Yaroslavl weather in September

In September, Yaroslavl sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Yaroslavl's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yaroslavl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:00 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
74%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Yaroslavl is city in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,958/km²
people per km²
Founded
1010

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 18°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical September day in Yaroslavl reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°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)
1189
2189
3189
4179
5179
6178
7178
8178
9168
10168
11168
12167
13157
14157
15157
16157
17156
18146
19146
20146
21146
22136
23135
24135
25135
26135
27125
28125
29125
30124

How September really feels in Yaroslavl

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.

Yaroslavl 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-6° / -11°4010.812.170.0
Feb-5° / -11°328.59.890.0
Mar / -7°348.88.111.40.0
Apr10° / 399.22.8142.1
May17° / 5711.20.416.35.2
Jun21° / 11°7812.1017.66.0
Jul23° / 13°8113.1017.16.3
Aug21° / 11°72120156.1
Sep15° / 6010.60.212.54.2
Oct / 6011.63.1101.0
Nov-0° / -4°4810.57.77.70.0
Dec-4° / -9°4010.7116.40.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32575
42575
52476
62377
72377
82278
92278
102377
112377
122476
132575
142575
152674
162773
172773
182872
192971
202971
212872
222872
232872
242773
252773
262674
272674
282674
292377
302377

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Yaroslavl gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2370
3370
4370
5370
6370
7370
8370
9370
10370
11380
12370
13370
14370
15370
16360
17360
18361
19351
20351
21341
22341
23341
24331
25331
26331
27331
28332
29332
30332

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181154
282144
384133
485123
586113
686113
788102
88992
99082
109181
119271
129361
139361
149550
159640
169640
179730
189820
199820
209820
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000

Wind in September

Winds average 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light 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 48 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 150 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:287:13
213.75:307:10
313.65:327:07
413.55:347:04
513.45:367:01
613.35:396:58
713.25:416:56
813.25:436:53
913.15:456:50
1013.05:476:47
1112.95:496:44
1212.85:526:41
1312.75:546:38
1412.75:566:35
1512.65:586:32
1612.56:006:29
1712.46:026:27
1812.36:056:24
1912.26:076:21
2012.16:096:18
2112.16:116:15
2212.06:136:12
2311.96:156:09
2411.86:186:06
2511.76:206:03
2611.66:226:00
2711.66:245:57
2811.56:265:55
2911.46:295:52
3011.36:315:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Yaroslavl?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Yaroslavl for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yaroslavl in September

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

In September, Yaroslavl sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Yaroslavl in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yaroslavl 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yaroslavl?

Yaroslavl sits at 57.6°N, 39.9°E, 103 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tutayev, 34 km away.

Topography around Yaroslavl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yaroslavl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m.

The land around Yaroslavl is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (41%), grassland (22%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
167 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Tutayev 34 km · Gavrilov-Yam 36 km · Nerekhta 46 km · Rostov Veliky 56 km · Kostroma 64 km · Danilov 65 km · Rybinsk 77 km · Volgorechensk 80 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 Yaroslavl (57.6299°, 39.8737°, elevation 103 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).