Miskolc weather in October

In October, Miskolc sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 10.6 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 13°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 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Miskolc's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miskolc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:05 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Miskolc is city in Northeastern Hungary.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 35.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1365

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 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Miskolc reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5188
6188
7188
8188
9178
10177
11177
12177
13167
14167
15167
16166
17156
18156
19156
20156
21155
22145
23145
24145
25145
26145
27135
28134
29134
30134
31134

How October really feels in Miskolc

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.

Miskolc 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 / -4°3073.78.60.0
Feb / -3°337.53.89.90.2
Mar11° / 367.61.611.62.7
Apr17° / 488.70.213.45.6
May22° / 11°6911.4014.96.5
Jun26° / 15°7211.5015.86.4
Jul28° / 16°8112015.46.0
Aug28° / 16°608.9014.16.5
Sep22° / 11°567.8012.47.0
Oct16° / 518.20.110.65.1
Nov / 448.81.591.7
Dec / -2°397.92.98.20.0

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 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
45050
55149
65149
75050
85149
95149
105149
115149
125050
134951
144951
154951
164852
174852
184753
194753
204654
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264654
274654
284654
294654
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Miskolc gets around 51 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 (%)Snow chance (%)
1250
2250
3250
4250
5250
6250
7250
8250
9250
10260
11260
12260
13260
14260
15270
16270
17270
18270
19280
20280
21281
22281
23271
24271
25271
26261
27261
28261
29251
30251
31252

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
288111
388111
489101
589101
69190
79190
89280
99370
109370
119460
129550
139640
149640
159730
169730
179820
189820
199910
209910
219910
229910
239910
2410000
2510000
2610000
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 4:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:425:09
211.45:445:07
311.35:455:05
411.35:475:03
511.25:485:01
611.15:504:59
711.15:514:57
811.05:534:55
911.05:544:53
1010.95:564:51
1110.95:574:49
1210.85:594:47
1310.76:004:45
1410.76:024:43
1510.66:034:41
1610.66:054:39
1710.56:064:37
1810.56:084:35
1910.46:104:33
2010.36:114:31
2110.36:134:30
2210.26:144:28
2310.26:164:26
2410.16:174:24
2510.16:194:23
2610.06:204:21
2710.06:224:19
289.96:244:17
299.86:254:16
309.86:274:14
319.76:284:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Miskolc?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Miskolc for sightseeing.

What to pack for Miskolc in October

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

In October, Miskolc sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Miskolc in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Miskolc peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Miskolc?

Miskolc sits at 48.1°N, 20.8°E, 127 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Diósgyőr, 7.0 km away.

TiszaújvárosMezőkövesdEgerÓzdHajdúnánásRimavská Sobota

Topography around Miskolc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miskolc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,280 m.

The land around Miskolc is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (38%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
727 m
80 km
1,280 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Diósgyőr 7.0 km · Kazincbarcika 20 km · Tiszaújváros 30 km · Mezőkövesd 35 km · Eger 37 km · Ózd 38 km · Hajdúnánás 56 km · Rimavská Sobota 64 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 Miskolc (48.1033°, 20.7781°, elevation 127 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).