Horlivka weather in October

In October, Horlivka sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Horlivka's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horlivka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
5:56 AM – 4:30 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Horlivka is city in Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
568/km²
people per km²
Founded
1779

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 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Horlivka reaches about 13°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 6°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6167
7166
8166
9156
10156
11156
12155
13145
14145
15145
16135
17134
18134
19124
20124
21124
22113
23113
24113
25103
26103
27102
2892
2992
3092
3192

How October really feels in Horlivka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Horlivka weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°419.37.88.60.0
Feb-0° / -6°357.66.49.90.0
Mar / -2°429.84.911.60.6
Apr14° / 479.70.413.44.3
May21° / 10°5710.20156.5
Jun25° / 15°6210.2015.86.8
Jul28° / 16°518.6015.56.6
Aug27° / 15°335.8014.17.2
Sep21° / 10°447.1012.47.0
Oct13° / 407.20.610.64.0
Nov / -1°377.32.490.4
Dec-0° / -5°428.85.88.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54555
64456
74555
84456
94456
104258
114258
124258
134159
144060
153961
163763
173664
183664
193466
203466
213466
223268
233268
243169
253070
262971
272971
282971
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Horlivka gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1210
2210
3210
4210
5200
6200
7200
8210
9210
10210
11210
12210
13220
14221
15221
16231
17231
18241
19242
20252
21253
22253
23253
24263
25264
26264
27264
28254
29254
30254
31255

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 (%)
19361
29361
39361
49451
59451
69550
79640
89640
99640
109640
119640
129730
139730
149730
159820
169820
179820
189820
199820
209820
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 5:34 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 4:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:345:00
211.45:354:58
311.35:374:56
411.35:384:54
511.25:404:52
611.15:414:50
711.15:434:48
811.05:444:46
911.05:464:44
1010.95:474:41
1110.85:494:39
1210.85:504:37
1310.75:524:35
1410.75:534:34
1510.65:554:32
1610.65:564:30
1710.55:584:28
1810.45:594:26
1910.46:014:24
2010.36:024:22
2110.36:044:20
2210.26:064:18
2310.26:074:17
2410.16:094:15
2510.06:104:13
2610.06:124:11
279.96:134:10
289.96:154:08
299.86:174:06
309.86:184:05
319.76:204:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Horlivka?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Horlivka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Horlivka in October

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

In October, Horlivka sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Horlivka 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 Horlivka peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Horlivka in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Horlivka is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1718 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar19Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Horlivka?

Horlivka sits at 48.3°N, 38.0°E, 245 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Tsentralno-Miskyi, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Horlivka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horlivka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 219 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m.

The land around Horlivka is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (30%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
274 m
80 km
400 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Tsentralno-Miskyi 1.0 km · Mykytivskyi 2.0 km · Kindrativskyi 3.0 km · Yenakiyeve 15 km · Toretsk 16 km · Yasynuvata 23 km · Khanzhonkivskyi 23 km · Khanzhonkove 23 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 Horlivka (48.2999°, 38.0171°, elevation 245 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).