Nowy Sącz weather in October

In October, Nowy Sącz sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 10°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 Nowy Sącz's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nowy Sącz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:08 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Nowy Sącz is town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 27.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,480/km²
people per km²
Founded
1292

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 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nowy Sącz reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3156
4155
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10135
11135
12134
13134
14134
15124
16124
17124
18123
19123
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26102
27102
28102
29102
30102
31102

How October really feels in Nowy Sącz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nowy Sącz weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°4410.498.40.0
Feb / -5°46119.39.80.0
Mar / -1°5212.26.611.50.7
Apr13° / 6912.72.713.43.3
May17° / 10615.40.115.14.9
Jun21° / 11°10915.10165.5
Jul22° / 12°12816.4015.65.7
Aug22° / 12°8913.3014.26.3
Sep18° / 7811.4012.45.3
Oct12° / 6510.9110.53.2
Nov / 4910.34.58.90.7
Dec / -4°4410.78.280.0

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
114060
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
173862
183862
193862
203862
213763
223862
233862
243862
253862
263862
273961
283961
294060
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Nowy Sącz gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1361
2361
3351
4351
5351
6352
7352
8352
9362
10352
11353
12353
13353
14353
15353
16353
17353
18364
19354
20354
21354
22354
23344
24344
25335
26335
27335
28325
29325
30325
31326

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2982
3982
4982
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:44 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 4:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:445:09
211.45:455:06
311.35:475:04
411.25:485:02
511.25:505:00
611.15:524:58
711.05:534:56
811.05:554:53
910.95:564:51
1010.95:584:49
1110.86:004:47
1210.76:014:45
1310.76:034:43
1410.66:044:41
1510.56:064:39
1610.56:084:37
1710.46:094:35
1810.46:114:33
1910.36:134:31
2010.26:144:29
2110.26:164:27
2210.16:174:25
2310.16:194:23
2410.06:214:21
2510.06:224:20
269.96:244:18
279.86:264:16
289.86:274:14
299.76:294:12
309.76:314:11
319.66:324:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.0Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Nowy Sącz?

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

3.2
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 Nowy Sącz.

What to pack for Nowy Sącz in October

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

In October, Nowy Sącz sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Nowy Sącz 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 Nowy Sącz peaks around July 10 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 highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nowy Sącz 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 Nowy Sącz is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Nowy Sącz's WHO annual average of 27.3 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2034 µg/m³Dec 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nowy Sącz?

Nowy Sącz sits at 49.6°N, 20.7°E, 293 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Gorlice, 34 km away.

BrzeskoBochniaTarnówNowy TargBardejovKežmarok

Topography around Nowy Sącz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nowy Sącz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,398 m.

The land around Nowy Sącz is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
793 m
80 km
2,398 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Gorlice 34 km · Stará Ľubovňa 36 km · Brzesko 39 km · Bochnia 43 km · Tarnów 48 km · Nowy Targ 51 km · Bardejov 55 km · Kežmarok 57 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 Nowy Sącz (49.6218°, 20.6971°, elevation 293 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).