Kaposvár weather in October

In October, Kaposvár sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kaposvár's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaposvár's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:14 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Kaposvár is city in Hungary.

Founded
~950 CE

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 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kaposvár reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21910
3199
4199
5199
6189
7189
8189
9188
10188
11178
12178
13178
14177
15167
16167
17167
18167
19157
20156
21156
22156
23156
24146
25146
26146
27146
28145
29145
30135
31135

How October really feels in Kaposvár

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kaposvár weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°397.23.48.80.0
Feb / -1°468.53.5100.5
Mar11° / 509.41.811.62.9
Apr17° / 539.90.313.35.3
May21° / 11°7612014.76.3
Jun25° / 15°8211.4015.56.6
Jul27° / 16°7110.5015.26.6
Aug27° / 16°7090146.9
Sep22° / 12°749012.46.8
Oct16° / 628.20.110.75.3
Nov10° / 619.41.59.22.1
Dec / -1°569.338.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165050
175050
185050
195050
204951
214951
224852
234852
244753
254654
264654
274654
284654
294654
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kaposvár gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
726
826
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1926
2026
2126
2226
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3028
3128

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182162
284151
384151
485141
585141
686131
787121
888120
989110
1090100
119190
129280
139370
149460
159460
169550
179550
189640
199640
209640
219730
229730
239730
249730
259730
269730
279730
289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 4:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:535:22
211.45:555:20
311.45:565:18
411.35:585:16
511.35:595:14
611.26:005:12
711.16:025:10
811.16:035:08
911.06:045:06
1011.06:065:05
1110.96:075:03
1210.96:095:01
1310.86:104:59
1410.86:114:57
1510.76:134:55
1610.76:144:53
1710.66:164:52
1810.56:174:50
1910.56:194:48
2010.46:204:46
2110.46:214:45
2210.36:234:43
2310.36:244:41
2410.26:264:40
2510.26:274:38
2610.16:294:36
2710.16:304:35
2810.06:324:33
2910.06:334:32
309.96:354:30
319.96:364:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kaposvár?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kaposvár for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kaposvár in October

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

In October, Kaposvár sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kaposvár in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaposvár peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaposvár?

Kaposvár sits at 46.4°N, 17.8°E, 144 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Dombóvár, 26 km away.

KomlóPecsKeszthelyNagykanizsaSiófokTapolcaSzekszárd

Topography around Kaposvár

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaposvár has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m.

The land around Kaposvár is covered by trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
603 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Dombóvár 26 km · Komló 41 km · Pecs 46 km · Keszthely 62 km · Nagykanizsa 63 km · Siófok 63 km · Tapolca 63 km · Szekszárd 70 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

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 Kaposvár (46.3667°, 17.8°, elevation 144 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).