Melitopol weather in October

In October, Melitopol sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Melitopol's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melitopol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:05 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Melitopol is city in Ukraine.

Density
2,997/km²
people per km²
Founded
1784

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 19°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Melitopol reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°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)
11910
21910
31910
41910
51910
6189
7189
8189
9189
10179
11178
12178
13168
14168
15168
16167
17157
18157
19157
20146
21146
22146
23136
24136
25135
26135
27125
28125
29125
30115
31114

How October really feels in Melitopol

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Melitopol weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°327.73.98.80.0
Feb / -4°2862.5100.0
Mar / 358.31.911.61.3
Apr15° / 397.60.113.34.9
May22° / 12°448.5014.87.0
Jun26° / 17°458.5015.66.9
Jul29° / 19°356.2015.36.1
Aug29° / 18°314.80146.6
Sep23° / 13°335.2012.47.7
Oct15° / 285.4010.65.2
Nov / 326.20.79.21.3
Dec / -2°356.92.68.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105050
115050
125050
135050
144951
154951
164852
174753
184753
194555
204555
214456
224456
234357
244258
254258
264159
274060
283961
294060
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Melitopol gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.4 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
516
615
715
815
915
1016
1116
1216
1316
1417
1517
1618
1718
1818
1919
2019
2119
2219
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2820
2920
3020
3120

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180146
281145
381145
483134
583134
685123
785123
886113
988102
1088102
118992
128992
139181
149181
159181
169271
179271
189361
199361
209361
219451
229550
239550
249640
259640
269640
279730
289730
299820
309820
319820

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 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 5:43 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 4:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:435:12
211.45:455:10
311.45:465:08
411.35:485:06
511.25:495:03
611.25:505:02
711.15:525:00
811.15:534:58
911.05:554:56
1011.05:564:54
1110.95:574:52
1210.85:594:50
1310.86:004:48
1410.76:024:46
1510.76:034:44
1610.66:054:42
1710.66:064:41
1810.56:084:39
1910.56:094:37
2010.46:104:35
2110.46:124:33
2210.36:134:32
2310.36:154:30
2410.26:164:28
2510.16:184:27
2610.16:194:25
2710.06:214:23
2810.06:224:22
299.96:244:20
309.96:254:19
319.86:274:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Melitopol?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Melitopol for sightseeing.

What to pack for Melitopol in October

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

In October, Melitopol sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Melitopol in October

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Sep 16 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep20Refreshing
Oct15Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Melitopol 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 Melitopol peaks around July 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Melitopol?

Melitopol sits at 46.8°N, 35.4°E, 38 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Tokmak, 52 km away.

HenicheskEnerhodarPolohyMarhanetsBerdyanskNikopol

Topography around Melitopol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melitopol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.

The land around Melitopol is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
220 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Tokmak 52 km · Dniprorudne 67 km · Henichesk 87 km · Enerhodar 90 km · Polohy 96 km · Marhanets 104 km · Berdyansk 108 km · Nikopol 110 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 Melitopol (46.8473°, 35.382°, elevation 38 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).