Pirot weather in October

In October, Pirot sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Pirot's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Pirot is city in Serbia.

Density
33/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 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Pirot reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°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)
1188
2188
3188
4187
5187
6187
7177
8177
9177
10176
11176
12166
13166
14166
15166
16165
17155
18155
19155
20155
21154
22144
23144
24144
25144
26144
27133
28133
29133
30133
31133

How October really feels in Pirot

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.

Pirot weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°499.57.59.20.0
Feb / -4°469.67.410.20.2
Mar / -0°6511.86.111.62.0
Apr15° / 7712.71.513.14.1
May19° / 8714.30.114.45.6
Jun23° / 12°8613.4015.16.4
Jul25° / 14°7110.7014.97.0
Aug26° / 14°518.5013.87.4
Sep21° / 10°528012.37.0
Oct16° / 527.80.710.85.1
Nov / 488.23.19.52.0
Dec / -3°5610.37.48.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55149
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125347
135248
145248
155347
165248
175248
185248
195149
205050
215149
225050
234951
244951
254951
264951
274951
284951
294951
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Pirot gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1290
2290
3291
4291
5291
6291
7291
8281
9282
10282
11282
12282
13282
14272
15272
16273
17273
18263
19263
20253
21253
22243
23233
24233
25223
26223
27213
28214
29214
30214
31214

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5964
6973
7973
8973
9982
10982
11982
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 4:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:335:05
211.55:345:03
311.45:355:01
411.45:364:59
511.35:374:57
611.35:394:56
711.25:404:54
811.25:414:52
911.15:424:50
1011.15:434:49
1111.05:454:47
1211.05:464:45
1310.95:474:44
1410.95:484:42
1510.85:504:40
1610.85:514:39
1710.75:524:37
1810.75:534:35
1910.75:554:34
2010.65:564:32
2110.65:574:31
2210.55:584:29
2310.56:004:28
2410.46:014:26
2510.46:024:25
2610.36:044:23
2710.36:054:22
2810.26:064:20
2910.26:074:19
3010.26:094:18
3110.16:104:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Pirot?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Pirot for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pirot in October

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

In October, Pirot sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Pirot in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pirot peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pirot?

Pirot sits at 43.2°N, 22.6°E, 371 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Berkovitsa, 45 km away.

BerkovitsaKnjazevacLeskovacNišMontanaPernikSokobanja

Topography around Pirot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,056 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,115 m.

The land around Pirot is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
1,056 m
80 km
2,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Berkovitsa 45 km · Knjazevac 53 km · Leskovac 55 km · Niš 59 km · Montana 59 km · Pernik 72 km · Sofia 79 km · Sokobanja 79 km

Serbia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$15,262
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
75%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 579
Religion
Serbian Orthodox 81%unknown 5%Islam 4%Catholic 4%

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 Pirot (43.1531°, 22.5861°, elevation 371 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).