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Khmelnytskyi weather & best time to visit

City break

Khmelnytskyi at a glance

Best time
May – Sep
Warmest month
Jul · 26°
Sunshine a year
1,890 h
Rain a year
658 mm
Climate
Continental
Time zone
UTC+2 / UTC+3
Elevation
295 m

Climate in Khmelnytskyi

Khmelnytskyi has mild to warm summers and cold winters with occasional snow. July is the warmest month with average highs of 26 °C, while January is the coolest at 0 °C. With around 1,890 hours of sunshine a year, Khmelnytskyi is moderately sunny; June is the sunniest month with 9.0 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Khmelnytskyi

The best time to visit Khmelnytskyi is from May to September. For sightseeing, day trips and hiking, conditions are most comfortable from April to May and from August to September. The wettest month is July with 102 mm of precipitation.

Khmelnytskyi through the seasons

How the weather changes over the seasons, with averages for each.

Khmelnytskyi in spring

Mar – May

54

Fair

  • 8–21 °C by day
  • 6.2 h of sun a day
  • 33 rainy days in all

Khmelnytskyi in summer

Jun – Aug

82

Excellent

  • 24–26 °C by day
  • 8.8 h of sun a day
  • 36 rainy days in all

Khmelnytskyi in autumn

Sep – Nov

50

Fair

  • 7–20 °C by day
  • 3.9 h of sun a day
  • 27 rainy days in all

Khmelnytskyi in winter

Dec – Feb

19

Poor

  • 0–2 °C by day
  • 1.7 h of sun a day
  • 28 rainy days in all

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

Apr – May, Aug – Sep

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Snow

Nov – Mar

Snow on 2 or more days

Find your perfect month

Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Khmelnytskyi for you.

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: May – June, August

Based on the climate averages; tap a month to see its details.

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

Weather in October

51

Holiday weather in October

Fair

Best time to visit: May – September

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 6°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 13°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 13°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 10°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 8°

07:3118:24

Cold evenings: bring a warm jacket.

Estimated from the average high and low: coolest around sunrise, warmest in mid-afternoon.

Light for photos in October

Golden hour
Morning 07:11–08:15 · evening 17:40–18:44
Blue hour
Morning 06:59–07:11 · evening 18:44–18:56

Golden hour: the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour: 6° to 4° below it. Times for the 15th of the month; mountains and clouds shift the light.

October in Khmelnytskyi compared with home

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Early or late October?

In October, daytime highs fall from about 17° at the start of the month to 10° at the end. The days get 1.7 h shorter.

Early or late October?
October1 Oct31 Oct
Daytime high17°10°
Night-time low7°3°
Daylight11.7 h10.0 h

What is the weather like in Khmelnytskyi in October?

In October, Khmelnytskyi is cool: daytime highs average 13 °C, and nights cool down to about 5 °C. Expect around 4.0 hours of sunshine a day. Rain falls on about 8 days, adding up to 45 mm. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 53 min07:31 – 18:24
UV index
2 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
17 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
66 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or moreAll months
Snow days
0 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC+3offset from UTC

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %54 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %17 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %70 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.

What to pack in October

  • A jumper for the evenings
  • Rain jacket or umbrella

Compare two months in Khmelnytskyi

Pick two months to see how the weather differs. A tick marks the clearly better value; for temperatures it depends on your plans.

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August has the better holiday weather in Khmelnytskyi: score 88 against 51. In August, days are 13 °C warmer than in October. August has one more rainy day. The sun shines 5 hours longer a day in August.

October vs August, Khmelnytskyi
MonthOctoberAugust
Holiday weather score5188better
Daytime high13°26°
Night-time low5°15°
Sunshine4.0 h8.6 hbetter
Rainy days8better9
Rainfall45 mmbetter61 mm
Muggy days0better1

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Khmelnytskyi month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

20January0° · 1.4 h

In January, Khmelnytskyi is bitterly cold: daytime highs average 0 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−6 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.4 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 9 days, totalling 35 mm; on about 5 of them it snows. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in January
18February2° · 2.4 h

In February, Khmelnytskyi is bitterly cold: daytime highs average 2 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−5 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2.4 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 9 days, totalling 36 mm; on about 5 of them it snows. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in February
21March8° · 4.2 h

In March, Khmelnytskyi is cold: daytime highs average 8 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−2 °C). Expect around 4.2 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 42 mm in total. Snow falls on about 3 days. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in March
61April15° · 6.4 h

In April, Khmelnytskyi is cool: daytime highs average 15 °C, and nights cool down to about 4 °C. Expect around 6.4 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 51 mm in total. All in all, April is a good month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in April
81May21° · 8.1 h

In May, Khmelnytskyi is mild: daytime highs average 21 °C, and nights cool down to about 9 °C. The sun shines for around 8.1 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 62 mm in total. All in all, May is an excellent month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in May
81June24° · 9.0 h

