Tapolca weather in October

In October, Tapolca sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 Tapolca's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tapolca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:16 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Tapolca is town in Hungary.

Density
277/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 Tapolca reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11810
21810
31810
41810
51710
61710
7179
8179
9169
10169
11169
12168
13158
14158
15158
16158
17157
18147
19147
20147
21147
22147
23137
24136
25136
26136
27136
28136
29126
30126
31126

How October really feels in Tapolca

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.

Tapolca weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°377.43.78.80.0
Feb / -1°407.83.6100.2
Mar10° / 458.91.711.62.3
Apr16° / 489.30.313.34.9
May20° / 12°7112.1014.86.1
Jun24° / 15°7711.4015.66.7
Jul26° / 17°7310.8015.36.7
Aug26° / 17°679.10147.0
Sep21° / 12°708.8012.46.6
Oct15° / 588.40.210.64.7
Nov / 588.81.59.21.6
Dec / -1°519.23.28.40.0

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 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54852
64951
74951
84951
94852
104852
114951
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
174753
184753
194852
204753
214753
224753
234654
244555
254555
264555
274555
284456
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Tapolca gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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
3260
4260
5260
6260
7260
8250
9250
10250
11250
12250
13250
14250
15250
16250
17260
18260
19270
20270
21271
22281
23281
24281
25281
26281
27281
28281
29281
30282
31282

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
282171
382171
483170
584160
685150
786140
887130
988120
1089110
1190100
129190
139280
149370
159460
169460
179550
189640
199640
209640
219730
229730
239730
249730
259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
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
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
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 5:55 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 4:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:555:23
211.45:575:21
311.45:585:19
411.35:595:17
511.26:015:15
611.26:025:13
711.16:045:11
811.16:055:09
911.06:065:07
1011.06:085:05
1110.96:095:03
1210.86:115:02
1310.86:125:00
1410.76:144:58
1510.76:154:56
1610.66:164:54
1710.66:184:52
1810.56:194:50
1910.56:214:49
2010.46:224:47
2110.46:244:45
2210.36:254:43
2310.26:274:42
2410.26:284:40
2510.16:304:38
2610.16:314:37
2710.06:334:35
2810.06:344:34
299.96:364:32
309.96:374:30
319.86:394:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
32.9Moderate
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
272.0Dim
282.0Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tapolca?

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 Tapolca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tapolca in October

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

In October, Tapolca sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tapolca 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 Tapolca 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 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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tapolca?

Tapolca sits at 46.9°N, 17.4°E, 124 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Keszthely, 20 km away.

VeszprémZalaegerszegSiófokPápaSárvárNagykanizsa

Topography around Tapolca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tapolca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 132 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m.

The land around Tapolca is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
593 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Keszthely 20 km · Ajka 26 km · Veszprém 43 km · Zalaegerszeg 46 km · Siófok 47 km · Pápa 50 km · Sárvár 56 km · Nagykanizsa 59 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 Tapolca (46.8815°, 17.4412°, elevation 124 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).