Climate averages 1991–2020
Chisinau weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Chisinau: daytime highs average 15.4°C and nights cool to about 7.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 56 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bender (51 km away). In October its highs average 15.4°C, about as warm as Chisinau, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Moldova, Chisinau ranks joint 1st of 4 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 4 cities is 15.2°C; Chisinau is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.9°C to 8.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 40 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chisinau climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.7°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 33 | 6.6 | 9.09 h |
| February | 4.2°C-3.2°C | -3.2°C | 27 | 5.8 | 10.310 h |
| March | 9.5°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 35 | 7.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.2°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 47 | 8.8 | 13.614 h |
| May | 22.2°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 54 | 10.1 | 15.015 h |
| June | 26.0°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 69 | 10.4 | 15.816 h |
| July | 28.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 59 | 9.1 | 15.515 h |
| August | 27.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 49 | 6.6 | 14.214 h |
| September | 22.0°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 48 | 7.0 | 12.613 h |
| October, selected | 15.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 40 | 6.0 | 10.911 h |
| November | 8.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 36 | 5.5 | 9.49 h |
| December | 3.1°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 35 | 6.4 | 8.69 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Bender in OctoberMoldova · 51 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 7.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Tiraspol in OctoberMoldova · 61 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 7.6°C · 35 mm rain
- Iaşi in OctoberRomania · 97 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 7.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Bălţi in OctoberMoldova · 109 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 6.8°C · 44 mm rain
- Odesa in OctoberUkraine · 155 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 9.6°C · 36 mm rain
- Bacău in OctoberRomania · 156 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 6.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Botoşani in OctoberRomania · 185 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 6.4°C · 45 mm rain
- Galaţi in OctoberRomania · 186 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 42 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chisinau) is explained once on the Chisinau year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.