Sankt Pölten weather in October

In October, Sankt Pölten sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Sankt Pölten's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sankt Pölten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:26 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

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 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sankt Pölten reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2179
3178
4168
5168
6168
7168
8168
9157
10157
11157
12157
13147
14146
15146
16146
17136
18136
19136
20135
21135
22125
23125
24125
25125
26125
27125
28125
29114
30114
31114

How October really feels in Sankt Pölten

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sankt Pölten weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°419.15.68.60.0
Feb / -2°348.149.90.2
Mar10° / 5310.72.811.62.0
Apr15° / 49100.613.44.4
May19° / 10°7712.4014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°7811.8015.86.5
Jul25° / 15°7512015.56.7
Aug25° / 15°739.9014.16.9
Sep20° / 11°739.6012.46.2
Oct14° / 519.50.410.64.0
Nov / 459.52.291.2
Dec / -2°429.74.38.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
74060
84060
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164060
174060
183961
193961
203763
213763
223763
233664
243565
253466
263466
273466
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sankt Pölten gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1300
2310
3310
4310
5310
6310
7311
8301
9301
10301
11301
12301
13301
14301
15301
16301
17301
18301
19302
20302
21302
22312
23312
24312
25312
26312
27312
28312
29312
30312
31312

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 (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5946
6946
7946
8955
9955
10964
11964
12973
13973
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:03 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 4:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:035:30
211.46:055:28
311.36:065:26
411.36:085:23
511.26:095:21
611.16:115:19
711.16:125:17
811.06:145:15
911.06:155:13
1010.96:175:11
1110.96:185:09
1210.86:205:07
1310.76:215:05
1410.76:235:03
1510.66:245:01
1610.66:264:59
1710.56:274:57
1810.46:294:56
1910.46:304:54
2010.36:324:52
2110.36:334:50
2210.26:354:48
2310.26:374:46
2410.16:384:45
2510.16:404:43
2610.06:414:41
279.96:434:39
289.96:444:38
299.86:464:36
309.86:474:35
319.76:494:33

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 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 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
12.8Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sankt Pölten?

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
0.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Sankt Pölten for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sankt Pölten in October

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

In October, Sankt Pölten sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sankt Pölten 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 Sankt Pölten peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sankt Pölten 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 Sankt Pölten is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1415 µg/m³Nov 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sankt Pölten?

Sankt Pölten sits at 48.2°N, 15.6°E, 265 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Penzing, 47 km away.

PenzingStockerauPerchtoldsdorfHietzingOttakringBadenHernalsMödling

Topography around Sankt Pölten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sankt Pölten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,113 m.

The land around Sankt Pölten is covered by cropland (39%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
2,113 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Penzing 47 km · Stockerau 47 km · Perchtoldsdorf 48 km · Hietzing 49 km · Ottakring 49 km · Baden 50 km · Hernals 50 km · Mödling 50 km

Austria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 82% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$62,930
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 616
Religion
Roman Catholic 55%none 22%Muslim 8%other 5%

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 Sankt Pölten (48.2076°, 15.6372°, elevation 265 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).