Cherkasy weather in October

In October, Cherkasy sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Cherkasy's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cherkasy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:22 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Cherkasy is city in Ukraine.

Density
3,459/km²
people per km²
Founded
1284

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 16°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Cherkasy reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2168
3168
4168
5168
6168
7158
8157
9157
10157
11147
12147
13146
14136
15136
16136
17136
18125
19125
20125
21115
22115
23115
24114
25104
26104
27104
28104
2994
3093
3193

How October really feels in Cherkasy

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.

Cherkasy 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-1° / -5°348.16.18.40.0
Feb / -5°316.85.39.80.0
Mar / -1°398.63.711.50.7
Apr14° / 378.10.413.44.4
May21° / 11°5510015.16.5
Jun25° / 15°6410.70166.8
Jul27° / 17°609.6015.66.8
Aug26° / 16°406.6014.27.4
Sep20° / 11°538012.46.6
Oct13° / 417.40.310.53.7
Nov / 387.32.48.90.5
Dec / -4°378.15.280.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94159
104060
114060
123961
133862
143763
153763
163664
173565
183466
193466
203466
213268
223268
233169
243070
253070
262971
272872
282872
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Cherkasy gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1250
2250
3240
4240
5240
6230
7230
8230
9230
10230
11230
12230
13230
14231
15231
16231
17231
18231
19241
20241
21241
22251
23251
24251
25251
26252
27252
28252
29252
30252
31242

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 (%)
19091
29181
39181
49271
59271
69361
79361
89361
99451
109451
119550
129640
139640
149730
159730
169730
179820
189820
199820
209820
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
2610000
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 4:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:585:23
211.46:005:21
311.36:015:19
411.26:035:17
511.26:045:15
611.16:065:12
711.06:085:10
811.06:095:08
910.96:115:06
1010.96:125:04
1110.86:145:02
1210.76:155:00
1310.76:174:58
1410.66:194:56
1510.66:204:54
1610.56:224:52
1710.46:244:50
1810.46:254:48
1910.36:274:46
2010.36:284:44
2110.26:304:42
2210.16:324:40
2310.16:334:38
2410.06:354:36
2510.06:374:35
269.96:384:33
279.96:404:31
289.86:424:29
299.76:434:27
309.76:454:26
319.66:474:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Cherkasy?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cherkasy.

What to pack for Cherkasy in October

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

In October, Cherkasy sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Cherkasy 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 Cherkasy peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cherkasy?

Cherkasy sits at 49.4°N, 32.1°E, 110 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Zolotonosha, 25 km away.

PereiaslavBohuslavBahacheve

Topography around Cherkasy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cherkasy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Cherkasy is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (29%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (34%), trees (26%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Zolotonosha 25 km · Smila 27 km · Kaniv 54 km · Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi 58 km · Shpola 68 km · Pereiaslav 82 km · Bohuslav 86 km · Bahacheve 88 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 Cherkasy (49.4445°, 32.0574°, elevation 110 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).