd (48.7138°, 44.4976°, elevation 42 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).