Zelenodolsk weather in October

In October, Zelenodolsk sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Zelenodolsk's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zelenodolsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:28 AM – 4:34 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Zelenodolsk is city in Russia.

Density
2,621/km²
people per km²
Founded
1865

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 12°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical October day in Zelenodolsk reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1125
2125
3125
4124
5114
6114
7114
8114
9104
10103
11103
1293
1393
1493
1592
1682
1782
1882
1972
2071
2161
2261
2361
2460
2550
2650
2750
2840
294-1
304-1
313-1

How October really feels in Zelenodolsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zelenodolsk weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -13°371011.37.40.0
Feb-7° / -13°307.999.20.0
Mar-1° / -7°358.47.711.40.0
Apr10° / 377.72.313.82.2
May18° / 468.80.1166.1
Jun22° / 12°609.8017.26.7
Jul25° / 15°6610.1016.76.9
Aug23° / 13°579.7014.86.8
Sep16° / 529.80.112.54.9
Oct / 5310.9210.11.4
Nov-1° / -5°419.77.680.0
Dec-6° / -11°4010.111.36.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42575
52476
62377
72278
82278
92179
102080
111981
121981
131783
141684
151684
161684
171684
181585
191585
201585
211585
221585
231486
241486
251486
261486
271486
281486
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Zelenodolsk gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1321
2331
3331
4331
5341
6342
7342
8352
9352
10352
11363
12363
13364
14374
15375
16375
17376
18367
19367
20368
21359
223510
233510
243511
253512
263513
273514
283614
293615
303616
313617

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 138 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 3:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.35:575:13
211.25:595:10
311.16:015:08
411.06:035:05
511.06:055:02
610.96:075:00
710.86:094:57
810.76:114:54
910.66:134:52
1010.66:154:49
1110.56:184:47
1210.46:204:44
1310.36:224:41
1410.26:244:39
1510.26:264:36
1610.16:284:34
1710.06:304:31
189.96:324:29
199.96:344:26
209.86:374:24
219.76:394:22
229.66:414:19
239.66:434:17
249.56:454:14
259.46:474:12
269.36:494:10
279.36:524:08
289.26:544:05
299.16:564:03
309.06:584:01
319.07:003:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zelenodolsk?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zelenodolsk.

What to pack for Zelenodolsk in October

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

In October, Zelenodolsk sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zelenodolsk in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zelenodolsk peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zelenodolsk?

Zelenodolsk sits at 55.8°N, 48.5°E, 104 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Volzhsk, 10 km away.

Topography around Zelenodolsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zelenodolsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m.

The land around Zelenodolsk is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (28%) and water (25%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (34%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
233 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Volzhsk 10 km · Vasil’yevo 13 km · Kazan 38 km · Novocheboksarsk 71 km · Kanash 74 km · Cheboksary 85 km · Arsk 89 km · Yoshkar-Ola 97 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 Zelenodolsk (55.8438°, 48.5178°, elevation 104 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).