Polohy weather in October

In October, Polohy sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 10°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 Polohy's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polohy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:02 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Polohy is city in Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
1,132/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Polohy reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°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)
1189
2188
3188
4188
5178
6178
7177
8177
9167
10167
11167
12166
13156
14156
15156
16146
17145
18145
19135
20135
21135
22124
23124
24124
25124
26114
27113
28113
29103
30103
31103

How October really feels in Polohy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Polohy weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -6°388.55.98.70.0
Feb / -5°326.84.69.90.0
Mar / -1°3993.511.60.9
Apr15° / 448.50.213.34.6
May21° / 11°549.7014.96.7
Jun26° / 15°5610015.76.8
Jul28° / 17°417.4015.46.5
Aug28° / 16°375.8014.16.9
Sep22° / 11°396.7012.47.3
Oct14° / 3560.210.64.6
Nov / 366.71.79.10.7
Dec / -4°397.43.78.30.0

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45050
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
104852
114852
124753
134654
144654
154555
164456
174357
184357
194159
204159
214060
224060
233862
243862
253763
263763
273664
283664
293664
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Polohy gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1190
2180
3180
4170
5170
6170
7170
8170
9170
10170
11170
12170
13170
14170
15180
16180
17190
18190
19200
20200
21211
22211
23221
24221
25221
26231
27231
28231
29232
30232
31232

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
18992
29091
39181
49181
59271
69370
79460
89460
99460
109550
119550
129550
139550
149640
159640
169640
179640
189640
199640
209730
219730
229730
239730
249730
259820
269820
279820
289910
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 5:40 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:405:08
211.45:425:06
311.35:435:04
411.35:455:02
511.25:464:59
611.25:474:57
711.15:494:55
811.15:504:53
911.05:524:51
1010.95:534:49
1110.95:554:48
1210.85:564:46
1310.85:584:44
1410.75:594:42
1510.76:014:40
1610.66:024:38
1710.56:044:36
1810.56:054:34
1910.46:074:32
2010.46:084:31
2110.36:104:29
2210.36:114:27
2310.26:134:25
2410.26:144:24
2510.16:164:22
2610.16:174:20
2710.06:194:19
289.96:204:17
299.96:224:15
309.86:234:14
319.86:254:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.0Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Polohy?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Polohy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Polohy in October

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

In October, Polohy sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Polohy 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 Polohy 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
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Polohy?

Polohy sits at 47.5°N, 36.3°E, 102 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Tokmak, 48 km away.

VilnyanskBerdyanskVolnovakhaZaporizhzhyaDniprorudneKurakhoveMelitopol

Topography around Polohy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polohy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m.

The land around Polohy is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
314 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Tokmak 48 km · Vilnyansk 80 km · Berdyansk 90 km · Volnovakha 94 km · Zaporizhzhya 95 km · Dniprorudne 95 km · Kurakhove 95 km · Melitopol 96 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 Polohy (47.4787°, 36.2546°, elevation 102 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).