Nowa Sól weather in October

In October, Nowa Sól sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 20% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Nowa Sól's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nowa Sól's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:31 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Nowa Sól is town on the Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,872/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 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nowa Sól reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°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)
1178
2168
3168
4168
5168
6168
7157
8157
9157
10157
11147
12147
13146
14146
15146
16136
17136
18136
19136
20135
21125
22125
23125
24125
25125
26125
27115
28115
29115
30115
31114

How October really feels in Nowa Sól

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.

Nowa Sól weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°46114.58.10.0
Feb / -2°3694.19.60.0
Mar / 4811.12.811.51.4
Apr14° / 358.40.413.64.4
May19° / 5810.9015.46.0
Jun23° / 13°6311.8016.46.3
Jul25° / 15°8512.10166.5
Aug24° / 14°6410.6014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°519.8012.46.0
Oct14° / 449.30.210.43.8
Nov / 408.91.48.61.0
Dec / -1°4210.53.47.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53367
63367
73466
83367
93466
103466
113565
123466
133466
143466
153367
163367
173367
183268
193268
203268
213169
223169
233169
243070
252971
262971
272872
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Nowa Sól gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1330
2330
3330
4330
5330
6320
7320
8310
9310
10300
11300
12290
13290
14280
15280
16280
17280
18280
19280
20281
21281
22291
23291
24291
25291
26301
27301
28311
29311
30312
31322

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8955
9955
10955
11964
12964
13964
14973
15973
16982
17982
18982
19991
20991
21991
22991
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light 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
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light 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 24 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 6:05 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 4:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:055:27
211.36:075:25
311.26:095:22
411.26:105:20
511.16:125:18
611.06:145:15
711.06:155:13
810.96:175:11
910.86:195:09
1010.86:215:06
1110.76:225:04
1210.66:245:02
1310.66:265:00
1410.56:284:57
1510.46:304:55
1610.46:314:53
1710.36:334:51
1810.26:354:49
1910.26:374:47
2010.16:384:45
2110.06:404:42
2210.06:424:40
239.96:444:38
249.86:464:36
259.86:474:34
269.76:494:32
279.76:514:30
289.66:534:29
299.56:554:27
309.56:574:25
319.46:584:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Nowa Sól?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nowa Sól.

What to pack for Nowa Sól in October

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

In October, Nowa Sól sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Nowa Sól 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 Nowa Sól peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nowa Sól 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 Nowa Sól is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Nowa Sól's WHO annual average of 20.6 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1725 µg/m³Dec 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nowa Sól?

Nowa Sól sits at 51.8°N, 15.7°E, 66 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Zielona Góra, 21 km away.

PolkowiceŻaryŚwiebodzinLubin

Topography around Nowa Sól

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nowa Sól has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m.

The land around Nowa Sól is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
387 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Zielona Góra 21 km · Głogów 30 km · Sulechów 32 km · Żagań 35 km · Polkowice 41 km · Żary 44 km · Świebodzin 51 km · Lubin 56 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 Nowa Sól (51.8033°, 15.717°, elevation 66 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).