Pápa weather in October

In October, Pápa sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 8.8 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 18°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Pápa's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pápa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:17 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Pápa is town in Veszprém county in western Hungary.

Density
361/km²
people per km²

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 18°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Pápa reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11810
21810
3189
4189
5179
6179
7179
8179
9178
10168
11168
12168
13168
14158
15157
16157
17157
18147
19147
20147
21146
22146
23136
24136
25136
26136
27136
28136
29125
30125
31125

How October really feels in Pápa

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.

Pápa 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°3983.88.70.0
Feb / -1°418.63.89.90.2
Mar10° / 488.91.611.62.4
Apr16° / 519.70.413.34.9
May21° / 11°7713014.86.0
Jun24° / 14°8111.5015.76.7
Jul26° / 16°7911.4015.36.6
Aug26° / 16°729.7014.16.9
Sep21° / 12°749.3012.46.6
Oct15° / 588.80.210.64.7
Nov / 579.429.11.6
Dec / -1°509.13.38.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54852
64852
74852
84852
94951
104951
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164753
174753
184753
194654
204654
214654
224654
234555
244357
254357
264357
274258
284258
294258
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Pápa gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1260
2260
3260
4270
5270
6270
7270
8270
9270
10270
11270
12270
13270
14270
15270
16270
17280
18280
19280
20281
21291
22291
23291
24291
25291
26291
27291
28292
29292
30292
31292

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 (%)
184151
284151
385150
486140
586140
686140
787130
888120
988120
1089110
1190100
129190
139280
149370
159460
169550
179550
189640
199730
209730
219730
229820
239820
249820
259820
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 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 5:55 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 4:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:555:23
211.45:575:21
311.35:585:19
411.36:005:17
511.26:015:15
611.26:025:13
711.16:045:11
811.16:055:09
911.06:075:07
1010.96:085:05
1110.96:105:03
1210.86:115:01
1310.86:134:59
1410.76:144:57
1510.76:164:55
1610.66:174:53
1710.56:194:51
1810.56:204:50
1910.46:214:48
2010.46:234:46
2110.36:244:44
2210.36:264:42
2310.26:274:41
2410.26:294:39
2510.16:314:37
2610.16:324:36
2710.06:344:34
2810.06:354:32
299.96:374:31
309.96:384:29
319.86:404:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Pápa?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Pápa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pápa in October

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

In October, Pápa sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Pápa 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 Pápa peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pápa?

Pápa sits at 47.3°N, 17.5°E, 154 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Ajka, 26 km away.

SárvárGyőrVeszprémTapolcaVárpalotaMosonmagyaróvárKeszthely

Topography around Pápa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pápa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Pápa is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Ajka 26 km · Sárvár 41 km · Győr 41 km · Veszprém 43 km · Tapolca 50 km · Várpalota 53 km · Mosonmagyaróvár 62 km · Keszthely 65 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 Pápa (47.33°, 17.4674°, elevation 154 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).