In June, Khmelnytskyi is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 13 °C. With around 9.0 hours of sunshine a day, there is plenty of sun. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 82 mm in total. All in all, June is an excellent month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in June
78July26° · 8.8 h

In July, Khmelnytskyi is warm: daytime highs average 26 °C, and nights cool down to about 15 °C. The sun shines for around 8.8 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 14 rainy days and 102 mm in total. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in July
88August26° · 8.6 h

In August, Khmelnytskyi is warm: daytime highs average 26 °C, and nights cool down to about 15 °C. The sun shines for around 8.6 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 9 rainy days and 61 mm in total. All in all, August is an excellent month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in August
78September20° · 6.0 h

In September, Khmelnytskyi is mild: daytime highs average 20 °C, and nights cool down to about 10 °C. Expect around 6.0 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 63 mm in total. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in September
51October13° · 4.0 h

In October, Khmelnytskyi is cool: daytime highs average 13 °C, and nights cool down to about 5 °C. Expect around 4.0 hours of sunshine a day. Rain falls on about 8 days, adding up to 45 mm. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in October
20November7° · 1.7 h

In November, Khmelnytskyi is cold: daytime highs average 7 °C, and nights cool down to about 1 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 1.7 hours a day. Rain falls on about 9 days, adding up to 42 mm. Snow falls on about 3 days. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in November
18December2° · 1.2 h

In December, Khmelnytskyi is bitterly cold: daytime highs average 2 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−4 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.2 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 10 days, totalling 38 mm; on about 5 of them it snows. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi in December

Climate in detail

Climate through the year

Long-term monthly averages. Tap a month to see its details.

Best time to visit

Nights and sleep in Khmelnytskyi

How warm the nights get in each month, from the mean night-time low. Tap a month for details.

  • Frost below 0°
  • Cold 0–8°
  • Cool 8–15°
  • Pleasant 15–20°

ColdOctober: nights around 5°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in January (−6°), the warmest in July (15°). Nights are pleasant for sleeping (15 to 20 °C) from July to August. Nights fall below 8 °C on average from October to April, so the room should be heated.

Temperatures through the year

Average daytime high, night-time low and sea temperature per month.

OctoberDay 13°Night 5°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan200°−6°1.4 h935
FebruaryFeb182°−5°2.4 h936
MarchMar218°−2°4.2 h1042
AprilApr6115°4°6.4 h1151
MayMay8121°9°8.1 h1162
JuneJun8124°13°9.0 h1382
JulyJul7826°15°8.8 h14102
AugustAug8826°15°8.6 h961
SeptemberSep7820°10°6.0 h1063
OctoberOct5113°5°4.0 h845
NovemberNov207°1°1.7 h942
DecemberDec182°−4°1.2 h1038

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences

49.42° N, 26.98° E · 295 m · Europe/Kyiv

Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Khmelnytskyi

Average hours of bright sunshine per day, next to the length of the day. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
1,890 hours
Sunniest month
Jun · 9.0 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 1.2 h a day
OctoberSunshine 4.0 hDaylight 10.9 hShare of daylight 37 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 4.0 of 10.9 hours of daylight in Khmelnytskyi, 37 % of the daylight hours.

Sunshine hours: estimated from radiation data (ERA5, 1996–2025) and calibrated against measured station values; no weather station is close enough here. Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Rain

Rain in Khmelnytskyi: rainy days and rainfall

A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain or snow; the amount is what falls in the whole month. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
658 mm on 123 days
Wettest month
Jul · 102 mm
Driest month
Jan · 35 mm
OctoberRainy days 8Rainfall 45 mm

In October, Khmelnytskyi has about 8 rainy days with 45 mm of rain in total.

Sun protection

UV index in Khmelnytskyi

How strong the sun is at noon, month by month, and how quickly unprotected skin burns.

Clear-sky UV in October
2 · lowLittle protection needed; sunglasses on bright days.

The sun is strongest in June (UV 8).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 60 min
Fair skin
about 75 min
Light brown skin
about 100 min
Olive skin
over 2 h

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen the time, water, sand and snow shorten it. Sunscreen extends the time only partly.

Monthly values: clear-sky noon estimate from the sun's angle, ozone and altitude. UV today: Open-Meteo forecast.

Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Khmelnytskyi

How breezy and how cloudy Khmelnytskyi is through the year. Tap a month to select it on the whole page.

Wind

Typical daily peak of the wind in km/h: what the afternoon breeze usually reaches, not the gusts.

Year average
17 km/h · gentle breeze
Windiest month
Mar · 19 km/h
Calmest month
Aug · 15 km/h
OctoberWind 17 km/hBeaufort 3

In October, the wind in Khmelnytskyi typically peaks at 17 km/h during the day: Beaufort 3, gentle breeze.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered by cloud, day and night.

Year average
66 % · mostly cloudy
Clearest month
Aug · 48 %
Cloudiest month
Dec · 84 %
OctoberCloud cover 66 %Sunshine 4.0 h

In October, cloud covers on average 66 % of the sky over Khmelnytskyi: mostly cloudy, with about 4.0 hours of sunshine a day.

