Nowy Targ weather in October

In October, Nowy Targ sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 24% 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 Targ's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nowy Targ's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 80 mm; 12.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:10 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 4th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Nowy Targ is town in southern Poland.

Air quality: Moderate; PM10 41.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 661/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1201

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Nowy Targ reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	5
2	14	5
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	11	3
16	11	3
17	11	3
18	11	2
19	11	2
20	11	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	1
27	9	1
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

How October really feels in Nowy Targ

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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 Targ weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -7°	58	12.4	11.2	8.4	0.0
Feb	1° / -6°	60	12.3	11.3	9.8	0.0
Mar	5° / -3°	70	13.6	9.6	11.5	0.3
Apr	11° / 2°	88	14.3	4.5	13.4	2.5
May	16° / 6°	139	17.4	0.5	15.1	4.1
Jun	19° / 10°	147	17.6	0	16	4.9
Jul	21° / 11°	161	18.6	0	15.6	5.2
Aug	21° / 11°	120	14.8	0	14.2	5.8
Sep	16° / 7°	102	13.5	0	12.4	4.6
Oct	11° / 3°	80	12.3	2.4	10.5	2.7
Nov	5° / -1°	60	11.4	6.5	8.9	0.5
Dec	0° / -5°	58	11.8	10.3	8	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 63%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	36	36	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	38	38	39	39	40	39	39	39	37
Cloudier (%)	64	64	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	64	64	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	62	62	62	61	61	60	61	61	61	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Nowy Targ gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37
Snow chance (%)	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	1
2	42	2
3	42	2
4	42	2
5	42	3
6	41	3
7	41	4
8	41	4
9	41	5
10	41	5
11	41	6
12	41	6
13	41	7
14	40	7
15	40	8
16	40	8
17	40	9
18	40	9
19	39	9
20	39	10
21	39	10
22	39	10
23	38	10
24	38	11
25	38	11
26	37	11
27	37	11
28	37	11
29	37	11
30	37	12
31	37	12

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 5:46 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 4:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:59	6:00	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:35
Sunset (PM)	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:03	5:01	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:52	4:50	4:48	4:46	4:44	4:42	4:40	4:38	4:36	4:34	4:32	4:30	4:28	4:26	4:24	4:23	4:21	4:19	4:17	4:15	4:14	4:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	5:46	5:11
2	11.4	5:48	5:09
3	11.3	5:49	5:07
4	11.2	5:51	5:05
5	11.2	5:53	5:03
6	11.1	5:54	5:01
7	11.0	5:56	4:58
8	11.0	5:57	4:56
9	10.9	5:59	4:54
10	10.9	6:00	4:52
11	10.8	6:02	4:50
12	10.7	6:04	4:48
13	10.7	6:05	4:46
14	10.6	6:07	4:44
15	10.6	6:08	4:42
16	10.5	6:10	4:40
17	10.4	6:12	4:38
18	10.4	6:13	4:36
19	10.3	6:15	4:34
20	10.3	6:17	4:32
21	10.2	6:18	4:30
22	10.1	6:20	4:28
23	10.1	6:22	4:26
24	10.0	6:23	4:24
25	10.0	6:25	4:23
26	9.9	6:26	4:21
27	9.8	6:28	4:19
28	9.8	6:30	4:17
29	9.7	6:31	4:15
30	9.7	6:33	4:14
31	9.6	6:35	4:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.2	Moderate
11	2.2	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.0	Moderate
17	2.0	Moderate
18	2.0	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.7	Dim
28	1.7	Dim
29	1.7	Dim
30	1.6	Dim
31	1.6	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Nowy Targ?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

6th-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 Targ.

What to pack for Nowy Targ in October

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

In October, Nowy Targ sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Nowy Targ 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 Targ 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	6	7	7	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Nowy Targ?

Nowy Targ sits at 49.5°N, 20.0°E, 595 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Zakopane, 21 km away.

Topography around Nowy Targ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nowy Targ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 616 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,384 m.

The land around Nowy Targ is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

176 m

cropland 39%

16 km

855 m

trees 46%

80 km

2,384 m

trees 63%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← September Nowy Targ year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Zakopane 21 km · Myślenice 40 km · Kežmarok 48 km · Poprad 50 km · Kalwaria Zebrzydowska 50 km · Nowy Sącz 51 km · Stará Ľubovňa 51 km · Liptovský Mikuláš 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

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 Targ (49.4778°, 20.0323°, elevation 595 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	5
2	14	5
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	11	3
16	11	3
17	11	3
18	11	2
19	11	2
20	11	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	1
27	9	1
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	1
2	42	2
3	42	2
4	42	2
5	42	3
6	41	3
7	41	4
8	41	4
9	41	5
10	41	5
11	41	6
12	41	6
13	41	7
14	40	7
15	40	8
16	40	8
17	40	9
18	40	9
19	39	9
20	39	10
21	39	10
22	39	10
23	38	10
24	38	11
25	38	11
26	37	11
27	37	11
28	37	11
29	37	11
30	37	12
31	37	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	5
2	14	5
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	11	3
16	11	3
17	11	3
18	11	2
19	11	2
20	11	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	1
27	9	1
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	1
2	42	2
3	42	2
4	42	2
5	42	3
6	41	3
7	41	4
8	41	4
9	41	5
10	41	5
11	41	6
12	41	6
13	41	7
14	40	7
15	40	8
16	40	8
17	40	9
18	40	9
19	39	9
20	39	10
21	39	10
22	39	10
23	38	10
24	38	11
25	38	11
26	37	11
27	37	11
28	37	11
29	37	11
30	37	12
31	37	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	5
2	14	5
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	11	3
16	11	3
17	11	3
18	11	2
19	11	2
20	11	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	1
27	9	1
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	1
2	42	2
3	42	2
4	42	2
5	42	3
6	41	3
7	41	4
8	41	4
9	41	5
10	41	5
11	41	6
12	41	6
13	41	7
14	40	7
15	40	8
16	40	8
17	40	9
18	40	9
19	39	9
20	39	10
21	39	10
22	39	10
23	38	10
24	38	11
25	38	11
26	37	11
27	37	11
28	37	11
29	37	11
30	37	12
31	37	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0