Rzeszów weather in October

In October, Rzeszów sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 16°C in the first days to 11°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 Rzeszów's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rzeszów's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:03 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Rzeszów is city in Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,710/km²
people per km²
Founded
1354

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 Rzeszów reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 20°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)
1168
2168
3167
4167
5157
6157
7157
8157
9157
10146
11146
12146
13146
14146
15136
16136
17135
18135
19135
20125
21125
22125
23125
24125
25114
26114
27114
28114
29114
30114
31114

How October really feels in Rzeszów

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.

Rzeszów 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°4811.78.48.30.0
Feb / -3°47117.89.70.0
Mar / 5111.34.311.51.0
Apr14° / 5911.31.213.54.0
May19° / 9214.5015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°8813.6016.16.1
Jul24° / 14°10515015.76.2
Aug24° / 14°7111.7014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°7810.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 5910.20.410.53.7
Nov / 50103.18.80.9
Dec / -2°4610.76.17.90.0

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 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
44060
54060
64060
74159
84159
94060
104060
114060
124060
133961
143961
153961
163961
173961
183862
193862
203862
213862
223763
233763
243763
253862
263862
273862
283763
293862
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Rzeszów gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1330
2320
3320
4320
5320
6310
7310
8310
9311
10311
11311
12321
13321
14321
15321
16321
17331
18331
19331
20332
21342
22342
23342
24342
25332
26332
27333
28333
29333
30333
31334

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 (%)
1937
2937
3937
4946
5946
6946
7955
8955
9955
10964
11964
12973
13973
14973
15982
16982
17982
18991
19991
20991
21991
221000
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 14 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
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 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 5:39 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 4:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:395:03
211.35:405:01
311.35:424:59
411.25:444:57
511.25:454:54
611.15:474:52
711.05:484:50
811.05:504:48
910.95:524:46
1010.85:534:43
1110.85:554:41
1210.75:574:39
1310.65:584:37
1410.66:004:35
1510.56:014:33
1610.56:034:31
1710.46:054:29
1810.36:064:27
1910.36:084:25
2010.26:104:23
2110.26:114:21
2210.16:134:19
2310.06:154:17
2410.06:174:15
259.96:184:13
269.96:204:12
279.86:224:10
289.76:234:08
299.76:254:06
309.66:274:04
319.66:284:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Rzeszów?

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

3.7
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 Rzeszów.

What to pack for Rzeszów in October

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

In October, Rzeszów sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Rzeszów 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 Rzeszów peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 21UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Rzeszów 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 Rzeszów is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Rzeszów's WHO annual average of 18.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2123 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rzeszów?

Rzeszów sits at 50.0°N, 22.0°E, 209 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Łańcut, 17 km away.

DębicaKrosnoJarosławMielecJasło

Topography around Rzeszów

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rzeszów has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m.

The land around Rzeszów is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
729 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Łańcut 17 km · Ropczyce 28 km · Przeworsk 35 km · Dębica 42 km · Krosno 42 km · Jarosław 49 km · Mielec 49 km · Jasło 50 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 Rzeszów (50.0413°, 21.999°, elevation 209 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).