Hradec Králové weather in October

In October, Hradec Králové sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hradec Králové's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hradec Králové's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:28 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Hradec Králové is statutory city in Hradec Králové District, Hradec Králové Region, Czechia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
857/km²
people per km²
Founded
1225

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 16°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Hradec Králové reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 18°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)
1168
2168
3168
4158
5158
6157
7157
8157
9147
10147
11147
12146
13136
14136
15136
16136
17126
18125
19125
20125
21125
22125
23115
24115
25115
26115
27115
28114
29104
30104
31104

How October really feels in Hradec Králové

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.

Hradec Králové weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4911.15.58.30.0
Feb / -2°388.54.79.70.0
Mar / 4910.82.911.51.4
Apr14° / 3790.613.54.1
May19° / 5911.1015.25.9
Jun22° / 12°6611.4016.16.3
Jul24° / 14°7411.7015.76.7
Aug24° / 14°659.8014.36.9
Sep19° / 10°598.9012.46.1
Oct13° / 479.40.210.53.5
Nov / 469.52.38.80.8
Dec / -1°5010.34.67.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43565
53565
63565
73565
83466
93565
103664
113565
123565
133565
143565
153565
163367
173367
183367
193367
203268
213169
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Hradec Králové gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1320
2330
3330
4330
5330
6320
7320
8321
9311
10301
11301
12291
13291
14281
15281
16281
17281
18281
19281
20281
21291
22291
23291
24291
25301
26301
27311
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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9982
10982
11982
12982
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
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 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 4:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:045:28
211.36:055:26
311.36:075:23
411.26:085:21
511.16:105:19
611.16:125:17
711.06:135:14
811.06:155:12
910.96:175:10
1010.86:185:08
1110.86:205:06
1210.76:215:04
1310.66:235:02
1410.66:254:59
1510.56:264:57
1610.56:284:55
1710.46:304:53
1810.36:314:51
1910.36:334:49
2010.26:354:47
2110.16:364:45
2210.16:384:43
2310.06:404:41
2410.06:424:40
259.96:434:38
269.86:454:36
279.86:474:34
289.76:484:32
299.76:504:30
309.66:524:29
319.66:534:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Hradec Králové?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hradec Králové.

What to pack for Hradec Králové in October

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

In October, Hradec Králové sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Hradec Králové in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hradec Králové peaks around June 20 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hradec Králové 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 Hradec Králové is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hradec Králové's WHO annual average of 14.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2218 µg/m³Dec 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hradec Králové?

Hradec Králové sits at 50.2°N, 15.8°E, 250 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Pardubice, 19 km away.

ChrudimNáchodTrutnovJičínÚstí nad OrlicíKolín

Topography around Hradec Králové

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hradec Králové has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,431 m.

The land around Hradec Králové is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
1,431 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Pardubice 19 km · Dvůr Králové nad Labem 25 km · Chrudim 29 km · Náchod 33 km · Trutnov 40 km · Jičín 43 km · Ústí nad Orlicí 48 km · Kolín 49 km

Czechia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 59% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,917
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 582
Religion
none 48%believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9%Roman Catholic 7%other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6%

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 Hradec Králové (50.2092°, 15.8328°, elevation 250 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).