Gorlice weather in October

In October, Gorlice sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gorlice's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorlice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:06 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Gorlice is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 23.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,214/km²
people per km²
Founded
1354

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 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Gorlice reaches about 13°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 7°C and 19°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)
1167
2167
3167
4157
5157
6157
7157
8156
9146
10146
11146
12146
13146
14135
15135
16135
17135
18125
19125
20125
21124
22124
23124
24114
25114
26114
27114
28114
29114
30103
31103

How October really feels in Gorlice

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.

Gorlice 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 / -5°5111.78.98.40.0
Feb / -4°5111.69.19.80.0
Mar / -0°5412.2511.51.0
Apr14° / 6612.21.813.43.8
May19° / 10214.7015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°10114.10165.9
Jul24° / 14°12115.1015.66.1
Aug24° / 13°8312.4014.26.6
Sep19° / 8111.4012.45.7
Oct13° / 66110.610.53.5
Nov / 5411.13.48.80.8
Dec / -3°5011.77.280.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74357
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
143961
154060
164060
174060
183961
193961
204060
213961
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Gorlice gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1350
2350
3350
4351
5351
6351
7351
8351
9351
10351
11351
12351
13351
14351
15352
16352
17362
18362
19362
20362
21362
22363
23363
24363
25363
26363
27363
28363
29364
30364
31364

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3946
4946
5955
6955
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12982
13982
14982
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 4:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:425:07
211.45:435:05
311.35:455:02
411.25:475:00
511.25:484:58
611.15:504:56
711.05:514:54
811.05:534:52
910.95:554:49
1010.95:564:47
1110.85:584:45
1210.75:594:43
1310.76:014:41
1410.66:034:39
1510.56:044:37
1610.56:064:35
1710.46:074:33
1810.46:094:31
1910.36:114:29
2010.26:124:27
2110.26:144:25
2210.16:164:23
2310.16:174:21
2410.06:194:19
259.96:214:18
269.96:224:16
279.86:244:14
289.86:264:12
299.76:274:11
309.76:294:09
319.66:314:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Gorlice?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gorlice.

What to pack for Gorlice in October

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

In October, Gorlice sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Gorlice 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 Gorlice peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gorlice?

Gorlice sits at 49.7°N, 21.2°E, 283 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Jasło, 25 km away.

BardejovTarnówKrosnoDębicaStará ĽubovňaBrzesko

Topography around Gorlice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorlice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,808 m.

The land around Gorlice is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
1,808 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Jasło 25 km · Nowy Sącz 34 km · Bardejov 41 km · Tarnów 42 km · Krosno 44 km · Dębica 48 km · Stará Ľubovňa 52 km · Brzesko 53 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 Gorlice (49.6556°, 21.1604°, elevation 283 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).