Korosten weather in October

In October, Korosten sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Korosten's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Korosten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:38 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Korosten is city in Ukraine.

Density
1,817/km²
people per km²
Founded
~945 CE

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 15°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Korosten reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2157
3156
4156
5156
6156
7146
8146
9145
10145
11135
12135
13135
14134
15124
16124
17124
18124
19114
20114
21113
22113
23103
24103
25103
26103
2793
2893
2992
3092
3192

How October really feels in Korosten

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

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

Korosten weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°328.46.78.20.0
Feb / -6°318.46.99.70.0
Mar / -2°42104.811.50.5
Apr14° / 439.70.813.53.9
May20° / 6411.2015.36.1
Jun23° / 13°6911.3016.26.6
Jul25° / 15°9113.2015.86.4
Aug24° / 13°609.5014.37.0
Sep19° / 508.8012.46.1
Oct12° / 458.40.510.43.2
Nov / -0°418.23.18.70.4
Dec-0° / -4°379.167.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153169
163070
173070
182971
192872
202872
212872
222872
232773
242674
252674
262674
272674
282674
292674
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Korosten gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1290
2290
3290
4291
5281
6281
7281
8271
9271
10271
11271
12261
13261
14261
15261
16261
17261
18261
19261
20262
21272
22272
23272
24272
25283
26283
27283
28283
29294
30294
31304

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 (%)
1937
2937
3937
4946
5946
6946
7955
8955
9955
10964
11964
12973
13973
14973
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 4:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:135:36
211.36:145:34
311.36:165:31
411.26:185:29
511.16:195:27
611.16:215:25
711.06:235:22
810.96:245:20
910.96:265:18
1010.86:285:16
1110.76:305:14
1210.76:315:11
1310.66:335:09
1410.56:355:07
1510.56:365:05
1610.46:385:03
1710.36:405:01
1810.36:424:59
1910.26:434:57
2010.26:454:55
2110.16:474:53
2210.06:494:51
2310.06:504:49
249.96:524:47
259.96:544:45
269.86:554:43
279.76:574:41
289.76:594:39
299.67:014:37
309.67:024:36
319.57:044:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Korosten?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Korosten.

What to pack for Korosten in October

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

In October, Korosten sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Korosten 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 Korosten peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Korosten?

Korosten sits at 51.0°N, 28.6°E, 169 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Ovruch, 43 km away.

BohuniyaKorostyshivZhytomyrKorolyovZvyahel

Topography around Korosten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Korosten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m.

The land around Korosten is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
153 m
80 km
296 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Ovruch 43 km · Malyn 47 km · Radomyshl 66 km · Bohuniya 75 km · Korostyshiv 76 km · Zhytomyr 77 km · Korolyov 79 km · Zvyahel 83 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 Korosten (50.9512°, 28.6386°, elevation 169 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).