Bardejov weather in October

In October, Bardejov sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 9.7 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 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Bardejov's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bardejov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:05 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Bardejov is town in Slovakia.

Density
418/km²
people per km²
Founded
1241

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 Bardejov reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°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)
1156
2156
3156
4156
5155
6155
7145
8145
9145
10145
11135
12134
13134
14134
15134
16124
17124
18123
19123
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25102
26102
27102
28102
29102
30102
3192

How October really feels in Bardejov

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bardejov 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-0° / -6°3597.58.50.0
Feb / -5°409.77.59.80.0
Mar / -1°4310.54.811.51.0
Apr14° / 6111.91.813.43.6
May18° / 9214.9015.15.2
Jun21° / 11°9614.4015.95.8
Jul23° / 13°11915.1015.66.1
Aug23° / 12°8112014.26.6
Sep18° / 7110.7012.45.6
Oct12° / 609.70.610.53.3
Nov / 459.73.68.90.6
Dec / -4°369.57.180.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34060
44060
54060
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124060
134060
143961
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
213862
223862
233961
243961
254060
263961
273862
283862
293862
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Bardejov gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1330
2320
3321
4321
5321
6311
7311
8311
9311
10311
11311
12311
13312
14312
15312
16312
17322
18322
19322
20322
21323
22323
23323
24313
25313
26314
27304
28304
29304
30305
31315

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
2964
3964
4973
5973
6982
7982
8982
9982
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:41 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 4:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:415:07
211.45:435:04
311.35:445:02
411.25:465:00
511.25:474:58
611.15:494:56
711.15:514:54
811.05:524:51
910.95:544:49
1010.95:554:47
1110.85:574:45
1210.75:584:43
1310.76:004:41
1410.66:024:39
1510.66:034:37
1610.56:054:35
1710.46:064:33
1810.46:084:31
1910.36:104:29
2010.36:114:27
2110.26:134:25
2210.16:154:23
2310.16:164:22
2410.06:184:20
2510.06:194:18
269.96:214:16
279.96:234:14
289.86:244:13
299.86:264:11
309.76:284:09
319.66:294:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bardejov?

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

3.3
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 Bardejov.

What to pack for Bardejov in October

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

In October, Bardejov sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bardejov 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 Bardejov peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bardejov?

Bardejov sits at 49.3°N, 21.3°E, 283 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Prešov, 33 km away.

PrešovGorliceStará ĽubovňaJasłoVranov nad TopľouNowy SączKrosnoLevoča

Topography around Bardejov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bardejov has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 898 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,441 m.

The land around Bardejov is covered by trees (52%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
319 m
16 km
898 m
80 km
2,441 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Prešov 33 km · Gorlice 41 km · Stará Ľubovňa 43 km · Jasło 52 km · Vranov nad Topľou 54 km · Nowy Sącz 55 km · Krosno 57 km · Levoča 58 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek 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 Bardejov (49.2918°, 21.2727°, elevation 283 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).