Kangasala weather in October

In October, Kangasala sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 5°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 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kangasala's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kangasala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:20 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kangasala reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°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)
1116
2105
3105
4105
5105
695
795
894
994
1084
1184
1284
1383
1473
1573
1673
1773
1862
1962
2062
2162
2262
2362
2452
2552
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3141

How October really feels in Kangasala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kangasala weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°399.79.960.0
Feb-3° / -9°307.57.98.40.0
Mar / -6°318.17.711.30.0
Apr / -1°328.23.314.31.0
May14° / 459.50.217.13.9
Jun18° / 10°7312.2018.95.3
Jul21° / 13°8212.8018.15.9
Aug19° / 12°7412.8015.65.6
Sep14° / 5410.4012.63.8
Oct / 6010.71.39.60.9
Nov / -1°4910.65.76.80.0
Dec-1° / -5°4611.29.35.10.0

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 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82575
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152476
162377
172377
182377
192278
202278
212179
222179
232179
242080
251981
261882
271882
281981
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kangasala gets around 60 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1340
2351
3351
4361
5361
6361
7362
8362
9362
10353
11353
12353
13343
14343
15344
16344
17334
18335
19335
20335
21336
22336
23337
24347
25347
26348
27348
28349
293410
303410
313411

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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
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 h 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 174 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:405:45
211.06:435:42
310.96:455:39
410.86:485:35
510.76:515:32
610.66:535:29
710.56:565:26
810.46:595:22
910.37:015:19
1010.27:045:16
1110.17:075:13
1210.07:105:10
139.97:125:06
149.87:155:03
159.77:185:00
169.67:204:57
179.57:234:54
189.47:264:51
199.37:294:48
209.27:314:45
219.17:344:42
229.07:374:39
238.97:404:36
248.87:434:33
258.77:454:30
268.67:484:27
278.57:514:24
288.47:544:21
298.47:574:18
308.37:594:15
318.28:024:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.8Dim
190.8Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.7Dim
230.7Dim
240.7Dim
250.7Dim
260.6Dim
270.6Dim
280.6Dim
290.6Dim
300.5Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kangasala?

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

0.9
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 Kangasala.

What to pack for Kangasala in October

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

In October, Kangasala sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kangasala 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 Kangasala peaks around June 18 at about 5 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kangasala?

Kangasala sits at 61.5°N, 24.1°E, 100 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Hervanta, 12 km away.

Topography around Kangasala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kangasala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m.

The land around Kangasala is covered by trees (39%), cropland (26%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Hervanta 12 km · Pohjois-Hervanta 12 km · Tampere 16 km · Valkeakoski 22 km · Pirkkala 24 km · Lempäälä 24 km · Ylöjärvi 27 km · Nokia 31 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 Kangasala (61.4638°, 24.076°, elevation 100 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).