Sastamala weather in October

In October, Sastamala sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Sastamala's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sastamala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:25 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

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 5°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sastamala reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1115
2115
3114
4114
5104
6104
7104
894
993
1093
1193
1283
1383
1482
1582
1672
1772
1872
1972
2061
2161
2261
2361
2461
2561
2651
2751
2851
2951
3050
3150

How October really feels in Sastamala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sastamala 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-3° / -7°409.69.160.0
Feb-3° / -8°327.67.68.40.0
Mar / -6°338.47.211.30.0
Apr / -0°348.52.714.31.7
May15° / 46100.217.14.5
Jun19° / 7711.9018.85.6
Jul21° / 12°8213.1018.16.0
Aug20° / 11°7212.2015.65.8
Sep14° / 5310012.64.1
Oct / 5810.31.29.61.1
Nov / -1°4910.356.80.0
Dec-1° / -5°4810.87.85.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82773
92773
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162674
172674
182674
192575
202575
212476
222476
232377
242278
252278
262278
272179
282179
292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sastamala gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1330
2341
3341
4351
5351
6351
7342
8342
9342
10332
11333
12323
13323
14313
15313
16314
17314
18314
19315
20315
21315
22325
23326
24326
25336
26337
27337
28337
29338
30338
31339

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 (%)
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 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 6:45 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 4:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:455:50
211.06:475:47
310.96:505:44
410.86:535:40
510.76:555:37
610.66:585:34
710.57:015:31
810.47:035:27
910.37:065:24
1010.27:095:21
1110.17:115:18
1210.07:145:15
139.97:175:11
149.87:195:08
159.77:225:05
169.67:255:02
179.57:274:59
189.47:304:56
199.37:334:53
209.27:364:50
219.17:384:47
229.07:414:44
238.97:444:41
248.87:474:38
258.87:504:35
268.77:524:32
278.67:554:29
288.57:584:26
298.48:014:23
308.38:044:20
318.28:064:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.7Dim
250.7Dim
260.7Dim
270.7Dim
280.6Dim
290.6Dim
300.6Dim
310.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sastamala?

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

1.1
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 Sastamala.

What to pack for Sastamala in October

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

In October, Sastamala sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sastamala 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 Sastamala peaks around June 16 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 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sastamala?

Sastamala sits at 61.3°N, 22.9°E, 65 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Vammala, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Sastamala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sastamala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m.

The land around Sastamala is covered by trees (45%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
223 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Vammala 2.0 km · Nokia 34 km · Pirkkala 40 km · Ylöjärvi 43 km · Lempäälä 45 km · Tampere 50 km · Pohjois-Hervanta 51 km · Hervanta 51 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 Sastamala (61.3494°, 22.9093°, elevation 65 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).