Vovchansk weather in October

In October, Vovchansk sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Vovchansk's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vovchansk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:04 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Vovchansk is city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
248/km²
people per km²
Founded
1674

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 16°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical October day in Vovchansk reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4166
5156
6156
7156
8156
9146
10145
11145
12135
13135
14135
15124
16124
17124
18114
19114
20113
21103
22103
23103
2493
2592
2692
2792
2882
2982
3082
3171

How October really feels in Vovchansk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vovchansk weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°409.78.88.30.0
Feb-2° / -7°368.47.29.70.0
Mar / -3°429.75.811.50.3
Apr14° / 428.80.713.54.1
May21° / 10°5410.2015.26.4
Jun25° / 14°6310.5016.16.8
Jul27° / 16°569.9015.76.7
Aug26° / 14°406.8014.37.3
Sep20° / 457.8012.46.5
Oct12° / 4580.810.53.3
Nov / -1°4083.38.80.2
Dec-1° / -6°459.377.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
33961
43961
54060
63961
73961
83961
93862
103862
113664
123664
133565
143565
153466
163367
173367
183070
193070
203070
213070
222773
232773
242674
252575
262476
272476
282476
292377
302377
312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Vovchansk gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1260
2260
3260
4260
5250
6250
7250
8240
9240
10240
11240
12231
13231
14231
15231
16231
17231
18242
19242
20253
21263
22264
23274
24285
25285
26296
27296
28296
29297
30297
31297

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2964
3964
4964
5973
6973
7973
8973
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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 14 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
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light 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
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 4:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:395:03
211.35:415:01
311.35:424:59
411.25:444:57
511.15:464:54
611.15:474:52
711.05:494:50
811.05:514:48
910.95:524:46
1010.85:544:43
1110.85:554:41
1210.75:574:39
1310.65:594:37
1410.66:004:35
1510.56:024:33
1610.46:044:31
1710.46:054:29
1810.36:074:27
1910.36:094:25
2010.26:114:23
2110.16:124:21
2210.16:144:19
2310.06:164:17
2410.06:174:15
259.96:194:13
269.86:214:11
279.86:224:09
289.76:244:08
299.76:264:06
309.66:284:04
319.66:294:02

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Vovchansk?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vovchansk.

What to pack for Vovchansk in October

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

In October, Vovchansk sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vovchansk in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vovchansk peaks around June 22 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vovchansk?

Vovchansk sits at 50.3°N, 36.9°E, 111 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Shebekino, 14 km away.

Topography around Vovchansk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vovchansk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around Vovchansk is covered by grassland (31%), trees (27%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
190 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Shebekino 14 km · Gorod Shebekino 14 km · Razumnoye 33 km · Belgorod 43 km · Pivnichna Saltivka 50 km · Saltivka 52 km · Chuhuyiv 54 km · Rayon KTZ 56 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 Vovchansk (50.2908°, 36.9411°, elevation 111 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).