Skagen weather in October

In October, Skagen sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 96 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 10°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 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Skagen's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skagen's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 96 mm; 14.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:04 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 8th clearest
Wind: 30 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Skagen is northernmost town in Denmark.

Density: 53/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Skagen reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	12
2	13	12
3	13	12
4	13	11
5	13	11
6	13	11
7	13	11
8	13	11
9	12	11
10	12	11
11	12	10
12	12	10
13	12	10
14	12	10
15	12	10
16	12	10
17	11	10
18	11	10
19	11	10
20	11	9
21	11	9
22	11	9
23	11	9
24	11	9
25	11	9
26	11	9
27	11	9
28	10	9
29	10	9
30	10	8
31	10	8

How October really feels in Skagen

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Skagen weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / 2°	66	12.5	4.4	7	0.0
Feb	3° / 1°	48	10	4.1	8.9	0.0
Mar	4° / 3°	45	8.9	2.7	11.4	0.0
Apr	8° / 6°	41	7.8	0.3	14	1.2
May	12° / 9°	50	9.3	0	16.3	3.1
Jun	15° / 13°	64	9.6	0	17.6	4.7
Jul	17° / 16°	55	8.7	0	17.1	6.0
Aug	18° / 16°	72	11	0	15	5.8
Sep	15° / 14°	72	11.4	0	12.5	4.5
Oct	12° / 10°	96	14.8	0	10	2.7
Nov	8° / 6°	78	14	0.8	7.6	1.2
Dec	6° / 4°	71	14.2	2.7	6.4	0.2

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%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	41	41	41	40	41	41	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	33	33	32	33	33	34	33	33	32	32
Cloudier (%)	59	59	59	60	59	59	60	61	61	62	63	63	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	68	67	67	68	67	67	66	67	67	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Skagen gets around 96 mm of rain over 14.8 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	49	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	52	52	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	43
15	44
16	45
17	46
18	47
19	49
20	50
21	51
22	52
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	53
28	53
29	52
30	52
31	51

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	92	92	93	94	95	96	96	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 30 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 31 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	29	breezy
2	29	breezy
3	29	breezy
4	29	breezy
5	29	breezy
6	29	breezy
7	29	breezy
8	29	breezy
9	29	breezy
10	29	breezy
11	29	breezy
12	29	breezy
13	29	breezy
14	29	breezy
15	29	breezy
16	29	windy
17	29	windy
18	29	windy
19	29	windy
20	30	windy
21	30	windy
22	30	windy
23	30	windy
24	30	windy
25	30	windy
26	30	windy
27	31	windy
28	31	windy
29	31	windy
30	31	windy
31	31	windy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 4:23 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.2	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.7	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.3	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.0	8.9	8.8	8.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:32	6:35	6:37	6:39	6:41	6:44	6:46	6:48	6:50	6:53	6:55	6:57	7:00	7:02	7:04	7:06	7:09	7:11	7:13	7:16	7:18	7:20	7:23	7:25	7:27	7:30	7:32	7:34	7:37	7:39
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:40	5:37	5:34	5:32	5:29	5:26	5:23	5:20	5:18	5:15	5:12	5:09	5:07	5:04	5:01	4:59	4:56	4:53	4:51	4:48	4:45	4:43	4:40	4:38	4:35	4:33	4:31	4:28	4:26	4:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:30	5:43
2	11.1	6:32	5:40
3	11.0	6:35	5:37
4	11.0	6:37	5:34
5	10.9	6:39	5:32
6	10.8	6:41	5:29
7	10.7	6:44	5:26
8	10.6	6:46	5:23
9	10.5	6:48	5:20
10	10.5	6:50	5:18
11	10.4	6:53	5:15
12	10.3	6:55	5:12
13	10.2	6:57	5:09
14	10.1	7:00	5:07
15	10.0	7:02	5:04
16	10.0	7:04	5:01
17	9.9	7:06	4:59
18	9.8	7:09	4:56
19	9.7	7:11	4:53
20	9.6	7:13	4:51
21	9.5	7:16	4:48
22	9.5	7:18	4:45
23	9.4	7:20	4:43
24	9.3	7:23	4:40
25	9.2	7:25	4:38
26	9.1	7:27	4:35
27	9.1	7:30	4:33
28	9.0	7:32	4:31
29	8.9	7:34	4:28
30	8.8	7:37	4:26
31	8.7	7:39	4:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.0	Moderate
5	2.0	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.8	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.5	Dim
15	1.5	Dim
16	1.4	Dim
17	1.4	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.3	Dim
20	1.3	Dim
21	1.2	Dim
22	1.2	Dim
23	1.2	Dim
24	1.1	Dim
25	1.1	Dim
26	1.1	Dim
27	1.0	Dim
28	1.0	Dim
29	1.0	Dim
30	1.0	Dim
31	0.9	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Skagen?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Skagen.

What to pack for Skagen in October

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

In October, Skagen sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 10°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Skagen in October

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	4	3	4	7	11	14	17	18	15	12	9	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	4	Bracing
Feb	3	Bracing
Mar	4	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	15	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Skagen in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Skagen peaks around August 10 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Skagen?

Skagen sits at 57.7°N, 10.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Frederikshavn, 31 km away.

Topography around Skagen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skagen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m.

The land around Skagen is covered by water (43%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (90%) within 16 km, and water (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

16 m

water 43%

16 km

38 m

water 90%

80 km

140 m

water 75%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← September Skagen year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Frederikshavn 31 km · Hjørring 46 km · Björlanda 74 km · Majorna 79 km · Västra Frölunda 80 km · Gothenburg 82 km · Nørresundby 84 km · Kungälv 84 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E / F / K; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 92% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $76,970; 2025
Happiness: 7.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 611
Religion

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 Skagen (57.7209°, 10.5839°, elevation 0 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	12
2	13	12
3	13	12
4	13	11
5	13	11
6	13	11
7	13	11
8	13	11
9	12	11
10	12	11
11	12	10
12	12	10
13	12	10
14	12	10
15	12	10
16	12	10
17	11	10
18	11	10
19	11	10
20	11	9
21	11	9
22	11	9
23	11	9
24	11	9
25	11	9
26	11	9
27	11	9
28	10	9
29	10	9
30	10	8
31	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	43
15	44
16	45
17	46
18	47
19	49
20	50
21	51
22	52
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	53
28	53
29	52
30	52
31	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	12
2	13	12
3	13	12
4	13	11
5	13	11
6	13	11
7	13	11
8	13	11
9	12	11
10	12	11
11	12	10
12	12	10
13	12	10
14	12	10
15	12	10
16	12	10
17	11	10
18	11	10
19	11	10
20	11	9
21	11	9
22	11	9
23	11	9
24	11	9
25	11	9
26	11	9
27	11	9
28	10	9
29	10	9
30	10	8
31	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	43
15	44
16	45
17	46
18	47
19	49
20	50
21	51
22	52
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	53
28	53
29	52
30	52
31	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	12
2	13	12
3	13	12
4	13	11
5	13	11
6	13	11
7	13	11
8	13	11
9	12	11
10	12	11
11	12	10
12	12	10
13	12	10
14	12	10
15	12	10
16	12	10
17	11	10
18	11	10
19	11	10
20	11	9
21	11	9
22	11	9
23	11	9
24	11	9
25	11	9
26	11	9
27	11	9
28	10	9
29	10	9
30	10	8
31	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	43
15	44
16	45
17	46
18	47
19	49
20	50
21	51
22	52
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	53
28	53
29	52
30	52
31	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0