Łódź weather in October

In October, Łódź sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 10.4 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 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 Łódź's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Łódź's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:16 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Łódź is city in Łódź Voivodeship in central Poland.

Density
2,182/km²
people per km²
Founded
1423

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 Łódź reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°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.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3157
4157
5157
6157
7147
8146
9146
10146
11146
12136
13136
14136
15135
16135
17125
18125
19125
20125
21115
22114
23114
24114
25114
26114
27104
28104
29104
30104
31104

How October really feels in Łódź

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Łódź 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 / -4°4110.768.10.0
Feb / -3°399.55.59.60.0
Mar / -1°4610.33.411.50.8
Apr13° / 449.61.113.63.8
May19° / 7112.20.115.45.7
Jun22° / 12°6912.3016.46.1
Jul24° / 14°9013.10166.4
Aug24° / 13°6211.1014.46.7
Sep19° / 5810.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 459.20.210.43.4
Nov / 409.32.38.60.7
Dec / -2°4410.14.67.60.0

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%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23565
33565
43565
53466
63466
73466
83466
93367
103367
113466
123367
133268
143268
153268
163367
173268
183268
193169
203070
213070
223169
233070
242971
252971
263070
273070
283070
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Łódź gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 (%)
1320
2330
3320
4320
5320
6320
7311
8311
9311
10301
11301
12291
13291
14291
15281
16281
17281
18281
19281
20281
21281
22281
23281
24281
25291
26291
27291
28291
29301
30302
31312

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 (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5955
6955
7955
8964
9964
10964
11973
12973
13973
14982
15982
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 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light 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 5:50 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 4:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:505:12
211.35:525:10
311.25:535:07
411.25:555:05
511.15:575:03
611.05:595:00
711.06:004:58
810.96:024:56
910.86:044:54
1010.86:064:51
1110.76:074:49
1210.66:094:47
1310.66:114:45
1410.56:134:42
1510.46:144:40
1610.46:164:38
1710.36:184:36
1810.26:204:34
1910.26:224:32
2010.16:234:30
2110.06:254:27
2210.06:274:25
239.96:294:23
249.86:314:21
259.86:324:19
269.76:344:17
279.76:364:16
289.66:384:14
299.56:404:12
309.56:414:10
319.46:434:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.5Dim
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 Łódź?

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

3.4
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 Łódź.

What to pack for Łódź in October

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

In October, Łódź sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Łódź 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 Łódź peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Łódź 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 Łódź is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1717 µg/m³Dec 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Łódź?

Łódź sits at 51.8°N, 19.5°E, 214 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Konstantynów Łódzki, 11 km away.

Topography around Łódź

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Łódź has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 218 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m.

The land around Łódź is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
146 m
80 km
486 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Konstantynów Łódzki 11 km · Zgierz 11 km · Aleksandrów Łódzki 13 km · Pabianice 14 km · Ozorków 25 km · Głowno 27 km · Łask 31 km · Łęczyca 37 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 Łódź (51.7706°, 19.4739°, elevation 214 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).