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Tula

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Tula at a glance

Best time
May – Sep
Warmest month
Jul · 24°
Sunshine a year
1,580 h
Rain a year
631 mm
Climate
Continental
Time zone
UTC+3
Elevation
161 m

Climate in Tula

Tula has warm to hot summers and cold winters with occasional snow. July is the warmest month with average highs of 24 °C, while January is the coolest at −5 °C. With around 1,580 hours of sunshine a year, Tula is rather dull; June is the sunniest month with 8.3 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

20

Holiday weather in October

Poor

Best time to visit: May – September

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 5°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 9°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 9°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 6°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 5°

06:5517:35

Cold evenings: bring a warm jacket.

Estimated from the average high and low: coolest around sunrise, warmest in mid-afternoon.

Light for photos in October

Golden hour
Morning 06:33–07:45 · evening 16:46–17:57
Blue hour
Morning 06:20–06:33 · evening 17:57–18:11

Golden hour: the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour: 6° to 4° below it. Times for the 15th of the month; mountains and clouds shift the light.

What is the weather like in Tula in October?

In October, Tula is cold: daytime highs average 9 °C, and nights cool down to about 4 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 59 mm in total. All in all, October is not an ideal month for a holiday in Tula.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 39 min06:55 – 17:35
UV index
2 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
20 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
78 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or moreAll months
Snow days
1 day1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC+3Europe/Moscow

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %12 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %0 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %48 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.

What to pack in October

  • Warm jacket
  • Rain jacket or umbrella
Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Tula

Average hours of bright sunshine per day, next to the length of the day. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
1,580 hours
Sunniest month
Jun · 8.3 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 0.5 h a day
OctoberSunshine 2.2 hDaylight 10.7 hShare of daylight 21 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 2.2 of 10.7 hours of daylight in Tula, 21 % of the day.

Sunshine hours: estimated from radiation data (ERA5, 1996–2025) and calibrated against measured station values; no weather station is close enough here. Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Sun protection

UV index in Tula

How strong the sun is at noon, month by month, and how quickly unprotected skin burns.

Clear-sky UV in October
2 · lowLittle protection needed; sunglasses on bright days.

The sun is strongest in June (UV 7).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 85 min
Fair skin
about 105 min
Light brown skin
over 2 h
Olive skin
over 2 h

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen it, water, sand and snow shorten it. Sunscreen extends the time only partly.

Monthly values: clear-sky noon estimate from the sun's angle, ozone and altitude. UV today: Open-Meteo forecast.

Rain

Rain in Tula: rainy days and rainfall

A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain or snow; the amount is what falls in the whole month. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
631 mm on 125 days
Wettest month
Jul · 77 mm
Driest month
Mar · 37 mm
OctoberRainy days 11Rainfall 59 mm

In October, Tula has about 11 rainy days with 59 mm of rain in total.

Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Tula

How breezy and how cloudy Tula is through the year. Tap a month to select it on the whole page.

Wind

Typical daily peak of the wind in km/h: what the afternoon breeze usually reaches, not the gusts.

Year average
19 km/h · light breeze
Windiest month
Feb · 21 km/h
Calmest month
Jul · 16 km/h
OctoberWind 20 km/hBeaufort 4

In October, the wind in Tula typically peaks at 20 km/h during the day: Beaufort 4, moderate breeze.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered by cloud, day and night.

Year average
71 % · mostly cloudy
Clearest month
Aug · 54 %
Cloudiest month
Dec · 91 %
OctoberCloud cover 78 %Sunshine 2.2 h

In October, cloud covers on average 78 % of the sky over Tula: mostly cloudy, with about 2.2 hours of sunshine a day.

Wind: mean daily maximum of the hourly wind 10 m above ground (ERA5, 1996–2025). Gusts are stronger, and the model grid of about 28 km smooths out local effects such as capes and valley winds. Clouds: mean total cloud cover of all layers over day and night (ERA5, 1996–2025). Thin high cloud counts as cover even when the sun still shines through.

Heat & humidity

Heat and humidity in Tula

How often the day gets hot in Tula (30 °C and more), and in which months heat and humidity come together. Tap a month to select it.

Hot days a year
5 days
Hottest month
Jul · 24 °C
Hot months
none

Heat calendar

  • pleasant
  • some hot or muggy days
  • often muggy
  • often hot
  • hot and muggy
OctoberHot days (30 °C+) 0Day high 9 °C

In October, Tula has about 0 hot days, with an average daytime high of 9 °C: pleasant. Heat plays no part this month.

