Vologda weather in September

In September, Vologda sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Vologda's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vologda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:59 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
77%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Vologda is city in the northwest of Russia.

Density
2,693/km²
people per km²
Founded
1147

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 17°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical September day in Vologda reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 8°C warmer than October.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5168
6168
7168
8167
9157
10157
11157
12157
13157
14146
15146
16146
17146
18136
19136
20135
21135
22135
23125
24125
25125
26124
27124
28114
29114
30114

How September really feels in Vologda

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.

Vologda weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°3610.312.46.60.0
Feb-6° / -12°298.29.78.80.0
Mar / -8°329.28.611.30.0
Apr / -1°388.52.914.11.8
May16° / 5711.40.516.64.8
Jun20° / 10°7811.9018.15.9
Jul23° / 13°8213.2017.56.2
Aug20° / 10°7712.7015.25.8
Sep14° / 6011.20.212.63.7
Oct / 5712.13.29.80.7
Nov-1° / -5°4710.28.17.30.0
Dec-5° / -10°3911.2125.90.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52476
62377
72377
82377
92377
102278
112278
122278
132377
142377
152476
162476
172476
182476
192476
202476
212476
222377
232377
242278
252278
262080
272080
281981
291981
301783

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Vologda gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1380
2390
3390
4390
5390
6390
7390
8390
9390
10390
11400
12400
13400
14400
15390
16390
17391
18381
19381
20371
21371
22361
23361
24361
25361
26362
27362
28372
29372
30372

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185132
285132
386122
487112
588111
689101
79091
89181
99181
109271
119460
129550
139550
149640
159640
169730
179730
189820
199820
209820
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light 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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 156 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:247:16
213.85:277:13
313.75:297:10
413.65:317:07
513.55:347:04
613.45:367:01
713.35:386:58
813.25:416:55
913.15:436:52
1013.15:456:49
1113.05:486:46
1212.95:506:43
1312.85:526:40
1412.75:556:37
1512.65:576:33
1612.55:596:30
1712.46:026:27
1812.36:046:24
1912.26:066:21
2012.26:096:18
2112.16:116:15
2212.06:136:12
2311.96:166:09
2411.86:186:06
2511.76:206:03
2611.66:236:00
2711.56:255:57
2811.46:275:54
2911.36:305:50
3011.36:325:47

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Vologda?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vologda.

What to pack for Vologda in September

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

In September, Vologda sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vologda in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vologda peaks around July 13 at about 6 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vologda?

Vologda sits at 59.2°N, 39.9°E, 125 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sokol, 30 km away.

Topography around Vologda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vologda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m.

The land around Vologda is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
167 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Sokol 30 km · Gryazovets 44 km · Sheksna 78 km · Cherepovets 113 km · Danilov 116 km · Buy 126 km · Rybinsk 144 km · Tutayev 152 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 Vologda (59.2239°, 39.884°, elevation 125 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).