Szombathely weather in October

In October, Szombathely sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9 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 27% 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 Szombathely's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szombathely's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 59 mm; 9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:20 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 2.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Szombathely is city and administrative centre of Vas county in western in Hungary.

Founded: ~43 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Szombathely 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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	17	9
5	17	9
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	13	6
23	13	5
24	13	5
25	13	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	12	5
29	12	5
30	12	5
31	12	5

How October really feels in Szombathely

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Szombathely 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -3°	30	7	3.7	8.7	0.0
Feb	6° / -2°	32	7.4	3.4	10	0.3
Mar	10° / 2°	45	9.1	2.1	11.6	2.5
Apr	16° / 6°	47	8.8	0.6	13.3	5.0
May	20° / 10°	74	12.3	0	14.8	6.0
Jun	24° / 14°	81	12	0	15.6	6.5
Jul	26° / 16°	79	12.2	0	15.3	6.5
Aug	26° / 15°	78	10.4	0	14	6.8
Sep	21° / 11°	76	9.4	0	12.4	6.4
Oct	15° / 7°	59	9	0.2	10.6	4.5
Nov	8° / 3°	56	9	1.5	9.1	1.5
Dec	3° / -2°	41	8.1	3.3	8.3	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	38	38	37	37
Cloudier (%)	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	62	62	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Szombathely gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	29	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	28

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	93	94	95	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	91	9
11	92	8
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	94	6
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 5:59 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 4:31 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:43
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:08	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:01	4:59	4:57	4:55	4:53	4:51	4:50	4:48	4:46	4:44	4:43	4:41	4:39	4:38	4:36	4:34	4:33	4:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	5:59	5:26
2	11.4	6:00	5:24
3	11.3	6:01	5:22
4	11.3	6:03	5:20
5	11.2	6:04	5:18
6	11.2	6:06	5:16
7	11.1	6:07	5:14
8	11.1	6:09	5:12
9	11.0	6:10	5:10
10	10.9	6:11	5:08
11	10.9	6:13	5:06
12	10.8	6:14	5:04
13	10.8	6:16	5:02
14	10.7	6:17	5:01
15	10.7	6:19	4:59
16	10.6	6:20	4:57
17	10.6	6:22	4:55
18	10.5	6:23	4:53
19	10.4	6:25	4:51
20	10.4	6:26	4:50
21	10.3	6:28	4:48
22	10.3	6:29	4:46
23	10.2	6:31	4:44
24	10.2	6:32	4:43
25	10.1	6:34	4:41
26	10.1	6:35	4:39
27	10.0	6:37	4:38
28	10.0	6:38	4:36
29	9.9	6:40	4:34
30	9.9	6:41	4:33
31	9.8	6:43	4:31

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.4	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.3	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.0	Moderate
25	2.0	Dim
26	2.0	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.8	Dim
31	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Szombathely?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Szombathely for sightseeing.

What to pack for Szombathely in October

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

In October, Szombathely 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 Szombathely 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 Szombathely peaks around July 14 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	7	8	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Szombathely in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Szombathely is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	12	15	15	14	15	14	13	11	11	11	11
Level	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Szombathely?

Szombathely sits at 47.2°N, 16.6°E, 230 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Sárvár, 24 km away.

Topography around Szombathely

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szombathely has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,679 m.

The land around Szombathely is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

68 m

artificial surfaces 41%

16 km

414 m

cropland 58%

80 km

1,679 m

trees 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← September Szombathely year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Sárvár 24 km · Eisenzicken 28 km · Zalaegerszeg 47 km · Sopron 51 km · Pápa 65 km · Eisenstadt 69 km · Keszthely 70 km · Wiener Neustadt 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

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 Szombathely (47.2309°, 16.6215°, elevation 230 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	17	9
5	17	9
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	13	6
23	13	5
24	13	5
25	13	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	12	5
29	12	5
30	12	5
31	12	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	91	9
11	92	8
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	94	6
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	17	9
5	17	9
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	13	6
23	13	5
24	13	5
25	13	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	12	5
29	12	5
30	12	5
31	12	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	91	9
11	92	8
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	94	6
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	17	9
5	17	9
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	13	6
23	13	5
24	13	5
25	13	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	12	5
29	12	5
30	12	5
31	12	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	91	9
11	92	8
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	94	6
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1