Wind: mean daily maximum of the hourly wind 10 m above ground (ERA5, 1996–2025). Gusts are stronger, and the model grid of about 28 km smooths out local effects such as capes and valley winds. Clouds: mean total cloud cover of all layers over day and night (ERA5, 1996–2025). Thin high cloud counts as cover even when the sun still shines through.

Heat & humidity

Heat and humidity in Khmelnytskyi

How often the day gets hot in Khmelnytskyi (30 °C and more), and in which months heat and humidity come together. Tap a month to select it.

Hot days a year
11 days
Hottest month
Jul · 26 °C
Hot months
none

Heat calendar

  • pleasant
  • some hot or muggy days
  • often muggy
  • often hot
  • hot and muggy
OctoberHot days (30 °C+) 0Daytime high 13 °C

In October, Khmelnytskyi has about 0 hot days, with an average daytime high of 13 °C: pleasant. Heat plays no part this month.

Hot days reach at least 30 °C; a month counts as muggy when the mean dew point reaches 18 °C on at least 15 days. Averages from ERA5 and ERA5-Land, 1996–2025. Muggy nights through the year

Snow

Snow in Khmelnytskyi

When Khmelnytskyi is likely to be white: the chance of seeing snow during a week's stay, the days with fresh snow and how much falls. Tap a month to select it.

Snow days a year
22 days
Fresh snow a year
82 cm
Snowy months
Jan – Feb

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 0Fresh snow 2 cmChance of snow 4 / 100

In October, it hardly ever snows in Khmelnytskyi.

Snow days bring at least 1 cm of fresh snow. Fresh snow comes from ERA5 snowfall (1996–2025) at the height of the place, not on the slopes above it; the snow chance also weighs whether the snow settles. An estimate from climate averages, not a snow report.

Planning a trip to Khmelnytskyi

Weather for your travel dates

Pick your arrival and length of stay, and we sum up the weather to expect.

Khmelnytskyi in the school holidays

How the weather suits the usual holiday periods. Dates vary by school and region, so each holiday uses the months it usually falls in.

Khmelnytskyi has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 85) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 19).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    49

    Fair

    • 13 °C by day
    • 5.7 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    81

    Excellent

    • 21 °C by day
    • 8.3 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month

    Good for: Sightseeing & walks

  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    85

    ExcellentBest holidays

    • 26 °C by day
    • 8.7 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month
  • October half-term

    Oct

    51

    Fair

    • 13 °C by day
    • 4.0 h of sun a day
    • 8 rainy days a month
  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    19

    Poor

    • 1 °C by day
    • 1.3 h of sun a day
    • 9 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 2 h 50 min
Distance
1,940 km
Time zone
UTC+3
Jet lag
Hardly any (under 3 h)

Estimated from the straight-line distance: 30 minutes for take-off and landing plus 830 km/h cruising speed.

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Khmelnytskyi vs Kamianets-Podilskyi

In October Kamianets-Podilskyi has the better holiday weather (score 62 vs 51). During the day Kamianets-Podilskyi is 2 °C warmer than Khmelnytskyi.

Khmelnytskyi vs Kamianets-Podilskyi, in October
in OctoberKhmelnytskyiKamianets-Podilskyi
Holiday weather score5162
Daytime high13°15°
Sunshine4 h4 h
Rainy days87
Best timeMay – SepApr – Sep

Through the year

OctoberKhmelnytskyi 13°Kamianets-Podilskyi 15°
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Ukraine in October: the best places

In October, Khmelnytskyi ranks 22 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

  1. Izmail18°84
  2. 2Odesa17°16°78
  3. 3Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi16°77
  4. 4Mykolaiv17°16°76
  5. 5Kryvyi Rih16°69
  6. 6Zaporizhzhia15°67
  7. 7Pavlohrad15°64
  8. 8Mukachevo16°63
  9. 22KhmelnytskyiThis page13°51
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Frequently asked questions about Khmelnytskyi

When is the best time to visit Khmelnytskyi?

The best time to visit Khmelnytskyi is from May to September. That is when the holiday weather score, which combines temperature, sea, sunshine and rain, is highest.

What is the warmest month in Khmelnytskyi?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C and nights around 15 °C. January is the coolest month at 0 °C.

When does it rain most in Khmelnytskyi?

The wettest month is July with 102 mm of precipitation. The driest month is January with 35 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Khmelnytskyi get?

Khmelnytskyi gets around 1,890 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is June with 9.0 hours a day; in December there are 1.2 hours a day.

What time zone is Khmelnytskyi in?

Khmelnytskyi is on UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July.

How long is the flight from London to Khmelnytskyi?

A nonstop flight from London to Khmelnytskyi takes about 2 h 50 min, for a straight-line distance of about 1,940 km.

Which school holidays are best for Khmelnytskyi?

Khmelnytskyi has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 85) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 19). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 49, May half-term 81, summer holidays 85, October half-term 51, Christmas holidays 19.