Zernograd weather in October

In October, Zernograd sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Zernograd's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zernograd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:45 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Zernograd is human settlement in Rostov Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,368/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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 19°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Zernograd reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°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)
1209
2209
3199
4199
5199
6199
7188
8188
9188
10188
11178
12177
13177
14167
15167
16167
17156
18156
19156
20146
21146
22145
23135
24135
25135
26134
27124
28124
29124
30114
31114

How October really feels in Zernograd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Zernograd weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°489.85.48.80.0
Feb / -5°398.34.6100.0
Mar / 4710.23.211.61.3
Apr16° / 4290.113.35.0
May22° / 12°6110.4014.86.7
Jun27° / 16°519.3015.66.6
Jul30° / 19°417.7015.35.6
Aug29° / 18°365.60146.2
Sep23° / 12°355.9012.47.6
Oct16° / 457.70.210.65.1
Nov / 407.71.69.21.1
Dec / -3°4994.18.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45644
55644
65545
75446
85446
95347
105248
115248
125149
135050
144951
154852
164753
174753
184555
194555
204357
214258
224159
234060
243961
253862
263763
273565
283565
293466
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Zernograd gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1200
2200
3200
4210
5210
6210
7220
8220
9230
10230
11230
12240
13240
14240
15250
16250
17250
18261
19261
20261
21261
22271
23271
24271
25271
26271
27272
28262
29262
30262
31252

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
289101
389101
49091
59181
69181
79370
89370
99460
109460
119550
129550
139640
149640
159640
169640
179730
189730
199730
209730
219820
229820
239820
249820
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 4:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:245:52
211.46:255:50
311.46:265:48
411.36:285:46
511.26:295:44
611.26:315:42
711.16:325:40
811.16:335:38
911.06:355:36
1011.06:365:34
1110.96:385:32
1210.86:395:30
1310.86:415:28
1410.76:425:26
1510.76:435:24
1610.66:455:23
1710.66:465:21
1810.56:485:19
1910.56:495:17
2010.46:515:15
2110.46:525:14
2210.36:545:12
2310.36:555:10
2410.26:575:09
2510.16:585:07
2610.17:005:05
2710.07:015:04
2810.07:035:02
299.97:045:01
309.97:064:59
319.87:074:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zernograd?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Zernograd for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zernograd in October

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

In October, Zernograd sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Zernograd in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zernograd peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zernograd in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Zernograd is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zernograd?

Zernograd sits at 46.8°N, 40.3°E, 80 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yegorlykskaya, 41 km away.

Topography around Zernograd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zernograd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m.

The land around Zernograd is covered by cropland (43%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
134 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Yegorlykskaya 41 km · Bagayevskaya 53 km · Bataysk 53 km · Aksay 57 km · Kushchyovskaya 61 km · Rostov-on-Don 62 km · Novocherkassk 66 km · Azov 74 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 Zernograd (46.8486°, 40.3116°, elevation 80 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).