Russia in October

October is Russia's 7th-best month (rank 7 of 12): its 20 destinations average 60/100, led by Vladivostok at 77 — 12°C and 7 rainy days — while Yakutsk is cooler at -6°C and scores 45.

#7 of 12 months for Russia · 20 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Where in Russia in October

#PlaceTypeFeels-like highRainComfortAt its best
1VladivostokCity12°C47 mm · 7 days77 tier B
2KislovodskCity13°C77 mm · 10 days73 tier B
3SochiBeach20°C128 mm · 10 days71 tier B
4SheregeshSki resort2°C88 mm · 14 days68 tier C
5ElbrusSki resort6°C104 mm · 11 days66 tier C
6KaliningradCity10°C73 mm · 14 days66 tier C
7KhabarovskCity7°C45 mm · 8 days66 tier C
8Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyTrekking hub4°C117 mm · 11 days65 tier C
9IrkutskCity5°C21 mm · 6 days64 tier C
10ChitaCity3°C10 mm · 2 days62 tier C
11KazanCity5°C51 mm · 11 days61 tier C
12Nizhny NovgorodCity6°C54 mm · 11 days61 tier C
13MoscowCity6°C58 mm · 13 days60 tier C
14Saint PetersburgCity6°C72 mm · 14 days60 tier C
15YekaterinburgCity3°C30 mm · 7 days59 tier D
16NovosibirskCity3°C40 mm · 10 days58 tier D
17MurmanskCity0°C46 mm · 13 days50 tier D
18MagadanCity-3°C58 mm · 7 days49 tier F
19YakutskCity-6°C16 mm · 5 days45 tier F
20Krasnaya PolyanaSki resort17°C110 mm · 13 days26 tier F

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means October is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Russia in October

  • Migration on the Curonian Spit · Kaliningrad · 15 Aug – 31 Oct (usually)
  • Amber after the storms · Kaliningrad · 15 Oct – 31 Mar (usually)
  • Golden autumn in the palace parks · Saint Petersburg · 25 Sep – 20 Oct (usually)
  • Ramadan and Eid · Kazan · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)
  • Aurora season · Murmansk · 1 Sep – 10 Apr (usually)

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