The key facts
- Average October temperature in Moscow was +9.5 °C against a norm of +6 °C
- The 2020 record was matched to within a tenth of a degree
- Meteorologists declared the last days of 'Indian summer' and warned of frosts
The record was matched to within a tenth of a degree
October 2026 in Moscow turned out to be anomalously warm: the average monthly air temperature was +9.5 °C, which is 3.5 degrees above the climate norm (+6 °C). As TASS was told by the press service of Lomonosov Moscow State University, this figure matched the October 2020 record to within a tenth of a degree. Thus, according to the MSU Meteorological Observatory, the Octobers of 2020 and 2026 became the warmest in the entire history of meteorological observations in Moscow, which has been kept since 1780 (Gazeta.Ru).
What to expect next
The warm period is coming to an end: meteorologist Yevgeny Tishkovets called the coming weekend the last days of the 'phenomenal Indian summer', closing out the prolonged spell of abnormal warmth. According to him, no precipitation is expected on Saturday and Sunday: at night from 0 to +3 °C, during the day up to +8...+11 °C. Meanwhile, Muscovites had earlier been warned about frosts on the first night of November.
