Stará Ľubovňa weather in October

In October, Stará Ľubovňa sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 9.6 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 14°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Stará Ľubovňa's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stará Ľubovňa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:07 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Stará Ľubovňa is town in Slovakia.

Density
509/km²
people per km²
Founded
1292

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 14°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Stará Ľubovňa reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3145
4145
5145
6145
7144
8134
9134
10134
11134
12134
13124
14123
15123
16123
17123
18113
19113
20112
21112
22112
23102
24102
25102
26102
27102
28102
2991
3091
3191

How October really feels in Stará Ľubovňa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

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

Stará Ľubovňa 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°338.57.68.50.0
Feb / -5°379.18.29.80.0
Mar / -2°4210.86.311.50.7
Apr12° / 6212.22.713.43.2
May17° / 9414.90.115.14.8
Jun20° / 10°9814.9015.95.5
Jul22° / 12°11715.6015.65.8
Aug22° / 11°8312.5014.26.3
Sep17° / 6610.1012.45.4
Oct12° / 569.60.910.53.1
Nov / -1°4194.18.90.5
Dec / -5°3497.480.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53862
63763
73862
83862
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163763
173862
183763
193763
203862
213763
223961
233961
243961
253862
263862
273961
283961
293961
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Stará Ľubovňa gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1311
2311
3311
4311
5301
6302
7302
8302
9302
10302
11302
12302
13302
14312
15312
16312
17313
18323
19323
20323
21324
22324
23324
24314
25314
26314
27305
28305
29305
30306
31306

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:44 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 4:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:445:09
211.45:455:07
311.35:475:05
411.25:485:02
511.25:505:00
611.15:514:58
711.15:534:56
811.05:544:54
910.95:564:52
1010.95:584:50
1110.85:594:48
1210.76:014:45
1310.76:024:43
1410.66:044:41
1510.66:064:39
1610.56:074:37
1710.46:094:35
1810.46:104:33
1910.36:124:32
2010.36:144:30
2110.26:154:28
2210.16:174:26
2310.16:194:24
2410.06:204:22
2510.06:224:20
269.96:234:19
279.96:254:17
289.86:274:15
299.76:284:13
309.76:304:12
319.66:324:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.02 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
122.2Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.0Dim
182.0Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Stará Ľubovňa

In seasonPeak

In October, Stará Ľubovňa sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Stará Ľubovňa's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Stará Ľubovňa?

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

3.1
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 Stará Ľubovňa.

What to pack for Stará Ľubovňa in October

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

In October, Stará Ľubovňa sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Stará Ľubovňa 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 Stará Ľubovňa peaks around July 12 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 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stará Ľubovňa?

Stará Ľubovňa sits at 49.3°N, 20.7°E, 548 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Kežmarok, 26 km away.

KežmarokLevočaNowy SączPopradSpišská Nová VesBardejovNowy TargPrešov

Topography around Stará Ľubovňa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stará Ľubovňa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 587 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,429 m.

The land around Stará Ľubovňa is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
922 m
80 km
2,429 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Kežmarok 26 km · Levoča 32 km · Nowy Sącz 36 km · Poprad 39 km · Spišská Nová Ves 40 km · Bardejov 43 km · Nowy Targ 51 km · Prešov 52 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 Stará Ľubovňa (49.2986°, 20.6862°, elevation 548 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).