Zheleznovodsk weather in October

In October, Zheleznovodsk sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Zheleznovodsk's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznovodsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Zheleznovodsk is town in Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
560/km²
people per km²
Founded
1810

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 Zheleznovodsk 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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
21910
31910
4199
5199
6199
7189
8189
9188
10188
11178
12178
13178
14178
15167
16167
17167
18167
19157
20156
21156
22146
23146
24145
25135
26135
27135
28135
29124
30124
31124

How October really feels in Zheleznovodsk

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.

Zheleznovodsk weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-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°287.47.19.10.0
Feb / -4°286.85.810.20.0
Mar / 5010.54.911.61.5
Apr15° / 5910.30.613.24.5
May21° / 11°7312.20.114.56.1
Jun26° / 15°7210.7015.26.6
Jul29° / 18°528.60156.0
Aug28° / 17°527.7013.86.4
Sep23° / 13°488.2012.37.1
Oct16° / 518.60.510.85.1
Nov / 367.63.39.41.3
Dec / -3°3486.28.70.0

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 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
94951
104951
114951
124951
134852
144753
154654
164456
174456
184357
194258
204159
213961
223961
234060
243862
253862
263862
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Zheleznovodsk gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1270
2260
3260
4260
5260
6260
7260
8260
9260
10260
11261
12261
13261
14271
15271
16271
17271
18282
19282
20292
21292
22293
23293
24303
25304
26294
27294
28295
29295
30295
31296

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18515
28614
38713
48812
58911
68911
79010
8919
9928
10928
11937
12946
13946
14955
15955
16964
17973
18973
19982
20982
21982
22991
23991
24991
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 4:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:115:43
211.56:135:41
311.46:145:39
411.46:155:37
511.36:165:35
611.36:185:33
711.26:195:31
811.26:205:30
911.16:215:28
1011.16:235:26
1111.06:245:24
1211.06:255:22
1310.96:275:21
1410.96:285:19
1510.86:295:17
1610.86:305:16
1710.76:325:14
1810.76:335:12
1910.66:345:11
2010.66:365:09
2110.56:375:07
2210.56:385:06
2310.46:405:04
2410.46:415:03
2510.36:425:01
2610.36:445:00
2710.26:454:58
2810.26:464:57
2910.16:484:55
3010.16:494:54
3110.06:504:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zheleznovodsk?

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
1.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Zheleznovodsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zheleznovodsk in October

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

In October, Zheleznovodsk sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Zheleznovodsk in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zheleznovodsk peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Zheleznovodsk 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 Zheleznovodsk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zheleznovodsk?

Zheleznovodsk sits at 44.1°N, 43.0°E, 530 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lermontov, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Zheleznovodsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznovodsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m around an average of 573 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,093 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,078 m.

The land around Zheleznovodsk is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (27%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
476 m
16 km
1,093 m
80 km
3,078 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Lermontov 5.0 km · Inozemtsevo 9.0 km · Pyatigorsk 11 km · Mineralnye Vody 13 km · Svobody 14 km · Goryachevodskiy 15 km · Yessentuki 16 km · Yessentukskaya 17 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 Zheleznovodsk (44.1432°, 43.0048°, elevation 530 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).