Kurakhove weather in October

In October, Kurakhove sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 6.6 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 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Kurakhove's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurakhove's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
5:59 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kurakhove 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 7°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3178
4177
5177
6177
7167
8167
9166
10166
11156
12156
13156
14145
15145
16145
17135
18135
19134
20124
21124
22124
23114
24113
25113
26113
27103
28103
29103
3092
3192

How October really feels in Kurakhove

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kurakhove 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° / -6°399.17.18.60.0
Feb / -6°347.55.79.90.0
Mar / -1°419.64.311.60.7
Apr15° / 4190.313.44.4
May21° / 11°529.9014.96.6
Jun26° / 15°5710015.86.8
Jul28° / 17°448015.46.6
Aug28° / 16°336014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°386.4012.47.2
Oct14° / 376.60.310.64.2
Nov / -0°357290.5
Dec / -4°418.44.88.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44951
54852
64852
74852
84753
94654
104555
114456
124456
134357
144159
154060
163961
173862
183763
193664
203664
213565
223466
233367
243367
253367
263268
273169
283169
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kurakhove gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1200
2190
3190
4190
5190
6190
7190
8190
9190
10190
11190
12190
13190
14200
15200
16210
17211
18221
19221
20221
21231
22231
23231
24242
25242
26242
27242
28232
29232
30232
31222

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
29271
39271
49361
59361
69550
79550
89640
99640
109640
119640
129640
139730
149730
159730
169730
179820
189820
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in October

Winds average 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light 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
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 5:36 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 4:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:365:03
211.45:385:01
311.35:394:59
411.35:414:57
511.25:424:55
611.25:444:53
711.15:454:51
811.05:474:49
911.05:484:47
1010.95:504:45
1110.95:514:43
1210.85:534:41
1310.75:544:39
1410.75:564:37
1510.65:574:35
1610.65:594:33
1710.56:004:31
1810.56:024:29
1910.46:034:27
2010.36:054:26
2110.36:064:24
2210.26:084:22
2310.26:094:20
2410.16:114:18
2510.16:134:17
2610.06:144:15
2710.06:164:13
289.96:174:12
299.96:194:10
309.86:204:08
319.76:224:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kurakhove?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kurakhove for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kurakhove in October

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

In October, Kurakhove 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 Kurakhove 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 Kurakhove peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 22UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kurakhove 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 Kurakhove is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1718 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kurakhove?

Kurakhove sits at 48.0°N, 37.3°E, 132 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Selydove, 18 km away.

Topography around Kurakhove

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurakhove has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m.

The land around Kurakhove is covered by cropland (42%) and water (20%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
392 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Selydove 18 km · Trudivskyi 21 km · Voznesenskyi 27 km · Rutchenkivskyi 31 km · Tekstylnyk 31 km · Pokrovsk 34 km · Smolyanskyi 34 km · Myrnohrad 36 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 Kurakhove (47.9847°, 37.2807°, elevation 132 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).