Athlone weather in October

In October, Athlone sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 86 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Athlone's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Athlone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:09 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Athlone is town in County Westmeath, Ireland.

Density
2,094/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 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Athlone reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1159
2159
3159
4149
5149
6149
7149
8148
9148
10148
11148
12148
13148
14138
15138
16138
17138
18138
19137
20137
21137
22127
23127
24127
25127
26127
27127
28127
29127
30127
31127

How October really feels in Athlone

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.

Athlone weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8414.60.77.81.0
Feb / 7112.40.79.41.3
Mar10° / 69130.511.52.0
Apr12° / 7113013.72.9
May15° / 7513.3015.64.0
Jun17° / 10°8113.1016.74.8
Jul19° / 12°8214.5016.25.1
Aug18° / 12°8914.1014.65.1
Sep16° / 10°7212.1012.54.6
Oct13° / 8613.5010.33.3
Nov10° / 8913.60.18.42.0
Dec / 9014.30.77.31.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32179
42278
52278
62377
72377
82377
92476
102575
112575
122575
132575
142674
152773
162773
172773
182674
192674
202674
212575
222575
232476
242377
252377
262377
272278
282278
292278
302377
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Athlone gets around 86 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
542
642
742
841
941
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1641
1741
1842
1943
2043
2144
2245
2346
2446
2547
2647
2747
2847
2947
3047
3147

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
2919
3919
4928
5928
6937
7937
8946
9946
10946
11955
12955
13955
14964
15964
16964
17964
18973
19973
20973
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 4:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:416:01
211.36:435:58
311.26:455:56
411.16:465:53
511.06:485:51
611.06:505:48
710.96:525:46
810.86:545:43
910.86:565:41
1010.76:585:39
1110.66:595:36
1210.57:015:34
1310.57:035:32
1410.47:055:29
1510.37:075:27
1610.37:095:25
1710.27:115:22
1810.17:135:20
1910.17:155:18
2010.07:175:16
219.97:195:13
229.87:205:11
239.87:225:09
249.77:245:07
259.67:265:05
269.67:285:03
279.57:305:01
289.47:324:59
299.47:344:57
309.37:364:55
319.27:384:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 4.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Athlone?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Athlone.

What to pack for Athlone in October

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

In October, Athlone sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Athlone in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Athlone peaks around June 19 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 5Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Athlone?

Athlone sits at 53.4°N, 7.9°W, 39 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Tullamore, 34 km away.

TullamoreAn Muileann gCearrPortlaoiseGalwayDroichead NuaNavanNaasMaynooth

Topography around Athlone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Athlone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m.

The land around Athlone is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
690 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Tullamore 34 km · An Muileann gCearr 41 km · Portlaoise 61 km · Galway 76 km · Droichead Nua 80 km · Navan 87 km · Naas 87 km · Maynooth 89 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 2%

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 Athlone (53.4228°, -7.9372°, elevation 39 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).