Kajaani weather in October

In October, Kajaani sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of October to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kajaani's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kajaani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:15 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
83%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Kajaani is urban area and center of Kajaani, Kainuu, Finland.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.8 µg/m³ · 2018

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 8°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kajaani reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
184
284
383
483
573
673
773
873
962
1062
1162
1262
1351
1451
1551
1641
1740
1840
1940
2030
2130
223-1
233-1
243-1
253-1
262-1
272-1
282-1
292-2
302-2
312-2

How October really feels in Kajaani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kajaani weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°369.311.24.90.0
Feb-6° / -12°298.69.67.90.0
Mar-1° / -8°328.79.511.20.0
Apr / -3°328.65.714.60.3
May11° / 5510.91.317.92.7
Jun17° / 7412.90.120.24.8
Jul19° / 12°9214.1019.25.5
Aug17° / 11°7412.8016.15.1
Sep12° / 6411.80.112.72.8
Oct / 5711.83.89.30.3
Nov-1° / -4°5211.18.760.0
Dec-4° / -9°4711.6123.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
32080
42080
52080
61981
71981
81882
91981
101981
111783
121783
131783
141684
151783
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311387

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kajaani gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1413
2413
3414
4414
5415
6415
7406
8407
9408
10399
113910
123810
133811
143712
153613
163614
173515
183515
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203516
213517
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263719
273719
283719
293719
303819
313819

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of October to 7 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 204 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 3:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:295:27
210.96:325:23
310.76:355:20
410.66:385:16
510.56:415:13
610.46:445:09
710.36:475:05
810.26:505:02
910.16:534:58
1010.06:574:54
119.97:004:51
129.77:034:47
139.67:064:44
149.57:094:40
159.47:124:37
169.37:154:33
179.27:184:29
189.17:224:26
199.07:254:22
208.87:284:19
218.77:314:15
228.67:344:12
238.57:384:09
248.47:414:05
258.37:444:02
268.27:473:58
278.17:513:55
288.07:543:51
297.87:573:48
307.78:013:45
317.68:043:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.7Dim
150.7Dim
160.7Dim
170.7Dim
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240.5Dim
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260.5Dim
270.4Dim
280.4Dim
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300.4Dim
310.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kajaani?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kajaani.

What to pack for Kajaani in October

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

In October, Kajaani sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kajaani 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 Kajaani peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kajaani?

Kajaani sits at 64.2°N, 27.7°E, 145 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Iisalmi, 79 km away.

IisalmiSiilinjärviOuluKostomukshaKuopioHaukipudasYlivieskaRaahe

Topography around Kajaani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kajaani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Kajaani is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
377 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Iisalmi 79 km · Siilinjärvi 127 km · Oulu 139 km · Kostomuksha 142 km · Kuopio 148 km · Haukipudas 155 km · Ylivieska 155 km · Raahe 164 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

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 Kajaani (64.2273°, 27.7285°, elevation 145 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).