Savonlinna weather in October

In October, Savonlinna sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 10.9 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 9°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Savonlinna's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Savonlinna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:03 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13 µg/m³ · 2017

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 9°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical October day in Savonlinna reaches about 6°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 2°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)
1106
2105
395
495
595
695
785
884
984
1084
1174
1273
1373
1473
1563
1662
1762
1852
1952
2052
2151
2251
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2840
2930
3030
3130

How October really feels in Savonlinna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

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

Savonlinna 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-5° / -9°3810.3125.80.0
Feb-5° / -10°328.9108.30.0
Mar-0° / -6°338.98.911.30.0
Apr / -1°328.43.914.30.6
May14° / 499.50.417.23.9
Jun18° / 12°7412.60195.4
Jul21° / 14°8113.2018.35.9
Aug19° / 13°7112015.75.6
Sep13° / 5410.4012.63.5
Oct / 5510.929.60.7
Nov / -2°50116.76.70.0
Dec-3° / -6°4811.810.950.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32674
42674
52674
62674
72575
82476
92476
102476
112476
122377
132278
142278
152278
162179
172179
182179
192080
201981
211981
221981
231882
241882
251882
261783
271783
281684
291684
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Savonlinna gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1340
2341
3341
4351
5351
6351
7352
8352
9353
10343
11344
12344
13345
14345
15346
16347
17347
18348
19348
20349
21349
223510
233510
243511
253611
263611
273612
283612
293712
303713
313713

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 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 180 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 3:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:215:26
211.06:245:22
310.96:275:19
410.86:295:16
510.76:325:12
610.66:355:09
710.56:385:06
810.46:405:02
910.36:434:59
1010.26:464:56
1110.16:494:53
1210.06:514:49
139.96:544:46
149.86:574:43
159.77:004:40
169.67:034:37
179.57:054:33
189.47:084:30
199.37:114:27
209.27:144:24
219.17:174:21
229.07:194:18
238.97:224:15
248.87:254:12
258.77:284:09
268.67:314:06
278.57:344:03
288.47:374:00
298.37:393:57
308.27:423:54
318.17:453:51

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.8Dim
180.8Dim
190.8Dim
200.8Dim
210.7Dim
220.7Dim
230.7Dim
240.7Dim
250.6Dim
260.6Dim
270.6Dim
280.6Dim
290.5Dim
300.5Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Savonlinna?

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

0.7
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 Savonlinna.

What to pack for Savonlinna in October

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

In October, Savonlinna sees daytime highs around 6°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 Savonlinna 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 Savonlinna peaks around July 13 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Savonlinna?

Savonlinna sits at 61.9°N, 28.9°E, 75 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Varkaus, 72 km away.

VarkausImatraSvetogorskMikkeliJoensuuLappeenrantaSortavalaPieksämäki

Topography around Savonlinna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Savonlinna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Savonlinna is covered by water (54%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Varkaus 72 km · Imatra 78 km · Svetogorsk 84 km · Mikkeli 87 km · Joensuu 93 km · Lappeenranta 97 km · Sortavala 98 km · Pieksämäki 103 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 Savonlinna (61.8699°, 28.88°, elevation 75 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).