Orsha weather in October

In October, Orsha sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 Orsha's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orsha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:38 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Orsha is city in Belarus.

Density
2,642/km²
people per km²
Founded
1067

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Orsha reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1135
2135
3135
4125
5125
6125
7125
8114
9114
10114
11114
12104
13104
14103
15103
1693
1793
1893
1992
2082
2182
2282
2372
2472
2572
2671
2771
2861
2961
3061
3161

How October really feels in Orsha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Orsha weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4110.29.97.60.0
Feb-2° / -7°399.89.69.30.0
Mar / -4°409.66.211.50.1
Apr11° / 459.51.513.72.9
May18° / 6911.90.115.75.5
Jun21° / 12°7411.9016.96.1
Jul23° / 14°8813.2016.46.3
Aug22° / 12°7310.7014.76.5
Sep16° / 5810.2012.54.9
Oct / 5811.21.510.21.8
Nov / -2°479.958.20.0
Dec-2° / -5°401097.10.0

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 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42575
52575
62575
72575
82377
92377
102377
112377
122377
132476
142377
152377
162377
172278
182377
192377
202377
212179
222179
232179
242179
252179
261981
271981
282080
291981
301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Orsha gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1351
2351
3361
4361
5371
6371
7371
8361
9361
10362
11362
12352
13352
14353
15353
16354
17354
18355
19356
20356
21357
22358
23368
24369
25369
26369
273610
283610
293610
303510
313510

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
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.

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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
2715light 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 7:08 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:086:26
211.27:106:24
311.27:126:21
411.17:146:19
511.07:166:16
610.97:186:14
710.97:206:11
810.87:226:09
910.77:246:06
1010.67:266:04
1110.67:286:01
1210.57:305:59
1310.47:325:56
1410.37:345:54
1510.37:365:51
1610.27:385:49
1710.17:405:47
1810.07:425:44
1910.07:445:42
209.97:465:40
219.87:485:37
229.87:505:35
239.77:525:33
249.67:545:31
259.57:565:28
269.57:585:26
279.48:005:24
289.38:025:22
299.38:045:20
309.28:065:18
319.18:085:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Orsha?

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

1.8
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 Orsha.

What to pack for Orsha in October

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

In October, Orsha sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Orsha 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 Orsha peaks around July 14 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 14UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orsha?

Orsha sits at 54.5°N, 30.4°E, 174 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Horki, 45 km away.

HorkiMogilevVitebskSmolenskBykhovLyepyel’KrychawBarysaw

Topography around Orsha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orsha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Orsha is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), trees (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
186 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Horki 45 km · Mogilev 67 km · Vitebsk 76 km · Smolensk 110 km · Bykhov 111 km · Lyepyel’ 117 km · Krychaw 123 km · Barysaw 127 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 Orsha (54.5136°, 30.4036°, elevation 174 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).