Tartu weather in October

In October, Tartu sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tartu's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tartu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:01 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Tartu is second most populous city in Estonia.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,346/km²
people per km²
Founded
1030

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 12°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Tartu reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1126
2126
3126
4126
5116
6115
7115
8115
9105
10105
11104
12104
1394
1494
1594
1693
1783
1883
1983
2083
2173
2272
2372
2472
2572
2662
2762
2862
2962
3062
3162

How October really feels in Tartu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tartu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°4010.49.66.80.0
Feb-2° / -7°358.88.28.90.0
Mar / -4°359611.40.0
Apr10° / 399.62.1142.1
May16° / 5310.60.116.44.9
Jun20° / 11°8413.2017.85.6
Jul22° / 14°6812.3017.36.3
Aug21° / 12°7512.8015.15.9
Sep16° / 5010.3012.54.5
Oct / 5811.21.19.91.6
Nov / -1°5010.74.67.50.0
Dec-0° / -4°4410.88.36.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42674
52674
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112476
122575
132674
142575
152476
162476
172476
182476
192377
202377
212377
222278
232278
242278
252179
262179
272080
281981
291981
301981
311783

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Tartu gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% 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 (%)
1340
2350
3350
4361
5361
6361
7371
8371
9372
10372
11372
12372
13362
14363
15363
16363
17364
18364
19354
20355
21355
22355
23356
24356
25356
26367
27367
28368
29368
30369
31369

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
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 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 156 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 4:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:265:38
211.16:295:35
311.06:315:32
410.96:335:29
510.86:365:26
610.86:385:23
710.76:405:20
810.66:425:18
910.56:455:15
1010.46:475:12
1110.36:495:09
1210.26:525:06
1310.26:545:03
1410.16:575:01
1510.06:594:58
169.97:014:55
179.87:044:52
189.77:064:50
199.67:084:47
209.67:114:44
219.57:134:41
229.47:164:39
239.37:184:36
249.27:204:34
259.17:234:31
269.17:254:28
279.07:284:26
288.97:304:23
298.87:324:21
308.77:354:19
318.67:374:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tartu?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tartu.

What to pack for Tartu in October

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

In October, Tartu sees daytime highs around 9°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 Tartu 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 Tartu peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tartu?

Tartu sits at 58.4°N, 26.7°E, 39 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Otepää, 38 km away.

OtepääViljandiValgaRakverePskovSlantsyKohtla-JärveValmiera

Topography around Tartu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tartu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m.

The land around Tartu is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (34%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (40%), cropland (34%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Otepää 38 km · Viljandi 66 km · Valga 78 km · Rakvere 110 km · Pskov 113 km · Slantsy 114 km · Kohtla-Järve 117 km · Valmiera 121 km

Estonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,418
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 561
Religion
none 58%Orthodox 17%Protestant 9%other 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 Tartu (58.3806°, 26.7251°, elevation 39 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).