Soroca weather in October

In October, Soroca sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 7 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 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Soroca's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soroca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:35 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Soroca is Moldovan city situated on the Dniester river.

Density
2,308/km²
people per km²
Founded
1499

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 Soroca 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7167
8167
9167
10167
11157
12156
13156
14146
15146
16146
17145
18135
19135
20135
21135
22125
23125
24124
25124
26124
27114
28114
29114
30114
31113

How October really feels in Soroca

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.

Soroca 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°286.85.28.60.0
Feb / -4°306.84.49.90.0
Mar / -0°378.92.811.61.3
Apr15° / 439.30.513.44.6
May21° / 11°5610.3014.96.5
Jun25° / 14°7011.2015.86.6
Jul27° / 16°7210.6015.46.6
Aug27° / 15°527.3014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°578.3012.46.7
Oct14° / 4070.210.64.3
Nov / 366.1290.9
Dec / -3°3174.38.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44357
54357
64357
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124159
134159
144159
154159
164159
174159
184060
194060
203862
213862
223862
233862
243763
253763
263763
273763
283664
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Soroca gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 7 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 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1230
2230
3220
4220
5220
6220
7220
8230
9230
10230
11230
12220
13220
14220
15220
16230
17231
18231
19231
20231
21231
22221
23221
24221
25221
26211
27211
28211
29202
30202
31202

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
18992
28992
38992
49082
59082
69271
79271
89361
99361
109451
119451
129541
139541
149631
159730
169820
179820
189820
199820
209910
219910
229910
239910
2410000
2510000
2610000
2710000
2810000
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 11 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
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 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 6:12 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 4:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:125:39
211.46:145:37
311.36:155:35
411.36:175:33
511.26:185:31
611.16:205:29
711.16:215:27
811.06:235:25
911.06:245:23
1010.96:265:21
1110.96:275:19
1210.86:295:17
1310.76:305:15
1410.76:325:13
1510.66:335:11
1610.66:355:09
1710.56:375:07
1810.46:385:05
1910.46:405:03
2010.36:415:01
2110.36:434:59
2210.26:444:58
2310.26:464:56
2410.16:474:54
2510.16:494:52
2610.06:514:51
279.96:524:49
289.96:544:47
299.86:554:46
309.86:574:44
319.76:584:42

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Soroca?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Soroca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Soroca in October

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

In October, Soroca 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 Soroca 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 Soroca 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Soroca?

Soroca sits at 48.2°N, 28.3°E, 191 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Floreşti, 29 km away.

FloreştiDrochiaMohyliv-PodilskyyBălţiBilicenii VechiRîbniţaEdineţ

Topography around Soroca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soroca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m.

The land around Soroca is covered by trees (39%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
339 m
80 km
363 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Floreşti 29 km · Drochia 38 km · Mohyliv-Podilskyy 48 km · Bălţi 51 km · Bilicenii Vechi 58 km · Rîbniţa 69 km · Tulchyn 72 km · Edineţ 73 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 Soroca (48.1566°, 28.2849°, elevation 191 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).