Slonim weather in October

In October, Slonim sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Slonim's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Slonim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:55 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Slonim is city in Belarus.

Density
1,063/km²
people per km²
Founded
1252

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 14°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical October day in Slonim reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 17°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)
1146
2146
3146
4146
5146
6136
7135
8135
9135
10125
11125
12125
13124
14114
15114
16114
17114
18104
19103
20103
21103
22103
2393
2493
2593
2693
2793
2882
2982
3082
3182

How October really feels in Slonim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Slonim 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-1° / -6°3710.17.57.90.0
Feb / -5°359.679.50.0
Mar / -2°4010.44.411.50.4
Apr13° / 479.71.213.63.5
May19° / 7312.40.115.55.6
Jun22° / 12°7112016.66.2
Jul24° / 14°8912.9016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6310.4014.56.7
Sep18° / 589.7012.45.5
Oct11° / 499.40.710.32.7
Nov / 439.63.78.40.2
Dec / -4°4410.16.67.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33169
43169
53169
63268
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123070
133070
143070
153070
162971
172971
182872
192773
202773
212773
222773
232674
242476
252476
262476
272476
282377
292377
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Slonim gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1301
2301
3301
4301
5311
6311
7311
8312
9312
10302
11302
12302
13302
14302
15292
16292
17292
18292
19292
20293
21303
22303
23303
24303
25313
26313
27313
28324
29324
30334
31334

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 (%)
1964
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7973
8982
9982
10982
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 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:286:48
211.37:296:45
311.27:316:43
411.17:336:41
511.17:356:38
611.07:376:36
710.97:396:33
810.87:406:31
910.87:426:29
1010.77:446:26
1110.67:466:24
1210.67:486:21
1310.57:506:19
1410.47:526:17
1510.47:536:15
1610.37:556:12
1710.27:576:10
1810.17:596:08
1910.18:016:06
2010.08:036:03
219.98:056:01
229.98:075:59
239.88:095:57
249.78:105:55
259.78:125:53
269.68:145:51
279.58:165:49
289.58:185:47
299.48:205:45
309.38:225:43
319.38:245:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Slonim?

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

2.7
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 Slonim.

What to pack for Slonim in October

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

In October, Slonim sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Slonim 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 Slonim peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Slonim?

Slonim sits at 53.1°N, 25.3°E, 149 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Ivatsevichi, 42 km away.

IvatsevichiBaranovichiVaukavyskNovogrudokByarozaShchuchynPruzhanyMir

Topography around Slonim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Slonim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Slonim is covered by grassland (31%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Ivatsevichi 42 km · Baranovichi 46 km · Vaukavysk 58 km · Novogrudok 65 km · Byaroza 66 km · Shchuchyn 69 km · Pruzhany 83 km · Mir 87 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 Slonim (53.0875°, 25.3171°, elevation 149 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).