Hot days reach at least 30 °C; a month counts as muggy when the mean dew point reaches 18 °C on at least 15 days. Averages from ERA5 and ERA5-Land, 1996–2025. Muggy nights through the year

Snow

Snow in Tula

When Tula is likely to be white: the chance of seeing snow during a week's stay, the days with fresh snow and how much falls. Tap a month to select it.

Snow days a year
38 days
Fresh snow a year
124 cm
Snowy months
Dec – Apr

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 1Fresh snow 4 cmChance of snow 15 / 100

In October, Tula has about 1 days with at least 1 cm of fresh snow, 4 cm in total. The chance of seeing snow during a week's stay is 15 out of 100: hardly any.

Snow days bring at least 1 cm of fresh snow. Fresh snow comes from ERA5 snowfall (1996–2025) at the height of the place, not on the slopes above it; the snow chance also weighs whether the snow settles. An estimate from climate averages, not a snow report.

Climate through the year

Long-term monthly averages. Tap a month to see its details.

Best time to visit

Nights and sleep in Tula

How warm the nights get in each month, from the mean night-time low. Tap a month for details.

  • Frost below 0°
  • Cold 0–8°
  • Cool 8–15°
  • Pleasant 15–20°

ColdOctober: nights around 4°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in February (−10°), the warmest in July (16°). Nights are pleasant for sleeping (15 to 20 °C) in July. Nights fall below 8 °C on average from October to April, so the room should be heated.

Temperatures through the year

Average daytime high, night-time low and sea temperature per month.

OctoberDay 9°Night 4°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan18−5°−10°0.8 h1040
FebruaryFeb20−5°−10°1.9 h938
MarchMar231°−6°4.1 h937
AprilApr4211°1°5.8 h1048
MayMay7918°8°7.7 h1154
JuneJun8022°13°8.3 h1266
JulyJul7824°16°8.1 h1377
AugustAug8023°14°7.1 h1065
SeptemberSep6717°9°4.4 h953
OctoberOct209°4°2.2 h1159
NovemberNov182°−2°0.9 h1046
DecemberDec15−3°−7°0.5 h1148

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences

54.20° N, 37.62° E · 161 m · Europe/Moscow

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Tula

The best time to visit Tula is from May to September. For sightseeing, day trips and hiking, conditions are most comfortable in May and from August to September. Rain is most frequent from June to July; the wettest month is July with 77 mm.

Tula through the seasons

How the weather changes over the seasons, with averages for each.

Tula in spring

Mar – May

48

Fair

  • 1–18 °C by day
  • 6 h of sun a day
  • 30 rainy days in all

Tula in summer

Jun – Aug

79

Good

  • 22–24 °C by day
  • 8 h of sun a day
  • 36 rainy days in all

Tula in autumn

Sep – Nov

35

Poor

  • 2–17 °C by day
  • 3 h of sun a day
  • 30 rainy days in all

Tula in winter

Dec – Feb

18

Poor

  • -5–-3 °C by day
  • 1 h of sun a day
  • 30 rainy days in all

Find your perfect month

Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Tula for you.

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: June – August

Based on the climate averages; tap a month to see its details.

Compare two months in Tula

Pick two months to see how the weather differs. A tick marks the clearly better value; for temperatures it depends on your plans.

vs.

June has the better holiday weather in Tula: score 80 against 20. In June, days are 13 °C warmer than in October. June has one more rainy day. The sun shines 6 hours longer a day in June.

October vs. June, Tula
MonthOctoberJune
Weather score2080better
Day high9°22°
Night low4°13°
Sunshine2.2 h8.3 hbetter
Rainy days11better12
Rainfall59 mm66 mm
Muggy days0better1

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

May, Aug – Sep

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Rainy months

Jun – Jul

12 or more rainy days

Snow

Nov – Mar

Snow on 2 or more days

Tula month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

18January-5° · 1 h

In January, Tula is freezing cold: daytime highs average −5 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−10 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1 hours a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 10 days, totalling 40 mm. Snow falls on about 8 days. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in January
20February-4° · 2 h

In February, Tula is freezing cold: daytime highs average −5 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−10 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2 hours a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 9 days, totalling 38 mm. Snow falls on about 8 days. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in February
23March1° · 4 h

In March, Tula is freezing cold: daytime highs average 1 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−6 °C). Expect around 4 hours of sunshine a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 9 days, totalling 37 mm. Snow falls on about 6 days. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in March
42April11° · 6 h

