Balta weather in October

In October, Balta sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 6.5 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 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Balta's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 39 mm; 6.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:29 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 6th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Balta is city in Podilsk Raion (district), Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Residence of Balta urban hromada (municipality).

Density: 812/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1699

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

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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 Balta 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 8°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10
Avg low (°C)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	17	9
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	15	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	12	5
23	12	5
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	11	4
27	11	4
28	11	4
29	11	4
30	10	4
31	10	4

How October really feels in Balta

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Balta 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -5°	32	7.2	5.4	8.6	0.0
Feb	2° / -4°	28	6.2	4.2	9.9	0.0
Mar	8° / -0°	36	8.6	3.2	11.6	1.2
Apr	15° / 5°	45	8.8	0.6	13.4	4.6
May	21° / 10°	58	10.8	0	14.9	6.4
Jun	25° / 14°	70	11.3	0	15.7	6.6
Jul	27° / 16°	65	10.2	0	15.4	6.7
Aug	27° / 15°	48	7.6	0	14.1	7.2
Sep	21° / 11°	58	8	0	12.4	6.8
Oct	14° / 6°	39	6.5	0.1	10.6	4.3
Nov	6° / 1°	36	6.5	2.2	9	0.8
Dec	1° / -3°	31	6.9	4.3	8.3	0.0

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 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	45	45	45	46	45	45	45	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38
Cloudier (%)	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Balta gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	0
2	22	0
3	22	0
4	22	0
5	22	0
6	21	0
7	21	0
8	21	0
9	21	0
10	21	0
11	21	0
12	21	0
13	21	0
14	21	0
15	21	0
16	21	0
17	21	0
18	21	0
19	21	0
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	21	1
24	21	1
25	21	1
26	21	1
27	21	1
28	21	1
29	21	2
30	21	2
31	20	2

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	95	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	11	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	91	8	1
7	91	8	1
8	92	7	1
9	92	7	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 4:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52
Sunset (PM)	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:08	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:55	4:53	4:51	4:49	4:47	4:46	4:44	4:42	4:41	4:39	4:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:07	5:34
2	11.4	6:08	5:32
3	11.3	6:10	5:30
4	11.3	6:11	5:28
5	11.2	6:13	5:26
6	11.2	6:14	5:24
7	11.1	6:16	5:22
8	11.0	6:17	5:20
9	11.0	6:19	5:17
10	10.9	6:20	5:15
11	10.9	6:22	5:14
12	10.8	6:23	5:12
13	10.7	6:25	5:10
14	10.7	6:26	5:08
15	10.6	6:28	5:06
16	10.6	6:29	5:04
17	10.5	6:31	5:02
18	10.5	6:32	5:00
19	10.4	6:34	4:58
20	10.3	6:35	4:56
21	10.3	6:37	4:55
22	10.2	6:38	4:53
23	10.2	6:40	4:51
24	10.1	6:42	4:49
25	10.1	6:43	4:47
26	10.0	6:45	4:46
27	10.0	6:46	4:44
28	9.9	6:48	4:42
29	9.9	6:49	4:41
30	9.8	6:51	4:39
31	9.8	6:52	4:38

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.3	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.0	Moderate
22	2.0	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim
29	1.7	Dim
30	1.7	Dim
31	1.6	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Balta?

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 Balta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balta in October

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

In October, Balta 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 Balta 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 Balta 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 22 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	5	7	8	7	5	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	Moderate	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	5	Moderate
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Balta?

Balta sits at 47.9°N, 29.6°E, 160 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Podilsk, 22 km away.

Topography around Balta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Balta is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

113 m

cropland 38%

16 km

161 m

cropland 55%

80 km

354 m

cropland 68%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← September Balta year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Podilsk 22 km · Rîbniţa 49 km · Dubăsari 82 km · Orhei 86 km · Ladyzhyn 88 km · Pervomaysk 92 km · Haysyn 99 km · Floreşti 99 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 31% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,866; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 88%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.8; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 10.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 526

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 Balta (47.936°, 29.6223°, elevation 160 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	17	9
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	15	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	12	5
23	12	5
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	11	4
27	11	4
28	11	4
29	11	4
30	10	4
31	10	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	0
2	22	0
3	22	0
4	22	0
5	22	0
6	21	0
7	21	0
8	21	0
9	21	0
10	21	0
11	21	0
12	21	0
13	21	0
14	21	0
15	21	0
16	21	0
17	21	0
18	21	0
19	21	0
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	21	1
24	21	1
25	21	1
26	21	1
27	21	1
28	21	1
29	21	2
30	21	2
31	20	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	11	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	91	8	1
7	91	8	1
8	92	7	1
9	92	7	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	17	9
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	15	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	12	5
23	12	5
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	11	4
27	11	4
28	11	4
29	11	4
30	10	4
31	10	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	0
2	22	0
3	22	0
4	22	0
5	22	0
6	21	0
7	21	0
8	21	0
9	21	0
10	21	0
11	21	0
12	21	0
13	21	0
14	21	0
15	21	0
16	21	0
17	21	0
18	21	0
19	21	0
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	21	1
24	21	1
25	21	1
26	21	1
27	21	1
28	21	1
29	21	2
30	21	2
31	20	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	11	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	91	8	1
7	91	8	1
8	92	7	1
9	92	7	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	17	9
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	15	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	12	5
23	12	5
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	11	4
27	11	4
28	11	4
29	11	4
30	10	4
31	10	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	0
2	22	0
3	22	0
4	22	0
5	22	0
6	21	0
7	21	0
8	21	0
9	21	0
10	21	0
11	21	0
12	21	0
13	21	0
14	21	0
15	21	0
16	21	0
17	21	0
18	21	0
19	21	0
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	21	1
24	21	1
25	21	1
26	21	1
27	21	1
28	21	1
29	21	2
30	21	2
31	20	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	11	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	91	8	1
7	91	8	1
8	92	7	1
9	92	7	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0