Malacky weather in October

In October, Malacky sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 12°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Malacky's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malacky's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:20 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Malacky is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
692/km²
people per km²
Founded
1206

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 17°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Malacky reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°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)
1189
2179
3179
4179
5179
6179
7168
8168
9168
10168
11158
12157
13157
14157
15147
16147
17147
18146
19136
20136
21136
22136
23136
24126
25125
26125
27125
28125
29125
30125
31115

How October really feels in Malacky

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.

Malacky 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 / -3°348.54.18.60.0
Feb / -2°327.63.49.90.2
Mar10° / 418.8211.62.2
Apr16° / 4380.313.45.0
May20° / 10°6911.30156.2
Jun24° / 14°7711.3015.86.6
Jul26° / 16°8311.8015.56.5
Aug26° / 15°689.9014.16.8
Sep20° / 11°678.9012.46.5
Oct14° / 468.50.210.64.3
Nov / 448.81.591.3
Dec / -1°408.83.38.20.0

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 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24357
34357
44357
54258
64258
74258
84159
94159
104159
114258
124159
134060
144060
154060
164060
174159
184159
194060
204060
214060
223961
233961
243961
253862
263862
273763
283862
293763
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Malacky gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1290
2290
3290
4290
5290
6290
7290
8280
9280
10270
11270
12260
13260
14260
15260
16261
17261
18261
19261
20261
21261
22261
23261
24261
25261
26261
27261
28261
29262
30262
31272

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
290100
390100
490100
590100
690100
79190
89190
99280
109370
119370
129460
139550
149550
159640
169730
179730
189820
199820
209910
219910
229910
239910
249910
2510000
2610000
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

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 13 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
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 4:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:585:24
211.45:595:22
311.36:015:20
411.36:025:18
511.26:045:16
611.16:055:14
711.16:075:11
811.06:085:09
911.06:105:07
1010.96:115:05
1110.86:135:03
1210.86:145:01
1310.76:164:59
1410.76:174:57
1510.66:194:55
1610.56:204:53
1710.56:224:51
1810.46:244:50
1910.46:254:48
2010.36:274:46
2110.36:284:44
2210.26:304:42
2310.16:314:40
2410.16:334:39
2510.06:354:37
2610.06:364:35
279.96:384:33
289.96:394:32
299.86:414:30
309.86:434:28
319.76:444:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Malacky?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Malacky for sightseeing.

What to pack for Malacky in October

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

In October, Malacky sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Malacky in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malacky peaks around July 11 at about 8 (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 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Malacky 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 Malacky is worst in June — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Malacky's WHO annual average of 15.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1519 µg/m³Dec 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Malacky?

Malacky sits at 48.4°N, 17.0°E, 164 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Pezinok, 24 km away.

PezinokDevínska Nová VesDúbravkaDlhé dielyKarlova VesStaré MestoBratislavaPetržalka

Topography around Malacky

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malacky has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 m.

The land around Malacky is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
624 m
80 km
873 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Pezinok 24 km · Devínska Nová Ves 26 km · Dúbravka 28 km · Dlhé diely 31 km · Karlova Ves 32 km · Staré Mesto 32 km · Bratislava 33 km · Petržalka 36 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 Malacky (48.436°, 17.0219°, elevation 164 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).