Zelenchukskaya weather in September

In September, Zelenchukskaya sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 146 mm of precipitation across 15.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Zelenchukskaya's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zelenchukskaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 146 mm; 15.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:59 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 1st clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Zelenchukskaya is human settlement in Zelenchuksky District, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia.

Founded: 1859

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Zelenchukskaya reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	6
15	18	6
16	18	6
17	18	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	17	5
24	17	5
25	16	5
26	16	5
27	16	5
28	16	5
29	16	5
30	16	4

How September really feels in Zelenchukskaya

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Zelenchukskaya weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -9°	58	9.8	10.1	9.1	0.0
Feb	1° / -8°	59	9.8	10	10.2	0.0
Mar	5° / -4°	104	15.5	12.1	11.6	0.1
Apr	10° / -0°	136	17.5	6.4	13.2	1.8
May	15° / 4°	204	22.6	1.1	14.5	3.2
Jun	18° / 8°	256	23.3	0	15.2	4.1
Jul	21° / 10°	229	22.6	0	14.9	4.7
Aug	21° / 10°	200	20.9	0	13.8	5.1
Sep	18° / 6°	146	15.4	0.2	12.3	5.1
Oct	13° / 2°	100	12.4	2.3	10.8	3.6
Nov	7° / -3°	67	9.3	6	9.5	0.8
Dec	2° / -7°	61	9.3	8.2	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	58	59	58	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	54
Cloudier (%)	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	42	41	42	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Zelenchukskaya gets around 146 mm of rain and snow over 15.4 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 51% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	52	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	45	45	44
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	59	0
2	58	0
3	58	0
4	57	0
5	57	0
6	57	0
7	56	0
8	56	0
9	55	0
10	55	0
11	54	0
12	53	0
13	52	0
14	51	0
15	51	0
16	50	0
17	49	0
18	48	1
19	48	1
20	47	1
21	47	1
22	47	1
23	47	1
24	46	2
25	46	2
26	46	2
27	46	2
28	45	2
29	45	2
30	44	2

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	85	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	87	13
3	88	12
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	92	8
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 5:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	5:42	6:45
2	13.0	5:43	6:43
3	13.0	5:44	6:41
4	12.9	5:45	6:40
5	12.9	5:46	6:38
6	12.8	5:47	6:36
7	12.8	5:49	6:34
8	12.7	5:50	6:32
9	12.7	5:51	6:30
10	12.6	5:52	6:28
11	12.6	5:53	6:26
12	12.5	5:54	6:25
13	12.5	5:56	6:23
14	12.4	5:57	6:21
15	12.3	5:58	6:19
16	12.3	5:59	6:17
17	12.2	6:00	6:15
18	12.2	6:01	6:13
19	12.1	6:03	6:11
20	12.1	6:04	6:09
21	12.0	6:05	6:07
22	12.0	6:06	6:05
23	11.9	6:07	6:03
24	11.9	6:09	6:02
25	11.8	6:10	6:00
26	11.8	6:11	5:58
27	11.7	6:12	5:56
28	11.7	6:13	5:54
29	11.6	6:15	5:52
30	11.6	6:16	5:50

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.0	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Zelenchukskaya

In seasonPeak

In September, Zelenchukskaya sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zelenchukskaya's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Zelenchukskaya?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

1.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Zelenchukskaya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zelenchukskaya in September

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

In September, Zelenchukskaya sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Zelenchukskaya in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zelenchukskaya peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	7	9	9	8	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Zelenchukskaya?

Zelenchukskaya sits at 43.9°N, 41.6°E, 931 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Karachayevsk, 28 km away.

Topography around Zelenchukskaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zelenchukskaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 947 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,434 m.

The land around Zelenchukskaya is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), trees (32%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

180 m

cropland 37%

16 km

840 m

grassland 45%

80 km

3,434 m

trees 38%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← August Zelenchukskaya year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Karachayevsk 28 km · Ust’-Dzheguta 40 km · Cherkessk 55 km · Otradnaya 60 km · Uchkeken 75 km · Mostovskoy 89 km · Kochubeyevskoye 90 km · Kislovodsk 91 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

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 Zelenchukskaya (43.855°, 41.5902°, elevation 931 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	6
15	18	6
16	18	6
17	18	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	17	5
24	17	5
25	16	5
26	16	5
27	16	5
28	16	5
29	16	5
30	16	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	59	0
2	58	0
3	58	0
4	57	0
5	57	0
6	57	0
7	56	0
8	56	0
9	55	0
10	55	0
11	54	0
12	53	0
13	52	0
14	51	0
15	51	0
16	50	0
17	49	0
18	48	1
19	48	1
20	47	1
21	47	1
22	47	1
23	47	1
24	46	2
25	46	2
26	46	2
27	46	2
28	45	2
29	45	2
30	44	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	87	13
3	88	12
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	92	8
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	6
15	18	6
16	18	6
17	18	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	17	5
24	17	5
25	16	5
26	16	5
27	16	5
28	16	5
29	16	5
30	16	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	59	0
2	58	0
3	58	0
4	57	0
5	57	0
6	57	0
7	56	0
8	56	0
9	55	0
10	55	0
11	54	0
12	53	0
13	52	0
14	51	0
15	51	0
16	50	0
17	49	0
18	48	1
19	48	1
20	47	1
21	47	1
22	47	1
23	47	1
24	46	2
25	46	2
26	46	2
27	46	2
28	45	2
29	45	2
30	44	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	87	13
3	88	12
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	92	8
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	6
15	18	6
16	18	6
17	18	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	17	5
24	17	5
25	16	5
26	16	5
27	16	5
28	16	5
29	16	5
30	16	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	59	0
2	58	0
3	58	0
4	57	0
5	57	0
6	57	0
7	56	0
8	56	0
9	55	0
10	55	0
11	54	0
12	53	0
13	52	0
14	51	0
15	51	0
16	50	0
17	49	0
18	48	1
19	48	1
20	47	1
21	47	1
22	47	1
23	47	1
24	46	2
25	46	2
26	46	2
27	46	2
28	45	2
29	45	2
30	44	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	87	13
3	88	12
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	92	8
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0