Gierłoż weather in October

In October, Gierłoż sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Gierłoż's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gierłoż's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:12 AM – 4:26 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Gierłoż is village of Poland.

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 14°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical October day in Gierłoż reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1148
2147
3147
4147
5137
6137
7137
8137
9136
10126
11126
12126
13126
14116
15115
16115
17115
18115
19105
20105
21105
22104
2394
2494
2594
2694
2794
2894
2984
3084
3183

How October really feels in Gierłoż

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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
2
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Gierłoż 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-0° / -4°4411.27.17.70.0
Feb / -4°399.86.19.40.0
Mar / -1°4310.54.211.50.3
Apr12° / 429.51.313.73.2
May18° / 5911.60.115.75.4
Jun20° / 12°7212.1016.85.9
Jul23° / 14°8412.9016.36.3
Aug22° / 14°7311.8014.66.4
Sep17° / 10°579.7012.55.4
Oct11° / 5410.60.310.22.6
Nov / 4510.22.68.30.3
Dec / -2°4510.65.77.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43466
53466
63466
73367
83367
93367
103367
113268
123268
133169
143169
153070
163070
172971
182872
192872
202872
212872
222773
232773
242674
252674
262674
272575
282575
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Gierłoż gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1320
2330
3340
4340
5340
6340
7340
8330
9330
10330
11321
12321
13321
14321
15321
16321
17321
18321
19322
20332
21332
22342
23342
24352
25362
26362
27362
28372
29372
30373
31373

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7973
8982
9982
10982
11982
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light 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 5:44 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 3:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.35:445:02
211.25:455:00
311.25:474:57
411.15:494:55
511.05:514:52
610.95:534:50
710.95:554:47
810.85:574:45
910.75:594:42
1010.76:014:40
1110.66:034:38
1210.56:054:35
1310.46:074:33
1410.46:094:30
1510.36:114:28
1610.26:124:26
1710.16:144:23
1810.16:164:21
1910.06:184:19
209.96:204:16
219.96:224:14
229.86:244:12
239.76:264:10
249.76:284:08
259.66:304:05
269.56:324:03
279.46:344:01
289.46:363:59
299.36:383:57
309.26:403:55
319.26:423:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Gierłoż?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gierłoż.

What to pack for Gierłoż in October

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

In October, Gierłoż sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Gierłoż 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 Gierłoż peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gierłoż?

Gierłoż sits at 54.1°N, 21.5°E, 138 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Kętrzyn, 8.0 km away.

BartoszycePiszLidzbark WarmińskiEłkChernyakhovsk

Topography around Gierłoż

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gierłoż has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Gierłoż is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (32%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
317 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kętrzyn 8.0 km · Giżycko 18 km · Mrągowo 27 km · Bartoszyce 49 km · Pisz 55 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 60 km · Ełk 63 km · Chernyakhovsk 65 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

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 Gierłoż (54.0813°, 21.4955°, elevation 138 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).