Toretsk weather in October

In October, Toretsk sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.3 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 26% 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 Toretsk's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toretsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
5:57 AM – 4:30 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Toretsk is city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
1,368/km²
people per km²
Founded
1806

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 17°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Toretsk reaches about 13°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 6°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)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5167
6167
7166
8166
9156
10156
11156
12156
13145
14145
15145
16135
17135
18134
19124
20124
21124
22114
23113
24113
25103
26103
27103
2892
2992
3092
3192

How October really feels in Toretsk

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.

Toretsk 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°419.47.58.60.0
Feb-0° / -6°357.66.49.90.0
Mar / -2°409.64.511.60.6
Apr15° / 46100.513.44.3
May21° / 10°529.90156.6
Jun25° / 15°5910.6015.86.7
Jul28° / 17°488.6015.56.6
Aug27° / 15°366.2014.17.1
Sep21° / 10°447.2012.47.0
Oct13° / 417.30.510.64.0
Nov / -1°377.42.490.4
Dec-0° / -5°428.75.68.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44753
54654
64654
74555
84555
94555
104456
114357
124357
134258
144159
154060
163862
173763
183664
193664
203466
213466
223268
233268
243169
253070
262971
272971
282872
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Toretsk gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1231
2231
3221
4221
5221
6210
7210
8210
9210
10210
11210
12210
13210
14210
15211
16221
17221
18221
19231
20242
21242
22252
23252
24263
25263
26263
27263
28263
29263
30264
31254

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 (%)
19271
29361
39361
49451
59451
69550
79640
89640
99640
109640
119730
129730
139730
149730
159820
169820
179820
189820
199820
209820
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 5:34 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 4:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:345:01
211.45:364:59
311.35:374:57
411.35:394:54
511.25:404:52
611.15:424:50
711.15:434:48
811.05:454:46
911.05:464:44
1010.95:484:42
1110.85:494:40
1210.85:514:38
1310.75:524:36
1410.75:544:34
1510.65:564:32
1610.65:574:30
1710.55:594:28
1810.46:004:26
1910.46:024:24
2010.36:034:23
2110.36:054:21
2210.26:064:19
2310.26:084:17
2410.16:104:15
2510.06:114:14
2610.06:134:12
279.96:144:10
289.96:164:09
299.86:184:07
309.86:194:05
319.76:214:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Toretsk?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Toretsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Toretsk in October

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

In October, Toretsk sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Toretsk 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 Toretsk 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 19 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 21UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Toretsk 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 Toretsk is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1716 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Toretsk?

Toretsk sits at 48.4°N, 37.8°E, 204 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Mykytivskyi, 15 km away.

Topography around Toretsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toretsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Toretsk is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%), trees (21%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
354 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Mykytivskyi 15 km · Horlivka 16 km · Tsentralno-Miskyi 17 km · Kostyantynivka 18 km · Kindrativskyi 18 km · Bakhmut 25 km · Avdiyivka 29 km · Yasynuvata 30 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 Toretsk (48.3948°, 37.8478°, elevation 204 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).