Zheleznogorsk weather in October

In October, Zheleznogorsk sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Zheleznogorsk's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 5°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: -2°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 49 mm; 12.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 7:29 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 1.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.6; out of 10

Zheleznogorsk is town in Russia.

Density: 206/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1950

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical October day in Zheleznogorsk reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 9°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than November.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	1
2	10	1
3	9	1
4	9	1
5	9	0
6	9	0
7	8	0
8	8	0
9	8	0
10	7	-1
11	7	-1
12	7	-1
13	6	-1
14	6	-2
15	6	-2
16	6	-2
17	5	-3
18	5	-3
19	5	-3
20	4	-3
21	4	-4
22	4	-4
23	3	-4
24	3	-4
25	3	-5
26	2	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-5
29	1	-6
30	1	-6
31	1	-6

How October really feels in Zheleznogorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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

5 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Zheleznogorsk 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-14° / -21°	17	5.7	8.6	7.3	0.0
Feb	-9° / -19°	15	5.2	7.7	9.1	0.0
Mar	-1° / -12°	21	6.7	8.1	11.4	0.0
Apr	8° / -3°	36	9.9	5.3	13.8	1.3
May	16° / 4°	54	12	1	16	4.4
Jun	22° / 10°	60	11.4	0	17.3	6.4
Jul	24° / 13°	71	12	0	16.8	6.5
Aug	21° / 11°	66	11.9	0	14.9	6.1
Sep	14° / 4°	59	12.4	0.4	12.5	3.7
Oct	5° / -2°	49	12.2	5.8	10.1	0.6
Nov	-5° / -12°	39	10.8	12.4	7.9	0.0
Dec	-11° / -19°	32	9.5	12.5	6.7	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Cloudier (%)	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Zheleznogorsk gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

	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	31
Rain chance (%)	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	42
Snow chance (%)	5	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	24	25	26	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	5
2	40	6
3	39	7
4	39	7
5	39	8
6	39	8
7	38	9
8	38	10
9	38	11
10	38	12
11	37	13
12	37	14
13	37	15
14	37	16
15	37	17
16	37	18
17	37	20
18	38	21
19	38	22
20	39	24
21	40	25
22	40	26
23	41	28
24	41	29
25	42	30
26	42	31
27	43	32
28	43	33
29	43	34
30	43	35
31	42	35

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.

	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	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 4:57 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.2	11.1	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.6	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.0	8.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:57	6:59	7:01	7:03	7:06	7:08	7:10	7:12	7:14	7:16	7:18	7:20	7:23	7:25	7:27	7:29	7:31	7:33	7:35	7:38	7:40	7:42	7:44	7:46	7:48	7:51	7:53	7:55	7:57	7:59	8:02
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:10	6:07	6:04	6:02	5:59	5:56	5:54	5:51	5:48	5:46	5:43	5:41	5:38	5:35	5:33	5:30	5:28	5:25	5:23	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:06	5:04	5:02	4:59	4:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:57	6:13
2	11.2	6:59	6:10
3	11.1	7:01	6:07
4	11.0	7:03	6:04
5	10.9	7:06	6:02
6	10.9	7:08	5:59
7	10.8	7:10	5:56
8	10.7	7:12	5:54
9	10.6	7:14	5:51
10	10.5	7:16	5:48
11	10.5	7:18	5:46
12	10.4	7:20	5:43
13	10.3	7:23	5:41
14	10.2	7:25	5:38
15	10.1	7:27	5:35
16	10.1	7:29	5:33
17	10.0	7:31	5:30
18	9.9	7:33	5:28
19	9.8	7:35	5:25
20	9.8	7:38	5:23
21	9.7	7:40	5:20
22	9.6	7:42	5:18
23	9.5	7:44	5:16
24	9.4	7:46	5:13
25	9.4	7:48	5:11
26	9.3	7:51	5:09
27	9.2	7:53	5:06
28	9.1	7:55	5:04
29	9.1	7:57	5:02
30	9.0	7:59	4:59
31	8.9	8:02	4:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.52 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.0	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.8	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.5	Dim
16	1.5	Dim
17	1.5	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.4	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.3	Dim
22	1.3	Dim
23	1.3	Dim
24	1.2	Dim
25	1.2	Dim
26	1.2	Dim
27	1.1	Dim
28	1.1	Dim
29	1.1	Dim
30	1.1	Dim
31	1.0	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zheleznogorsk?

