Luhansk weather in October
In October, Luhansk sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 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 Luhansk's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luhansk's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 14°
- 7th warmest
- Overnight low
- 5°
- 7th coldest
- Precipitation
- 39 mm
- 7.1 wet days
- Daylight
- 10 h 30 min
- 5:52 AM – 4:24 PM
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- 6th clearest
- Wind
- 13 km/h
- 7th windiest
- Solar energy
- 2.18 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 4.2
- out of 10
Luhansk is city and administrative centre of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.
- Density
- 1,547/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1795
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in October
Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.
A typical October day in Luhansk 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 9°C warmer than November.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 8 |
| 2 | 18 | 7 |
| 3 | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | 17 | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | 7 |
| 6 | 17 | 7 |
| 7 | 16 | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | 6 |
| 9 | 16 | 6 |
| 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 11 | 15 | 6 |
| 12 | 15 | 6 |
| 13 | 15 | 5 |
| 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 14 | 5 |
| 16 | 14 | 5 |
| 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 19 | 13 | 4 |
| 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 22 | 12 | 4 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 25 | 11 | 3 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 |
| 28 | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | 10 | 2 |
| 30 | 9 | 2 |
| 31 | 9 | 2 |
How October really feels in Luhansk
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.
The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Luhansk weather by month
How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2° / -7° | 40 | 9 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -0° / -6° | 33 | 8 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 6° / -2° | 38 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 15° / 5° | 48 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 13.4 | 4.5 |
| May | 22° / 11° | 51 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Jun | 26° / 15° | 53 | 9.1 | 0 | 15.8 | 6.9 |
| Jul | 28° / 17° | 46 | 8.1 | 0 | 15.5 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 28° / 16° | 30 | 5.1 | 0 | 14.1 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 21° / 10° | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 12.4 | 7.2 |
| Oct | 14° / 5° | 39 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 4.2 |
| Nov | 5° / -1° | 35 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Dec | -0° / -5° | 42 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in October
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Cloudier (%) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 51 |
| 2 | 49 | 51 |
| 3 | 49 | 51 |
| 4 | 49 | 51 |
| 5 | 47 | 53 |
| 6 | 47 | 53 |
| 7 | 47 | 53 |
| 8 | 46 | 54 |
| 9 | 45 | 55 |
| 10 | 44 | 56 |
| 11 | 44 | 56 |
| 12 | 44 | 56 |
| 13 | 42 | 58 |
| 14 | 41 | 59 |
| 15 | 40 | 60 |
| 16 | 39 | 61 |
| 17 | 38 | 62 |
| 18 | 38 | 62 |
| 19 | 36 | 64 |
| 20 | 36 | 64 |
| 21 | 34 | 66 |
| 22 | 34 | 66 |
| 23 | 33 | 67 |
| 24 | 32 | 68 |
| 25 | 31 | 69 |
| 26 | 31 | 69 |
| 27 | 30 | 70 |
| 28 | 30 | 70 |
| 29 | 29 | 71 |
| 30 | 29 | 71 |
| 31 | 29 | 71 |
Chance of precipitation in October
Luhansk gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Snow chance (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Rain chance (%) | Snow chance (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 1 |
| 15 | 22 | 1 |
| 16 | 23 | 1 |
| 17 | 24 | 1 |
| 18 | 24 | 1 |
| 19 | 25 | 2 |
| 20 | 25 | 2 |
| 21 | 25 | 2 |
| 22 | 26 | 3 |
| 23 | 26 | 3 |
| 24 | 26 | 3 |
| 25 | 26 | 3 |
| 26 | 26 | 3 |
| 27 | 25 | 3 |
| 28 | 25 | 4 |
| 29 | 24 | 4 |
| 30 | 24 | 4 |
| 31 | 23 | 4 |
Humidity in October
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | 93 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | 93 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | 93 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | 96 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | 96 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | 96 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | 96 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Wind in October
Winds average 13 km/h in October.
Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 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) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | light breeze |
| 2 | 13 | light breeze |
| 3 | 13 | light breeze |
| 4 | 13 | light breeze |
| 5 | 13 | light breeze |
| 6 | 13 | light breeze |
| 7 | 13 | light breeze |
| 8 | 13 | light breeze |
| 9 | 13 | light breeze |
| 10 | 13 | light breeze |
| 11 | 13 | light breeze |
| 12 | 13 | light breeze |
| 13 | 13 | light breeze |
| 14 | 13 | light breeze |
| 15 | 13 | light breeze |
| 16 | 13 | light breeze |
| 17 | 13 | light breeze |
| 18 | 13 | light breeze |
| 19 | 13 | light breeze |
| 20 | 13 | light breeze |
| 21 | 13 | light breeze |
| 22 | 13 | light breeze |
| 23 | 13 | light breeze |
| 24 | 13 | light breeze |
| 25 | 13 | light breeze |
| 26 | 13 | light breeze |
| 27 | 13 | light breeze |
| 28 | 13 | light breeze |
| 29 | 13 | light breeze |
| 30 | 13 | light breeze |
| 31 | 13 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in October
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 5:29 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 3:57 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:29 | 5:30 | 5:32 | 5:33 | 5:35 | 5:36 | 5:38 | 5:39 | 5:41 | 5:42 | 5:44 | 5:45 | 5:47 | 5:48 | 5:50 | 5:52 | 5:53 | 5:55 | 5:56 | 5:58 | 5:59 | 6:01 | 6:03 | 6:04 | 6:06 | 6:07 | 6:09 | 6:11 | 6:12 | 6:14 | 6:15 |
| Sunset (PM) | 4:55 | 4:53 | 4:51 | 4:48 | 4:46 | 4:44 | 4:42 | 4:40 | 4:38 | 4:36 | 4:34 | 4:32 | 4:30 | 4:28 | 4:26 | 4:24 | 4:22 | 4:20 | 4:18 | 4:16 | 4:15 | 4:13 | 4:11 | 4:09 | 4:07 | 4:06 | 4:04 | 4:02 | 4:01 | 3:59 | 3:57 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.4 | 5:29 | 4:55 |
| 2 | 11.4 | 5:30 | 4:53 |
| 3 | 11.3 | 5:32 | 4:51 |
| 4 | 11.3 | 5:33 | 4:48 |
| 5 | 11.2 | 5:35 | 4:46 |
| 6 | 11.1 | 5:36 | 4:44 |
| 7 | 11.1 | 5:38 | 4:42 |
| 8 | 11.0 | 5:39 | 4:40 |
| 9 | 11.0 | 5:41 | 4:38 |
| 10 | 10.9 | 5:42 | 4:36 |
| 11 | 10.8 | 5:44 | 4:34 |
| 12 | 10.8 | 5:45 | 4:32 |
| 13 | 10.7 | 5:47 | 4:30 |
| 14 | 10.7 | 5:48 | 4:28 |
| 15 | 10.6 | 5:50 | 4:26 |
| 16 | 10.5 | 5:52 | 4:24 |
| 17 | 10.5 | 5:53 | 4:22 |
| 18 | 10.4 | 5:55 | 4:20 |
| 19 | 10.4 | 5:56 | 4:18 |
| 20 | 10.3 | 5:58 | 4:16 |
| 21 | 10.3 | 5:59 | 4:15 |
| 22 | 10.2 | 6:01 | 4:13 |
| 23 | 10.1 | 6:03 | 4:11 |
| 24 | 10.1 | 6:04 | 4:09 |
| 25 | 10.0 | 6:06 | 4:07 |
| 26 | 10.0 | 6:07 | 4:06 |
| 27 | 9.9 | 6:09 | 4:04 |
| 28 | 9.9 | 6:11 | 4:02 |
| 29 | 9.8 | 6:12 | 4:01 |
| 30 | 9.8 | 6:14 | 3:59 |
| 31 | 9.7 | 6:15 | 3:57 |
Solar energy in October
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.18 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.0 | Moderate |
| 2 | 2.9 | Moderate |
| 3 | 2.9 | Moderate |
| 4 | 2.8 | Moderate |
| 5 | 2.8 | Moderate |
| 6 | 2.7 | Moderate |
| 7 | 2.6 | Moderate |
| 8 | 2.6 | Moderate |
| 9 | 2.5 | Moderate |
| 10 | 2.5 | Moderate |
| 11 | 2.5 | Moderate |
| 12 | 2.4 | Moderate |
| 13 | 2.3 | Moderate |
| 14 | 2.3 | Moderate |
| 15 | 2.2 | Moderate |
| 16 | 2.2 | Moderate |
| 17 | 2.1 | Moderate |
| 18 | 2.1 | Moderate |
| 19 | 2.0 | Moderate |
| 20 | 2.0 | Dim |
| 21 | 1.9 | Dim |
| 22 | 1.9 | Dim |
| 23 | 1.8 | Dim |
| 24 | 1.8 | Dim |
| 25 | 1.7 | Dim |
| 26 | 1.7 | Dim |
| 27 | 1.7 | Dim |
| 28 | 1.6 | Dim |
| 29 | 1.6 | Dim |
| 30 | 1.6 | Dim |
| 31 | 1.5 | Dim |
Is October a good time to visit Luhansk?
Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
October is a reasonable time to visit Luhansk for sightseeing.
What to pack for Luhansk in October
From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In October, Luhansk sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.
UV index in Luhansk in October
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 Luhansk 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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 2 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Luhansk in October
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Luhansk is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Good |
| Feb | 12 | Good |
| Mar | 18 | Moderate |
| Apr | 12 | Moderate |
| May | 11 | Good |
| Jun | 12 | Good |
| Jul | 16 | Moderate |
| Aug | 12 | Good |
| Sep | 10 | Good |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Where is Luhansk?
Luhansk sits at 48.6°N, 39.3°E, 104 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Shevchenkivskyi, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Luhansk
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Luhansk.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Luhansk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.
The land around Luhansk is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), trees (27%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%), grassland (31%) and trees (20%) within 80 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 Luhansk (48.5681°, 39.3055°, elevation 104 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).