Bolzano weather in October

In October, Bolzano sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 129 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bolzano's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bolzano's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 129 mm; 13.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:40 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 11th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 2.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Bolzano is historic centre of the city of Bozen/Bolzano in South Tyrol.

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 14.8 µg/m³ · 2010

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 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bolzano reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°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)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3

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

How October really feels in Bolzano

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.

Bolzano weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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° / -7°	52	8.1	7.1	8.8	0.0
Feb	5° / -5°	52	8.6	7.1	10	0.2
Mar	9° / -0°	72	10.3	5.1	11.6	2.0
Apr	13° / 4°	96	13	2.7	13.3	3.3
May	17° / 8°	108	13.9	0.2	14.8	5.0
Jun	21° / 11°	91	11.9	0	15.5	6.2
Jul	23° / 13°	81	10.2	0	15.2	6.9
Aug	22° / 12°	85	11.1	0	14	6.7
Sep	18° / 9°	93	10.8	0.1	12.4	5.7
Oct	14° / 5°	129	13.3	0.8	10.7	3.6
Nov	8° / 0°	129	12.2	4.3	9.2	1.3
Dec	4° / -5°	71	9.1	6.3	8.5	0.0

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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	45	45	45	45
Cloudier (%)	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Bolzano gets around 129 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	1
2	44	1
3	44	1
4	44	2
5	45	2
6	45	2
7	45	2
8	45	2
9	45	2
10	44	2
11	44	2
12	44	2
13	44	2
14	43	2
15	43	3
16	43	3
17	43	3
18	42	3
19	42	3
20	42	3
21	41	3
22	41	3
23	41	3
24	41	3
25	41	4
26	41	4
27	41	4
28	41	5
29	41	5
30	42	6
31	42	6

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 4:54 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	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:25	5:23	5:21	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:59	4:57	4:56	4:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:19	5:48
2	11.4	6:21	5:46
3	11.4	6:22	5:44
4	11.3	6:23	5:42
5	11.3	6:25	5:40
6	11.2	6:26	5:38
7	11.1	6:28	5:36
8	11.1	6:29	5:34
9	11.0	6:30	5:32
10	11.0	6:32	5:30
11	10.9	6:33	5:28
12	10.9	6:35	5:26
13	10.8	6:36	5:25
14	10.8	6:37	5:23
15	10.7	6:39	5:21
16	10.6	6:40	5:19
17	10.6	6:42	5:17
18	10.5	6:43	5:15
19	10.5	6:45	5:14
20	10.4	6:46	5:12
21	10.4	6:48	5:10
22	10.3	6:49	5:09
23	10.3	6:50	5:07
24	10.2	6:52	5:05
25	10.2	6:53	5:04
26	10.1	6:55	5:02
27	10.1	6:56	5:00
28	10.0	6:58	4:59
29	10.0	6:59	4:57
30	9.9	7:01	4:56
31	9.9	7:02	4:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.61 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)	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	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
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.6	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.5	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bolzano?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bolzano.

What to pack for Bolzano in October

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

In October, Bolzano sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bolzano in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bolzano peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	5	7	8	8	9	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Bolzano 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 Bolzano is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bolzano's WHO annual average of 14.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	15	18	18	14	17	14	13	11	12	12	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bolzano?

Bolzano sits at 46.5°N, 11.3°E, 262 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Eppan, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Bolzano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bolzano has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,155 m around an average of 440 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,951 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,794 m.

The land around Bolzano is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,155 m

trees 60%

16 km

1,951 m

trees 79%

80 km

3,794 m

trees 56%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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

October weather nearby: Eppan 7.0 km · Merano 24 km · Bressanone 35 km · Trento 50 km · Rovereto 71 km · Riva del Garda 77 km · Belluno 78 km · Igls 83 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / L; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 69% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $43,309; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.6; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 513
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 Bolzano (46.4907°, 11.3398°, elevation 262 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	16	7
2	16	7
3	16	7
4	15	7
5	15	7
6	15	7
7	15	7
8	15	6
9	15	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	13	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	4
23	13	4
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	12	4
27	12	4
28	12	4
29	12	4
30	12	4
31	11	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	1
2	44	1
3	44	1
4	44	2
5	45	2
6	45	2
7	45	2
8	45	2
9	45	2
10	44	2
11	44	2
12	44	2
13	44	2
14	43	2
15	43	3
16	43	3
17	43	3
18	42	3
19	42	3
20	42	3
21	41	3
22	41	3
23	41	3
24	41	3
25	41	4
26	41	4
27	41	4
28	41	5
29	41	5
30	42	6
31	42	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	1
2	44	1
3	44	1
4	44	2
5	45	2
6	45	2
7	45	2
8	45	2
9	45	2
10	44	2
11	44	2
12	44	2
13	44	2
14	43	2
15	43	3
16	43	3
17	43	3
18	42	3
19	42	3
20	42	3
21	41	3
22	41	3
23	41	3
24	41	3
25	41	4
26	41	4
27	41	4
28	41	5
29	41	5
30	42	6
31	42	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	1
2	44	1
3	44	1
4	44	2
5	45	2
6	45	2
7	45	2
8	45	2
9	45	2
10	44	2
11	44	2
12	44	2
13	44	2
14	43	2
15	43	3
16	43	3
17	43	3
18	42	3
19	42	3
20	42	3
21	41	3
22	41	3
23	41	3
24	41	3
25	41	4
26	41	4
27	41	4
28	41	5
29	41	5
30	42	6
31	42	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100