Chernivtsi weather in October

In October, Chernivtsi sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 7.4 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 27% 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 Chernivtsi's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chernivtsi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:45 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Chernivtsi is capital city of Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine and historical center of the Bukovina.

Density
1,727/km²
people per km²
Founded
1408

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 Chernivtsi reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°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 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4177
5177
6167
7167
8167
9167
10156
11156
12156
13156
14146
15145
16145
17145
18135
19135
20135
21134
22134
23124
24124
25124
26124
27124
28113
29113
30113
31113

How October really feels in Chernivtsi

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.

Chernivtsi 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 / -6°277.66.18.60.0
Feb / -4°317.95.99.90.0
Mar / -1°4510.44.111.61.2
Apr15° / 5510.1113.44.5
May21° / 10°7012.2014.96.1
Jun24° / 14°9512.9015.86.4
Jul26° / 15°9912.4015.56.4
Aug26° / 15°669.5014.17.0
Sep20° / 10°619.3012.46.4
Oct14° / 457.40.410.64.3
Nov / 356.9391.0
Dec / -4°348.25.58.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54357
64357
74357
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134357
144357
154357
164357
174357
184357
194258
204258
214258
224258
234258
244159
254060
264060
274060
284060
293961
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Chernivtsi gets around 45 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 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1260
2250
3250
4250
5240
6241
7241
8241
9241
10241
11241
12241
13241
14241
15241
16251
17251
18252
19252
20252
21242
22242
23242
24242
25242
26242
27242
28242
29243
30233
31233

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19181
29181
39181
49271
59271
69361
79550
89550
99640
109640
119730
129730
139820
149820
159910
169910
179910
189910
1910000
2010000
2110000
2210000
2310000
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 10 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
110calm
210calm
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 6:22 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:225:49
211.46:235:46
311.36:255:44
411.36:265:42
511.26:285:40
611.16:295:38
711.16:315:36
811.06:325:34
911.06:345:32
1010.96:355:30
1110.86:375:28
1210.86:385:26
1310.76:405:24
1410.76:425:22
1510.66:435:20
1610.66:455:18
1710.56:465:16
1810.46:485:14
1910.46:495:12
2010.36:515:10
2110.36:525:09
2210.26:545:07
2310.26:555:05
2410.16:575:03
2510.06:595:02
2610.07:005:00
279.97:024:58
289.97:034:56
299.87:054:55
309.87:074:53
319.77:084:52

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Chernivtsi?

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 Chernivtsi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chernivtsi in October

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

In October, Chernivtsi sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Chernivtsi 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 Chernivtsi peaks around July 17 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chernivtsi?

Chernivtsi sits at 48.3°N, 25.9°E, 260 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Rădăuți, 49 km away.

SuceavaBotoşaniChortkivGura Humorului

Topography around Chernivtsi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chernivtsi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 224 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,400 m.

The land around Chernivtsi is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
414 m
80 km
1,400 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Rădăuți 49 km · Dorohoi 51 km · Kamianets-Podilskyi 65 km · Kolomyia 71 km · Suceava 77 km · Botoşani 81 km · Chortkiv 81 km · Gura Humorului 82 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 Chernivtsi (48.2904°, 25.9324°, elevation 260 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).