Weather in Moscow in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Moscow in October
The expected average maximum temperature in October is +7°C with a maximum of +17°C and a minimum of -3°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +10°C.
Is Moscow warm or cold in October?
Moscow is typically cool in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +8°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +7°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Moscow:
Climate in Moscow in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +8°C | +1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -14°C | -30°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +24°C | +16°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 62 mm | 45 mm | 16 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 83% | 87% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 4 | 11 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +8°C. As October arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 62 mm to 45 mm. Humidity rises from 81% to 83%. Winds are stronger in comparison to September, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Moscow is gradually decreasing during October, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how October is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last October in Moscow?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Moscow in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+6°C) and the highest in 2020 (+11°C). The driest year was 2014 with only 262 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1980 with 601 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Moscow, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.