Zhirnovsk weather in October

In October, Zhirnovsk sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Zhirnovsk's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhirnovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:34 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Zhirnovsk is human settlement in Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

Density
662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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 15°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical October day in Zhirnovsk reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 9°C cooler than September and about 9°C warmer than November.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3155
4155
5155
6145
7145
8145
9144
10134
11134
12134
13124
14124
15123
16113
17113
18113
19102
20102
21102
2292
2392
2491
2581
2681
2781
2870
2970
3070
3160

How October really feels in Zhirnovsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zhirnovsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -11°3799.88.20.0
Feb-5° / -11°317.87.99.70.0
Mar / -6°3586.111.50.0
Apr13° / 387.91.213.53.8
May21° / 10°427.9015.36.7
Jun25° / 14°528.7016.27.1
Jul27° / 16°458.2015.86.8
Aug26° / 15°305.8014.37.4
Sep20° / 466.7012.46.6
Oct11° / 378.10.710.42.9
Nov / -4°337.74.48.70.0
Dec-4° / -9°378.78.97.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
43961
53862
63763
73763
83664
93565
103565
113466
123367
133367
143268
152971
162971
172872
182872
192773
202773
212773
222773
232773
242773
252674
262476
272476
282575
292575
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Zhirnovsk gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1220
2230
3230
4230
5230
6230
7230
8220
9220
10220
11220
12221
13221
14231
15231
16241
17241
18252
19252
20263
21263
22273
23284
24284
25294
26295
27295
28295
29295
30295
31285

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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.

05101520151015202531
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 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 4:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:085:31
211.36:105:29
311.36:125:27
411.26:135:25
511.16:155:22
611.16:175:20
711.06:185:18
810.96:205:16
910.96:225:13
1010.86:235:11
1110.76:255:09
1210.76:275:07
1310.66:285:05
1410.56:305:02
1510.56:325:00
1610.46:344:58
1710.36:354:56
1810.36:374:54
1910.26:394:52
2010.26:414:50
2110.16:424:48
2210.06:444:46
2310.06:464:44
249.96:474:42
259.86:494:40
269.86:514:38
279.76:534:36
289.76:544:34
299.66:564:33
309.56:584:31
319.57:004:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zhirnovsk?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zhirnovsk.

What to pack for Zhirnovsk in October

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

In October, Zhirnovsk sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Zhirnovsk in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zhirnovsk peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zhirnovsk?

Zhirnovsk sits at 51.0°N, 44.8°E, 138 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kalininsk, 61 km away.

Topography around Zhirnovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhirnovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m.

The land around Zhirnovsk is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
346 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Kalininsk 61 km · Krasnoarmeysk 64 km · Yelan’ 73 km · Kotovo 74 km · Privolzhskiy 101 km · Atkarsk 102 km · Saratov 105 km · Engels 108 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 Zhirnovsk (50.9788°, 44.7789°, elevation 138 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).