Kovel weather in October

In October, Kovel sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Kovel's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kovel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:54 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Kovel is city of regional significance of Ukraine.

Density
1,352/km²
people per km²
Founded
1310

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 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kovel reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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 19°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)
1167
2157
3157
4157
5156
6156
7146
8146
9146
10146
11135
12135
13135
14135
15135
16125
17125
18124
19124
20114
21114
22114
23114
24114
25104
26104
27103
28103
29103
3093
3193

How October really feels in Kovel

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kovel 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-0° / -5°368.96.18.20.0
Feb / -4°349.679.60.0
Mar / -1°4210.23.911.50.7
Apr14° / 4810113.53.9
May19° / 7612.9015.35.7
Jun22° / 12°7913.2016.36.1
Jul24° / 14°9313.3015.96.4
Aug24° / 13°6610014.46.9
Sep19° / 679.6012.45.8
Oct12° / 479.10.310.43.3
Nov / 409.438.70.5
Dec / -3°419.86.17.70.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73169
83169
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153169
163169
173169
183169
193070
203070
212971
222971
233070
242971
252971
262971
272971
282971
292872
302872
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kovel gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1280
2280
3280
4280
5280
6281
7271
8281
9281
10281
11281
12281
13281
14291
15291
16291
17301
18301
19301
20311
21311
22311
23311
24311
25321
26322
27322
28332
29332
30333
31343

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3946
4946
5946
6955
7955
8964
9964
10973
11973
12973
13982
14982
15982
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
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 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light 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
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 6:29 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:52
211.36:305:49
311.26:325:47
411.26:345:45
511.16:355:42
611.06:375:40
711.06:395:38
810.96:415:36
910.96:425:33
1010.86:445:31
1110.76:465:29
1210.76:475:27
1310.66:495:25
1410.56:515:22
1510.56:535:20
1610.46:545:18
1710.36:565:16
1810.36:585:14
1910.27:005:12
2010.17:015:10
2110.17:035:08
2210.07:055:06
2310.07:075:04
249.97:085:02
259.87:105:00
269.87:124:58
279.77:144:56
289.67:154:54
299.67:174:52
309.57:194:51
319.57:214:49

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 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 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
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
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
201.7Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kovel?

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

3.3
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 Kovel.

What to pack for Kovel in October

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

In October, Kovel sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kovel 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 Kovel peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kovel?

Kovel sits at 51.2°N, 24.7°E, 175 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Volodymyr-Volynskyi, 49 km away.

HrubieszówVarashChełmSokalSheptytskyi

Topography around Kovel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kovel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m.

The land around Kovel is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (31%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (34%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
161 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Volodymyr-Volynskyi 49 km · Novovolynsk 66 km · Lutsk 68 km · Hrubieszów 73 km · Varash 82 km · Chełm 86 km · Sokal 88 km · Sheptytskyi 97 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 Kovel (51.2155°, 24.7008°, elevation 175 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).