Osijek weather in October

In October, Osijek sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 54 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Osijek's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Osijek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:10 AM – 4:51 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM10 39.2 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 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical October day in Osijek reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
32010
42010
52010
62010
7209
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13188
14188
15188
16188
17178
18177
19177
20177
21167
22167
23167
24166
25166
26166
27156
28156
29156
30156
31156

How October really feels in Osijek

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.

Osijek 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°428.13.28.90.0
Feb / -1°468.53.110.10.8
Mar12° / 499.41.411.63.4
Apr18° / 55100.213.25.7
May23° / 12°6911.4014.76.6
Jun27° / 16°7510.8015.46.6
Jul29° / 17°639.5015.16.1
Aug28° / 17°568.3013.96.3
Sep23° / 13°598.2012.37.1
Oct18° / 548.1010.75.9
Nov11° / 538.71.49.32.7
Dec / -1°549.12.58.60.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105248
115248
125149
135149
145050
155149
165149
175050
185050
195050
205050
215050
225050
235050
244951
254951
264951
274852
284852
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Osijek gets around 54 mm of rain over 8.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177203
277203
378202
479192
580182
680182
782171
883161
984151
1085141
1186131
1286131
1387121
1488111
1589101
169091
179190
189280
199280
209370
219460
229460
239460
249550
259550
269550
279640
289640
299640
309730
319730

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 9 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
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 4:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:495:19
211.45:515:17
311.45:525:15
411.35:535:13
511.35:555:11
611.25:565:09
711.25:575:07
811.15:595:06
911.16:005:04
1011.06:015:02
1111.06:035:00
1210.96:044:58
1310.86:054:56
1410.86:074:55
1510.76:084:53
1610.76:104:51
1710.66:114:49
1810.66:124:47
1910.56:144:46
2010.56:154:44
2110.46:174:42
2210.46:184:41
2310.36:194:39
2410.36:214:37
2510.26:224:36
2610.26:244:34
2710.16:254:33
2810.16:264:31
2910.06:284:30
3010.06:294:28
319.96:314:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Osijek?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Osijek for sightseeing.

What to pack for Osijek in October

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

In October, Osijek sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Osijek in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Osijek peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Osijek?

Osijek sits at 45.6°N, 18.7°E, 87 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Apatin, 26 km away.

ApatinLiberpolisVinkovciVukovarĐakovoSomborMohácsBačka Palanka

Topography around Osijek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Osijek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 774 m.

The land around Osijek is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
774 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Apatin 26 km · Liberpolis 29 km · Vinkovci 30 km · Vukovar 33 km · Đakovo 35 km · Sombor 41 km · Mohács 49 km · Bačka Palanka 64 km

Croatia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$27,104
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
87%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 617
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other Christian 5%none or atheist 5%Orthodox 3%

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 Osijek (45.5507°, 18.6942°, elevation 87 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).