Szolnok weather in October

In October, Szolnok sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 52 mm of rain across 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 20°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Szolnok's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szolnok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Szolnok is county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary.

Founded
1075

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 20°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Szolnok reaches about 17°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 11°C and 23°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)
12010
22010
32010
42010
5199
6199
7199
8199
9189
10188
11188
12188
13178
14178
15178
16177
17167
18167
19167
20167
21166
22156
23156
24156
25156
26156
27146
28145
29145
30145
31145

How October really feels in Szolnok

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.

Szolnok 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 / -3°347.73.18.70.0
Feb / -2°367.72.9100.4
Mar11° / 3681.311.63.0
Apr18° / 469.20.113.35.7
May23° / 12°6311.8014.86.5
Jun26° / 15°7111015.66.5
Jul28° / 17°7110.3015.36.0
Aug28° / 17°548.50146.3
Sep23° / 12°557.9012.47.1
Oct17° / 528010.65.6
Nov10° / 478.219.12.2
Dec / -1°448.52.58.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85248
95248
105248
115149
125149
135050
144951
154951
164951
174951
184852
194852
204852
214753
224753
234753
244654
254753
264753
274753
284852
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Szolnok gets around 52 mm of rain over 8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2027
2126
2226
2326
2426
2525
2625
2725
2825
2924
3024
3124

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 (%)
185141
286131
386131
486131
587121
688120
789110
889110
990100
1090100
119190
129280
139370
149370
159460
169550
179550
189640
199640
209730
219730
229820
239820
249820
259820
269820
279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

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 11 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
3011calm
3111calm

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 5:44 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 4:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:445:12
211.45:465:10
311.35:475:08
411.35:495:06
511.25:505:04
611.25:515:02
711.15:535:00
811.15:544:58
911.05:564:56
1010.95:574:54
1110.95:594:52
1210.86:004:50
1310.86:014:48
1410.76:034:46
1510.76:044:44
1610.66:064:43
1710.66:074:41
1810.56:094:39
1910.46:104:37
2010.46:124:35
2110.36:134:34
2210.36:154:32
2310.26:164:30
2410.26:184:28
2510.16:194:27
2610.16:214:25
2710.06:224:23
2810.06:244:22
299.96:254:20
309.96:274:19
319.86:284:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Dim
292.0Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Szolnok?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Szolnok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Szolnok in October

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

In October, Szolnok sees daytime highs around 17°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 Szolnok 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 Szolnok 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 January 1 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Szolnok?

Szolnok sits at 47.2°N, 20.2°E, 76 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Abony, 15 km away.

CeglédNagykőrösMezőtúrJászberénySzarvasKecskemét

Topography around Szolnok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szolnok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m.

The land around Szolnok is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Abony 15 km · Törökszentmiklós 17 km · Cegléd 30 km · Nagykőrös 36 km · Mezőtúr 39 km · Jászberény 41 km · Szarvas 44 km · Kecskemét 49 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 Szolnok (47.1807°, 20.1984°, elevation 76 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).