Kirkkonummi weather in October

In October, Kirkkonummi sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 84 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kirkkonummi's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirkkonummi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
84 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:15 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Kirkkonummi is administrative centre of Kirkkonummi.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 11°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kirkkonummi reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11210
21210
3119
4119
5119
6119
7119
8108
9108
10108
11108
12108
1397
1497
1597
1697
1797
1896
1986
2086
2186
2286
2386
2485
2585
2675
2775
2875
2975
3075
3175

How October really feels in Kirkkonummi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kirkkonummi 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -4°52129.96.40.0
Feb-2° / -6°409.38.28.60.0
Mar-0° / -4°378.8611.30.0
Apr / 367.92.114.20.0
May / 377.20.216.81.5
Jun13° / 11°568.9018.43.6
Jul18° / 16°589017.76.0
Aug18° / 16°7211.4015.45.6
Sep14° / 12°6810.9012.64.0
Oct / 8413.70.49.71.7
Nov / 79143.87.10.2
Dec / -1°6613.77.65.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43664
53664
63664
73565
83565
93565
103466
113466
123367
133367
143169
153169
163070
173070
182971
192872
202773
212674
222575
232575
242476
252476
262476
272377
282377
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kirkkonummi gets around 84 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1390
2390
3400
4410
5410
6420
7420
8420
9420
10420
11420
12420
13420
14420
15430
16431
17431
18441
19441
20452
21452
22452
23462
24463
25463
26464
27464
28464
29465
30455
31456

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
4991
5991
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 27 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
326breezy
426breezy
526breezy
626breezy
726breezy
826breezy
926breezy
1026breezy
1126breezy
1226breezy
1327breezy
1427breezy
1527breezy
1627breezy
1727breezy
1827breezy
1927breezy
2027breezy
2127breezy
2227breezy
2328breezy
2428breezy
2528breezy
2628breezy
2728breezy
2828breezy
2928breezy
3028breezy
3128breezy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 4:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:375:45
211.06:405:42
310.96:425:39
410.96:455:36
510.86:475:33
610.76:505:30
710.66:525:27
810.56:555:24
910.46:575:21
1010.37:005:17
1110.27:025:14
1210.17:055:11
1310.07:075:08
149.97:105:05
159.87:125:02
169.77:155:00
179.67:184:57
189.67:204:54
199.57:234:51
209.47:254:48
219.37:284:45
229.27:314:42
239.17:334:39
249.07:364:36
258.97:384:34
268.87:414:31
278.77:444:28
288.77:464:25
298.67:494:23
308.57:524:20
318.47:544:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.17 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
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kirkkonummi?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kirkkonummi.

What to pack for Kirkkonummi in October

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

In October, Kirkkonummi sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kirkkonummi in October

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 17°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kirkkonummi 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 Kirkkonummi peaks around June 18 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kirkkonummi?

Kirkkonummi sits at 60.1°N, 24.4°E, 17 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Espoonlahti, 12 km away.

Topography around Kirkkonummi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirkkonummi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Kirkkonummi is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Espoonlahti 12 km · Espoo 15 km · Olari 17 km · Matinkylä 17 km · Leppävaara 23 km · Lauttasaari 24 km · Lohja 25 km · Munkkiniemi 26 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 Kirkkonummi (60.1238°, 24.4385°, elevation 17 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).