In April, Tula is cool: daytime highs average 11 °C, and nights cool down to about 1 °C. Expect around 6 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 48 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, April is a so-so month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in April
79May18° · 8 h

In May, Tula is mild: daytime highs average 18 °C, and nights cool down to about 8 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 54 mm in total. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in May
80June22° · 8 h

In June, Tula is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 13 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 66 mm in total. All in all, June is an excellent month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in June
78July24° · 8 h

In July, Tula is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 16 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 77 mm in total. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in July
80August23° · 7 h

In August, Tula is warm: daytime highs average 23 °C, and nights cool down to about 14 °C. The sun shines for around 7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 65 mm in total. All in all, August is an excellent month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in August
67September17° · 4 h

In September, Tula is mild: daytime highs average 17 °C, and nights cool down to about 9 °C. Expect around 4 hours of sunshine a day. Rain falls on about 9 days, adding up to 53 mm. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in September
20October9° · 2 h

In October, Tula is cold: daytime highs average 9 °C, and nights cool down to about 4 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 59 mm in total. All in all, October is not an ideal month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in October
18November2° · 1 h

In November, Tula is freezing cold: daytime highs average 2 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−2 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1 hours a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 10 days, totalling 46 mm. Snow falls on about 4 days. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in November
15December-3° · 1 h

In December, Tula is freezing cold: daytime highs average −3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−7 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1 hours a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 11 days, totalling 48 mm. Snow falls on about 9 days. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Tula.

Tula in December
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Tula vs. Moscow

In October the holiday weather in Tula and Moscow is about equally good (score 20 vs. 16). During the day Moscow is 1 °C cooler than Tula.

Tula vs. Moscow, in October
in OctoberTulaMoscow
Holiday score2016
Daytime high9°8°
Sunshine2 h2 h
Rainy days1112
Best timeMay – SepMay – Aug

Through the year

OctoberTula 9°Moscow 8°
TulaMoscow
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Ranking

Russia in October: the best places

In October, Tula ranks 17 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

  1. Novorossiysk18°20°77
  2. 2Krasnodar18°76
  3. 3Astrakhan16°73
  4. 4Sochi19°21°71
  5. 5Rostov-on-Don15°63
  6. 6Vladikavkaz14°57
  7. 7Taganrog13°14°56
  8. 8Volgograd14°54
  9. 17TulaThis page9°20
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Planning a trip to Tula

Weather for your travel dates

Pick your arrival and length of stay, and we sum up the weather to expect.

Tula in the school holidays

How the weather suits the usual holiday periods. Dates vary by school and region, so each holiday uses the months it usually falls in.

Tula has its best school-holiday weather during May half-term (score 79) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 17).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    36

    Poor

    • 8 °C by day
    • 5.3 h of sun a day
    • 10 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    79

    GoodBest holidays

    • 19 °C by day
    • 7.8 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month

    Good for: Sightseeing & walks

  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    79

    Good

    • 23 °C by day
    • 7.5 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • October half-term

    Oct

    20

    Poor

    • 9 °C by day
    • 2.2 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month
  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    17

    Poor

    • −4 °C by day
    • 0.7 h of sun a day
    • 10 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 3 h 35 min
Distance
2,540 km
Time zone
UTC+3
Jet lag
Hardly any (under 3 h)

Estimated from the straight-line distance: 30 minutes for take-off and landing plus 830 km/h cruising speed.

Frequently asked questions about Tula

When is the best time to visit Tula?

The best time to visit Tula is from May to September. That is when the holiday weather score, which combines temperature, sea, sunshine and rain, is highest.

What is the warmest month in Tula?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C and nights around 16 °C. January is the coolest month at −5 °C.

When does it rain most in Tula?

Rain is most frequent from June to July; the wettest month is July with 77 mm. The driest month is March with 37 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Tula get?

Tula gets around 1,580 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is June with 8.3 hours a day; in December there are 0.5 hours a day.

What time zone is Tula in?

Tula uses the time zone Europe/Moscow, at UTC+3 all year.

How long is the flight from London to Tula?

A nonstop flight from London to Tula takes about 3 h 35 min, for a straight-line distance of about 2,540 km.

Which school holidays are best for Tula?

Tula has its best school-holiday weather during May half-term (score 79) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 17). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 36, May half-term 79, Summer holidays 79, October half-term 20, Christmas holidays 17.

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