Zamość weather in October

In October, Zamość sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 10.4 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 22% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Zamość's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zamość's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Zamość is historical city in the Lublin Voivodeship of southeastern Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,176/km²
people per km²
Founded
1580

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 Zamość reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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 19°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)
1167
2157
3157
4157
5156
6156
7146
8146
9146
10146
11146
12135
13135
14135
15135
16125
17125
18125
19124
20124
21114
22114
23114
24114
25114
26114
27104
28103
29103
30103
31103

How October really feels in Zamość

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zamość 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 / -5°3910.27.18.20.0
Feb / -4°379.97.19.70.0
Mar / -1°4510.33.811.50.7
Apr14° / 5010.21.113.53.8
May19° / 7512.8015.25.7
Jun22° / 12°8013016.26.1
Jul24° / 14°9013.6015.86.4
Aug24° / 13°6510.6014.36.8
Sep19° / 699.6012.45.8
Oct13° / 509.20.510.43.4
Nov / 409.338.70.7
Dec / -3°389.45.77.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73763
83763
93862
103763
113763
123763
133763
143664
153565
163565
173565
183565
193466
203466
213466
223367
233367
243367
253367
263268
273367
283268
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Zamość gets around 50 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 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1290
2290
3280
4280
5280
6281
7281
8291
9291
10291
11301
12301
13301
14311
15312
16312
17312
18312
19312
20312
21312
22312
23312
24312
25312
26302
27302
28313
29313
30313
31314

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
2937
3937
4946
5946
6955
7955
8964
9964
10964
11973
12973
13973
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
211000
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
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light 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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 3:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:344:58
211.35:364:55
311.35:374:53
411.25:394:51
511.15:414:49
611.15:424:46
711.05:444:44
810.95:464:42
910.95:474:40
1010.85:494:38
1110.75:514:35
1210.75:524:33
1310.65:544:31
1410.65:564:29
1510.55:584:27
1610.45:594:25
1710.46:014:23
1810.36:034:21
1910.26:044:19
2010.26:064:17
2110.16:084:15
2210.16:104:13
2310.06:114:11
249.96:134:09
259.96:154:07
269.86:164:05
279.76:184:03
289.76:204:01
299.66:223:59
309.66:233:58
319.56:253:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.91 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
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zamość?

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 Zamość.

What to pack for Zamość in October

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

In October, Zamość 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 Zamość 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 Zamość peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zamość 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 Zamość is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1224 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zamość?

Zamość sits at 50.7°N, 23.3°E, 213 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Krasnystaw, 30 km away.

BiłgorajHrubieszówChełmNovovolynskŚwidnikŁęczna

Topography around Zamość

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zamość has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Zamość is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
260 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Krasnystaw 30 km · Tomaszów Lubelski 33 km · Biłgoraj 43 km · Hrubieszów 46 km · Chełm 49 km · Novovolynsk 64 km · Świdnik 67 km · Łęczna 69 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 Zamość (50.7231°, 23.252°, elevation 213 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).