Sokolov weather in October

In October, Sokolov sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 10.7 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 13°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Sokolov's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokolov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:41 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Sokolov is town in the Czech Republic.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
960/km²
people per km²
Founded
1279

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 13°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sokolov reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 16°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)
1146
2136
3136
4136
5136
6135
7125
8125
9125
10125
11115
12114
13114
14114
15114
16104
17104
18104
19103
20103
2193
2293
2393
2493
2593
2693
2783
2883
2982
3082
3182

How October really feels in Sokolov

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sokolov 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 / -4°5812.49.58.30.0
Feb / -4°459.37.49.70.0
Mar / -1°5812.36.611.50.4
Apr11° / 5011.4213.52.6
May16° / 7113.90.115.24.4
Jun19° / 10°8214016.15.4
Jul21° / 12°9014.2015.75.8
Aug21° / 11°7812.9014.36.0
Sep16° / 6110.3012.44.9
Oct11° / 5610.70.810.52.4
Nov / 5410.44.58.80.2
Dec / -3°5912.18.97.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62971
72971
82971
93070
103070
113070
123070
133169
143169
153169
163070
172971
182971
192773
202674
212773
222674
232674
242674
252476
262476
272476
282476
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sokolov gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1360
2360
3370
4360
5361
6361
7351
8351
9341
10342
11332
12322
13322
14322
15313
16313
17313
18313
19323
20324
21334
22334
23334
24344
25345
26345
27345
28345
29356
30356
31357

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 6:16 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 4:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:165:41
211.36:185:38
311.36:205:36
411.26:215:34
511.16:235:32
611.16:245:29
711.06:265:27
811.06:285:25
910.96:295:23
1010.86:315:21
1110.86:335:19
1210.76:345:16
1310.66:365:14
1410.66:375:12
1510.56:395:10
1610.56:415:08
1710.46:425:06
1810.36:445:04
1910.36:465:02
2010.26:485:00
2110.16:494:58
2210.16:514:56
2310.06:534:54
2410.06:544:52
259.96:564:51
269.96:584:49
279.86:594:47
289.77:014:45
299.77:034:43
309.67:044:42
319.67:064:40

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Dim
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 Sokolov?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sokolov.

What to pack for Sokolov in October

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

In October, Sokolov sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sokolov 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 Sokolov peaks around June 22 at about 7 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sokolov?

Sokolov sits at 50.2°N, 12.6°E, 401 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Karlovy Vary, 17 km away.

SelbAuerbachSchwarzenbergMarktredwitz

Topography around Sokolov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokolov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,178 m.

The land around Sokolov is covered by trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
723 m
80 km
1,178 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Karlovy Vary 17 km · Cheb 22 km · Mariánské Lázně 24 km · Ostrov 25 km · Selb 36 km · Auerbach 40 km · Schwarzenberg 41 km · Marktredwitz 44 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 Sokolov (50.1813°, 12.6401°, elevation 401 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).