Wels weather in October

In October, Wels sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 11 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 22% 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 Wels's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wels's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Wels reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°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.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2179
3179
4168
5168
6168
7168
8168
9158
10157
11157
12157
13147
14147
15147
16146
17136
18136
19136
20136
21136
22135
23125
24125
25125
26125
27125
28125
29115
30115
31115

How October really feels in Wels

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.

Wels 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 / -2°6211.36.58.60.0
Feb / -2°5210.25.19.90.2
Mar10° / 7112.73.211.62.0
Apr15° / 5710.50.813.44.4
May19° / 10°9013.3014.95.7
Jun23° / 13°8913.8015.86.2
Jul25° / 15°9514015.46.4
Aug25° / 15°8811014.16.7
Sep19° / 11°7711.2012.45.9
Oct14° / 65110.410.63.9
Nov / 5610.32.691.1
Dec / -1°6112.35.88.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23763
33763
43862
53763
63664
73763
83763
93763
103862
113862
123862
133862
143763
153763
163763
173763
183664
193664
203565
213664
223664
233664
243565
253565
263565
273466
283466
293466
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Wels gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2370
3370
4370
5360
6360
7350
8350
9350
10340
11340
12331
13331
14331
15331
16331
17331
18341
19341
20342
21352
22352
23352
24352
25352
26352
27352
28352
29353
30353
31353

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 (%)
1928
2937
3937
4946
5946
6946
7955
8955
9964
10964
11973
12973
13982
14982
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
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 6:09 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 4:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:095:36
211.46:115:34
311.36:125:32
411.36:145:30
511.26:155:28
611.16:175:26
711.16:185:24
811.06:205:22
911.06:215:20
1010.96:235:18
1110.96:245:16
1210.86:265:14
1310.76:275:12
1410.76:295:10
1510.66:305:08
1610.66:325:06
1710.56:345:04
1810.46:355:02
1910.46:375:00
2010.36:384:58
2110.36:404:56
2210.26:414:55
2310.26:434:53
2410.16:444:51
2510.16:464:49
2610.06:484:48
279.96:494:46
289.96:514:44
299.86:524:43
309.86:544:41
319.76:554:39

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Wels?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wels.

What to pack for Wels in October

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

In October, Wels sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Wels 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 Wels peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wels's WHO annual average of 12.2 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Oct 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wels?

Wels sits at 48.2°N, 14.0°E, 317 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Traun, 16 km away.

SteyrAmstettenPassauHallstattCesky Krumlov

Topography around Wels

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wels has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,371 m.

The land around Wels is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), cropland (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
2,371 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Traun 16 km · Ansfelden 20 km · Linz 24 km · Steyr 32 km · Amstetten 62 km · Passau 63 km · Hallstatt 73 km · Cesky Krumlov 75 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 Wels (48.1667°, 14.0333°, elevation 317 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).