Szamotuły weather in October

In October, Szamotuły sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Szamotuły's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szamotuły's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:29 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Szamotuły is city of Poland.

Density
1,678/km²
people per km²

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 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Szamotuły reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°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)
1168
2168
3168
4158
5157
6157
7157
8157
9147
10147
11147
12146
13136
14136
15136
16136
17136
18125
19125
20125
21125
22125
23115
24115
25115
26115
27115
28114
29104
30104
31104

How October really feels in Szamotuły

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.

Szamotuły weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°4510.54.480.0
Feb / -2°368.74.39.50.0
Mar / 4810.72.511.51.2
Apr14° / 348.50.413.64.1
May19° / 5710.7015.55.9
Jun22° / 12°6011.6016.56.2
Jul24° / 14°8912.3016.16.6
Aug24° / 14°6610.8014.56.7
Sep19° / 10°499012.45.9
Oct13° / 439.30.210.33.5
Nov / 408.91.38.50.8
Dec / -1°43103.57.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73268
83367
93367
103268
113367
123367
133268
143268
153169
163169
173169
183070
193070
203070
212872
222872
232773
242872
252872
262773
272872
282872
292773
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Szamotuły gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 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
3330
4330
5320
6320
7310
8310
9300
10290
11290
12280
13280
14280
15280
16280
17280
18280
19281
20291
21291
22291
23291
24291
25291
26301
27301
28302
29302
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 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
4937
5937
6937
7946
8946
9946
10955
11955
12964
13964
14973
15973
16973
17982
18982
19982
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light 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
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 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 6:02 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 4:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:025:23
211.36:045:21
311.26:065:18
411.16:085:16
511.16:095:14
611.06:115:11
710.96:135:09
810.96:155:06
910.86:175:04
1010.76:185:02
1110.76:204:59
1210.66:224:57
1310.56:244:55
1410.46:264:53
1510.46:274:50
1610.36:294:48
1710.26:314:46
1810.26:334:44
1910.16:354:42
2010.06:374:39
2110.06:394:37
229.96:404:35
239.86:424:33
249.86:444:31
259.76:464:29
269.66:484:27
279.66:504:25
289.56:524:23
299.56:544:21
309.46:554:19
319.36:574:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Szamotuły?

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

3.5
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 Szamotuły.

What to pack for Szamotuły in October

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

In October, Szamotuły sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Szamotuły 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 Szamotuły peaks around June 17 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Szamotuły?

Szamotuły sits at 52.6°N, 16.6°E, 71 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Oborniki, 16 km away.

SwarzędzNowy TomyślWągrowiecTrzciankaChodzież

Topography around Szamotuły

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szamotuły has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Szamotuły is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Oborniki 16 km · Poznan 33 km · Luboń 36 km · Swarzędz 41 km · Nowy Tomyśl 45 km · Wągrowiec 47 km · Trzcianka 48 km · Chodzież 48 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 Szamotuły (52.612°, 16.5779°, elevation 71 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).