Rîbniţa weather in October

In October, Rîbniţa sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Rîbniţa's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rîbniţa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Rîbniţa is city in Moldova.

Founded
1603

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 17°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Rîbniţa reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2188
3178
4178
5178
6178
7177
8167
9167
10167
11157
12156
13156
14156
15146
16146
17146
18145
19135
20135
21135
22135
23125
24124
25124
26124
27114
28114
29114
30114
31114

How October really feels in Rîbniţa

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rîbniţa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°306.858.60.0
Feb / -4°286.23.99.90.0
Mar / -0°357.92.711.61.3
Apr15° / 448.40.613.44.7
May21° / 10°5710.6014.96.5
Jun25° / 14°7111.1015.76.7
Jul27° / 16°679.9015.46.6
Aug27° / 16°526.9014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°587.5012.46.9
Oct14° / 406.60.110.64.5
Nov / 366.11.99.11.0
Dec / -3°326.848.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44654
54654
64654
74555
84555
94654
104654
114654
124654
134654
144555
154555
164555
174555
184456
194456
204357
214357
224357
234258
244258
254159
264159
274060
284060
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Rîbniţa gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1210
2210
3210
4210
5210
6210
7220
8220
9220
10220
11220
12220
13220
14220
15220
16220
17220
18220
19221
20221
21211
22211
23211
24211
25201
26201
27201
28201
29202
30192
31192

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187112
287112
389101
489101
59091
69181
79181
89271
99271
109361
119361
129451
139541
149541
159541
169730
179730
189820
199820
209820
219820
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 4:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:095:37
211.46:115:34
311.36:125:32
411.36:145:30
511.26:155:28
611.26:175:26
711.16:185:24
811.06:205:22
911.06:215:20
1010.96:235:18
1110.96:245:16
1210.86:255:14
1310.86:275:12
1410.76:285:10
1510.66:305:08
1610.66:325:06
1710.56:335:05
1810.56:355:03
1910.46:365:01
2010.46:384:59
2110.36:394:57
2210.26:414:55
2310.26:424:54
2410.16:444:52
2510.16:454:50
2610.06:474:49
2710.06:484:47
289.96:504:45
299.96:514:44
309.86:534:42
319.86:554:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Rîbniţa?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Rîbniţa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rîbniţa in October

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

In October, Rîbniţa sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Rîbniţa in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rîbniţa peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rîbniţa?

Rîbniţa sits at 47.8°N, 29.0°E, 96 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Podilsk, 39 km away.

PodilskOrheiBaltaFloreştiDubăsariSorocaBilicenii VechiStrășeni

Topography around Rîbniţa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rîbniţa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m.

The land around Rîbniţa is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
386 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Podilsk 39 km · Orhei 45 km · Balta 49 km · Floreşti 55 km · Dubăsari 57 km · Soroca 69 km · Bilicenii Vechi 73 km · Strășeni 76 km

Moldova travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,622
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Orthodox 90%other Christian 3%atheist 0%other 0%

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 Rîbniţa (47.7682°, 29.01°, elevation 96 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).