Zheleznogorsk weather in September

In September, Zheleznogorsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Zheleznogorsk's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 55 mm; 8.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:21 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 5th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Zheleznogorsk is human settlement in Russia.

Density: 859/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1957

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 21°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Zheleznogorsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 8°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)	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

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

How September really feels in Zheleznogorsk

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.

Zheleznogorsk weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-4° / -8°	40	9.9	10.1	8	0.0
Feb	-3° / -8°	37	8.9	8.3	9.5	0.0
Mar	3° / -4°	39	8.8	6.3	11.5	0.1
Apr	12° / 3°	46	9.6	1.1	13.6	3.3
May	19° / 9°	60	10.4	0	15.4	6.1
Jun	23° / 13°	65	11.1	0	16.5	6.6
Jul	25° / 15°	77	12.3	0	16.1	6.6
Aug	24° / 13°	54	8.6	0	14.5	7.1
Sep	18° / 8°	55	8.9	0.1	12.4	5.6
Oct	10° / 3°	54	10.1	1	10.3	2.3
Nov	3° / -2°	42	8.4	4.1	8.5	0.0
Dec	-2° / -6°	41	9.5	8.5	7.5	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

	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 (%)	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	35	35	34	33	33	32	31	30
Cloudier (%)	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	65	65	66	67	67	68	69	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	30	70

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Zheleznogorsk gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings 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
Rain chance (%)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	31

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

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 93% 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 (%)	81	82	82	83	84	85	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	18	17	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	18	1
2	82	17	1
3	82	17	1
4	83	16	1
5	84	15	1
6	85	14	1
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	89	11	0
10	90	10	0
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	94	6	0
15	95	5	0
16	96	4	0
17	96	4	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:11 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)	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:57	5:59	6:00	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:45
Sunset (PM)	7:21	7:19	7:17	7:14	7:12	7:09	7:07	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:57	6:55	6:52	6:50	6:47	6:45	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:35	6:33	6:30	6:28	6:25	6:23	6:20	6:18	6:15	6:13	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:55	7:21
2	13.4	5:57	7:19
3	13.3	5:59	7:17
4	13.2	6:00	7:14
5	13.2	6:02	7:12
6	13.1	6:04	7:09
7	13.0	6:05	7:07
8	13.0	6:07	7:04
9	12.9	6:09	7:02
10	12.8	6:11	7:00
11	12.7	6:12	6:57
12	12.7	6:14	6:55
13	12.6	6:16	6:52
14	12.5	6:17	6:50
15	12.5	6:19	6:47
16	12.4	6:21	6:45
17	12.3	6:23	6:42
18	12.3	6:24	6:40
19	12.2	6:26	6:38
20	12.1	6:28	6:35
21	12.1	6:29	6:33
22	12.0	6:31	6:30
23	11.9	6:33	6:28
24	11.8	6:35	6:25
25	11.8	6:36	6:23
26	11.7	6:38	6:20
27	11.6	6:40	6:18
28	11.6	6:42	6:15
29	11.5	6:43	6:13
30	11.4	6:45	6:11

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.03 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)	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.7	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.6	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.4	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Zheleznogorsk?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Zheleznogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zheleznogorsk in September

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

In September, Zheleznogorsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Zheleznogorsk in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zheleznogorsk peaks around July 12 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 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	4	4	6	6	5	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	5	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Zheleznogorsk?

Zheleznogorsk sits at 52.3°N, 35.4°E, 182 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is L’govskiy, 79 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 only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m.

The land around Zheleznogorsk is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

73 m

trees 52%

16 km

426 m

trees 45%

80 km

428 m

cropland 55%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

September weather nearby: L’govskiy 79 km · Kurchatov 80 km · Orël 85 km · Kursk 89 km · Karachev 90 km · Ryl’sk 97 km · Trubchevsk 111 km · Shchigry 118 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 (52.342°, 35.3592°, elevation 182 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	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	19	10
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	8
16	18	8
17	18	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	16	7
23	16	7
24	16	7
25	16	7
26	15	7
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	30	70

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	18	1
2	82	17	1
3	82	17	1
4	83	16	1
5	84	15	1
6	85	14	1
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	89	11	0
10	90	10	0
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	94	6	0
15	95	5	0
16	96	4	0
17	96	4	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	30	70

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	18	1
2	82	17	1
3	82	17	1
4	83	16	1
5	84	15	1
6	85	14	1
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	89	11	0
10	90	10	0
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	94	6	0
15	95	5	0
16	96	4	0
17	96	4	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	30	70

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	18	1
2	82	17	1
3	82	17	1
4	83	16	1
5	84	15	1
6	85	14	1
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	89	11	0
10	90	10	0
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	94	6	0
15	95	5	0
16	96	4	0
17	96	4	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0