Lyepyel’ weather in October

In October, Lyepyel’ sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Lyepyel’'s 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lyepyel’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:45 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Lyepyel’ reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1136
2136
3136
4136
5125
6125
7125
8125
9115
10115
11114
12114
13104
14104
15104
1694
1793
1893
1993
2083
2183
2282
2382
2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2962
3062
3161

How October really feels in Lyepyel’

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lyepyel’ weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4010.497.60.0
Feb-2° / -7°379.48.59.30.0
Mar / -3°389.35.811.40.1
Apr11° / 459.51.613.82.8
May18° / 6711.50.215.85.4
Jun21° / 12°7612.80175.9
Jul23° / 14°8312.9016.56.4
Aug22° / 13°7011.3014.76.4
Sep16° / 639.9012.55.0
Oct10° / 5811.31.310.21.9
Nov / -1°479.74.58.10.0
Dec-1° / -5°4010.28.770.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 79%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32476
42377
52377
62377
72377
82278
92278
102278
112278
122278
132179
142278
152179
162179
172179
182278
192278
202179
212179
222179
232179
242080
252080
261981
271981
281882
291882
301783
311684

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Lyepyel’ gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1361
2361
3371
4371
5381
6381
7371
8371
9361
10362
11352
12352
13352
14342
15343
16343
17344
18344
19345
20345
21356
22356
23357
24367
25368
26378
27378
28379
29379
30379
31379

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3991
4991
5991
6991
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
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 15 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
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:156:33
211.27:176:30
311.17:196:28
411.17:216:25
511.07:236:23
610.97:256:20
710.87:276:18
810.87:296:15
910.77:316:12
1010.67:336:10
1110.57:356:07
1210.57:376:05
1310.47:396:02
1410.37:416:00
1510.27:435:58
1610.27:455:55
1710.17:475:53
1810.07:495:50
199.97:515:48
209.97:535:46
219.87:565:43
229.77:585:41
239.78:005:39
249.68:025:37
259.58:045:34
269.48:065:32
279.48:085:30
289.38:105:28
299.28:125:26
309.28:145:23
319.18:165:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Lyepyel’?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lyepyel’.

What to pack for Lyepyel’ in October

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

In October, Lyepyel’ sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lyepyel’ 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 Lyepyel’ peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lyepyel’?

Lyepyel’ sits at 54.9°N, 28.7°E, 165 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Polotsk, 68 km away.

PolotskHlybokayeNovopolotskBarysawHorad ZhodzinaLogoyskVitebskSmaliavičy

Topography around Lyepyel’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lyepyel’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m.

The land around Lyepyel’ is covered by trees (31%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
222 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Polotsk 68 km · Hlybokaye 70 km · Novopolotsk 72 km · Barysaw 74 km · Horad Zhodzina 90 km · Logoysk 93 km · Vitebsk 102 km · Smaliavičy 103 km

Belarus travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,279
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
93%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 533
Religion
Orthodox 48%non-believers 41%Catholic 7%other 4%

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 Lyepyel’ (54.8814°, 28.699°, elevation 165 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).