Nikopol weather in October

In October, Nikopol sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 5.5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Nikopol's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nikopol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:10 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Nikopol is City in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine.

Density
2,103/km²
people per km²
Founded
1782

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 18°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nikopol 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 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21910
31810
4189
5189
6189
7179
8179
9178
10168
11168
12168
13168
14157
15157
16157
17147
18147
19147
20136
21136
22136
23136
24126
25125
26125
27115
28115
29115
30114
31104

How October really feels in Nikopol

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.

Nikopol weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°347.958.70.0
Feb / -4°306.23.69.90.0
Mar / 388.22.611.61.0
Apr15° / 397.50.213.34.9
May22° / 12°478.8014.96.9
Jun26° / 16°488.8015.77.0
Jul29° / 18°356.5015.46.5
Aug28° / 18°325.1014.16.9
Sep22° / 13°406.4012.47.4
Oct15° / 325.5010.64.8
Nov / 376.31.29.10.9
Dec / -3°376.93.38.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
84951
94951
104852
114852
124753
134753
144654
154555
164357
174357
184357
194258
204258
214159
224060
233961
243961
253862
263862
273763
283664
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Nikopol gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1190
2180
3180
4180
5180
6170
7170
8170
9170
10170
11170
12170
13170
14170
15170
16170
17180
18180
19180
20180
21180
22180
23180
24190
25190
26191
27191
28191
29201
30201
31202

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183143
284133
386122
486122
588111
689101
789101
89091
99181
109280
119370
129370
139460
149460
159550
169550
179550
189550
199640
209640
219640
229730
239730
249730
259730
269820
279820
289820
299910
309910
319910

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)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light 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 5:48 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 4:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:485:15
211.45:495:13
311.35:515:11
411.35:525:09
511.25:535:07
611.25:555:05
711.15:565:03
811.05:585:01
911.05:594:59
1010.96:014:57
1110.96:024:55
1210.86:044:53
1310.86:054:51
1410.76:074:49
1510.66:084:47
1610.66:104:45
1710.56:114:43
1810.56:134:42
1910.46:144:40
2010.46:164:38
2110.36:174:36
2210.36:194:34
2310.26:204:33
2410.26:224:31
2510.16:234:29
2610.06:254:27
2710.06:264:26
289.96:284:24
299.96:294:23
309.86:314:21
319.86:324:19

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.0Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Nikopol?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Nikopol for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nikopol in October

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

In October, Nikopol sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Nikopol 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 Nikopol peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nikopol?

Nikopol sits at 47.6°N, 34.4°E, 45 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Marhanets, 19 km away.

Kryvyy RihInhulets

Topography around Nikopol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nikopol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Nikopol is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), water (27%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (44%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Marhanets 19 km · Enerhodar 22 km · Pokrov 23 km · Dniprorudne 50 km · Apostolove 51 km · Zaporizhzhya 63 km · Kryvyy Rih 83 km · Inhulets 87 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 Nikopol (47.5683°, 34.3913°, elevation 45 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).