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

0.6

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 Zheleznogorsk.

What to pack for Zheleznogorsk in October

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

In October, Zheleznogorsk sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zheleznogorsk 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 Zheleznogorsk peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	6	5	5	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Air quality in Zheleznogorsk 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 Zheleznogorsk is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.9× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	5	7	8	16	12	10	17	11	8	6	4	3
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	8	Good
Oct	6	Good
Nov	4	Good
Dec	3	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Zheleznogorsk?

Zheleznogorsk sits at 56.3°N, 93.5°E, 149 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sosnovoborsk, 19 km away.

Topography around Zheleznogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznogorsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m.

The land around Zheleznogorsk is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km

275 m

trees 62%

16 km

427 m

trees 66%

80 km

763 m

trees 74%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← September Zheleznogorsk year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Sosnovoborsk 19 km · Berëzovka 35 km · Krasnoyarsk 44 km · Zelenogorsk 67 km · Divnogorsk 79 km · Borodino 94 km · Kansk 135 km · Ilanskiy 157 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 Zheleznogorsk (56.2511°, 93.5314°, elevation 149 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	1
2	10	1
3	9	1
4	9	1
5	9	0
6	9	0
7	8	0
8	8	0
9	8	0
10	7	-1
11	7	-1
12	7	-1
13	6	-1
14	6	-2
15	6	-2
16	6	-2
17	5	-3
18	5	-3
19	5	-3
20	4	-3
21	4	-4
22	4	-4
23	3	-4
24	3	-4
25	3	-5
26	2	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-5
29	1	-6
30	1	-6
31	1	-6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	5
2	40	6
3	39	7
4	39	7
5	39	8
6	39	8
7	38	9
8	38	10
9	38	11
10	38	12
11	37	13
12	37	14
13	37	15
14	37	16
15	37	17
16	37	18
17	37	20
18	38	21
19	38	22
20	39	24
21	40	25
22	40	26
23	41	28
24	41	29
25	42	30
26	42	31
27	43	32
28	43	33
29	43	34
30	43	35
31	42	35

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	1
2	10	1
3	9	1
4	9	1
5	9	0
6	9	0
7	8	0
8	8	0
9	8	0
10	7	-1
11	7	-1
12	7	-1
13	6	-1
14	6	-2
15	6	-2
16	6	-2
17	5	-3
18	5	-3
19	5	-3
20	4	-3
21	4	-4
22	4	-4
23	3	-4
24	3	-4
25	3	-5
26	2	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-5
29	1	-6
30	1	-6
31	1	-6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	5
2	40	6
3	39	7
4	39	7
5	39	8
6	39	8
7	38	9
8	38	10
9	38	11
10	38	12
11	37	13
12	37	14
13	37	15
14	37	16
15	37	17
16	37	18
17	37	20
18	38	21
19	38	22
20	39	24
21	40	25
22	40	26
23	41	28
24	41	29
25	42	30
26	42	31
27	43	32
28	43	33
29	43	34
30	43	35
31	42	35

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	1
2	10	1
3	9	1
4	9	1
5	9	0
6	9	0
7	8	0
8	8	0
9	8	0
10	7	-1
11	7	-1
12	7	-1
13	6	-1
14	6	-2
15	6	-2
16	6	-2
17	5	-3
18	5	-3
19	5	-3
20	4	-3
21	4	-4
22	4	-4
23	3	-4
24	3	-4
25	3	-5
26	2	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-5
29	1	-6
30	1	-6
31	1	-6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	5
2	40	6
3	39	7
4	39	7
5	39	8
6	39	8
7	38	9
8	38	10
9	38	11
10	38	12
11	37	13
12	37	14
13	37	15
14	37	16
15	37	17
16	37	18
17	37	20
18	38	21
19	38	22
20	39	24
21	40	25
22	40	26
23	41	28
24	41	29
25	42	30
26	42	31
27	43	32
28	43	33
29	43	34
30	43	35
31	42	35

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100