Łapy weather in October

In October, Łapy sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 10.3 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 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Łapy's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Łapy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Łapy is city of Poland.

Density
1,354/km²
people per km²
Founded
1925

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 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Łapy reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 17°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)
1157
2156
3146
4146
5146
6146
7136
8136
9135
10135
11135
12125
13125
14125
15124
16114
17114
18114
19114
20104
21104
22103
23103
24103
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3183

How October really feels in Łapy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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
9
wind chill below the day's low

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

Łapy 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° / -5°399.977.90.0
Feb / -4°379.26.39.50.0
Mar / -2°4110.33.711.50.5
Apr13° / 469.71.213.63.5
May19° / 6812.20.115.55.6
Jun22° / 11°7412.2016.66.1
Jul24° / 14°8212.3016.26.5
Aug23° / 13°6610.7014.56.7
Sep18° / 589.3012.45.6
Oct11° / 489.70.510.32.9
Nov / 399.638.40.4
Dec / -3°4310.45.87.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103367
113367
123466
133466
143268
153268
163268
173169
183070
193070
202971
212971
222872
232872
242773
252773
262773
272674
282575
292575
302575
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Łapy gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1300
2310
3310
4310
5320
6321
7311
8311
9311
10301
11301
12301
13291
14291
15291
16291
17292
18302
19302
20302
21302
22312
23312
24312
25322
26322
27333
28333
29333
30333
31333

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 (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5964
6964
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12982
13982
14982
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 3:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.35:374:58
211.35:394:55
311.25:414:53
411.15:434:50
511.15:444:48
611.05:464:46
710.95:484:43
810.85:504:41
910.85:524:38
1010.75:544:36
1110.65:564:34
1210.65:574:31
1310.55:594:29
1410.46:014:27
1510.46:034:24
1610.36:054:22
1710.26:074:20
1810.26:094:18
1910.16:104:15
2010.06:124:13
219.96:144:11
229.96:164:09
239.86:184:07
249.76:204:05
259.76:224:03
269.66:244:01
279.66:263:59
289.56:283:57
299.46:293:55
309.46:313:53
319.36:333:51

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Łapy?

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

2.9
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 Łapy.

What to pack for Łapy in October

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

In October, Łapy sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Łapy 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 Łapy peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 22UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Łapy?

Łapy sits at 53.0°N, 22.9°E, 120 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Białystok, 25 km away.

ZambrówHajnówkaŁomżaSokółkaSiemiatyczeOstrów Mazowiecka

Topography around Łapy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Łapy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m.

The land around Łapy is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (30%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (36%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
164 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
October weather nearby: Białystok 25 km · Bielsk Podlaski 32 km · Zambrów 43 km · Hajnówka 54 km · Łomża 59 km · Sokółka 62 km · Siemiatycze 63 km · Ostrów Mazowiecka 70 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 Łapy (52.9911°, 22.8842°, elevation 120 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).