Sanok weather in October

In October, Sanok sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 Sanok's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:02 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Sanok is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,033/km²
people per km²
Founded
1150

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 Sanok reaches about 12°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 6°C and 18°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)
1157
2157
3156
4156
5146
6146
7146
8146
9146
10136
11135
12135
13135
14135
15125
16125
17125
18124
19114
20114
21114
22114
23114
24114
25104
26103
27103
28103
29103
30103
3193

How October really feels in Sanok

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sanok weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°5212.110.38.40.0
Feb / -5°5511.49.39.80.0
Mar / -1°5711.86.111.50.6
Apr13° / 6913.5213.43.3
May18° / 107160.115.15.0
Jun21° / 11°10415.50165.6
Jul23° / 13°13116.4015.65.8
Aug23° / 12°8912.7014.26.4
Sep18° / 8711.9012.45.3
Oct12° / 7011110.53.2
Nov / 5711.24.98.90.6
Dec / -4°5512.39.480.0

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 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34159
44159
54159
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124159
134060
144060
154060
164060
173961
183862
193862
203961
213763
223763
233763
243862
253862
263862
273862
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sanok gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1350
2350
3340
4341
5341
6341
7341
8341
9352
10352
11352
12352
13362
14363
15363
16373
17373
18374
19374
20374
21374
22374
23375
24365
25365
26365
27355
28356
29356
30356
31357

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 (%)
1937
2946
3946
4955
5955
6955
7964
8964
9973
10973
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light 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 5:38 AM to 6:26 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)
111.45:385:03
211.45:395:00
311.35:414:58
411.25:424:56
511.25:444:54
611.15:454:52
711.05:474:50
811.05:494:47
910.95:504:45
1010.95:524:43
1110.85:534:41
1210.75:554:39
1310.75:574:37
1410.65:584:35
1510.66:004:33
1610.56:024:31
1710.46:034:29
1810.46:054:27
1910.36:064:25
2010.26:084:23
2110.26:104:21
2210.16:114:19
2310.16:134:17
2410.06:154:16
2510.06:164:14
269.96:184:12
279.86:204:10
289.86:214:08
299.76:234:07
309.76:254:05
319.66:264:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sanok?

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 Sanok.

What to pack for Sanok in October

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

In October, Sanok sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sanok 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 Sanok peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sanok?

Sanok sits at 49.6°N, 22.2°E, 289 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Krosno, 35 km away.

PrzemyślRzeszówJasłoŁańcutPrzeworskJarosławSnina

Topography around Sanok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Sanok is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
1,206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Krosno 35 km · Przemyśl 48 km · Rzeszów 56 km · Jasło 57 km · Łańcut 57 km · Przeworsk 60 km · Jarosław 61 km · Snina 63 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 Sanok (49.5557°, 22.2056°, elevation 289 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).