Enköping weather in October

In October, Enköping sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Enköping's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Enköping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:43 AM – 4:30 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Enköping is urban area in Enköping Municipality, Uppsala county, Sweden.

Founded
1300

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 12°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical October day in Enköping reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1135
2134
3124
4124
5124
6124
7114
8114
9113
10113
11103
12103
13103
14103
1593
1692
1792
1892
1992
2082
2182
2282
2382
2481
2581
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

How October really feels in Enköping

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Enköping weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°368.15.86.50.0
Feb / -6°287.26.28.70.0
Mar / -4°307.5511.30.3
Apr11° / -0°3681.814.12.5
May16° / 4910.20.216.75.0
Jun20° / 7111.7018.25.8
Jul22° / 11°7611.5017.66.4
Aug21° / 10°7512.4015.36.0
Sep16° / 508.8012.64.9
Oct / 529.60.69.82.0
Nov / -1°459.23.47.30.1
Dec / -4°439.76.25.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33466
43367
53367
63466
73367
83367
93367
103367
113268
123268
133169
143268
153268
163169
173169
183169
193169
203070
213070
223070
232971
242971
252872
262872
272872
282773
292773
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Enköping gets around 52 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1310
2310
3311
4311
5311
6311
7311
8301
9301
10291
11291
12291
13281
14282
15282
16282
17282
18282
19282
20292
21302
22302
23302
24313
25313
26313
27314
28324
29324
30315
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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
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 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 3:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:065:15
211.16:095:12
311.06:115:09
410.96:135:06
510.86:165:03
610.76:185:00
710.66:214:57
810.56:234:54
910.46:264:51
1010.36:284:48
1110.26:314:45
1210.16:334:42
1310.16:364:39
1410.06:384:36
159.96:414:33
169.86:434:30
179.76:464:27
189.66:484:25
199.56:514:22
209.46:534:19
219.36:564:16
229.26:584:13
239.27:014:11
249.17:034:08
259.07:064:05
268.97:094:02
278.87:114:00
288.77:143:57
298.67:163:54
308.57:193:52
318.57:213:49

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.7Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Enköping?

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

2.0
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 Enköping.

What to pack for Enköping in October

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

In October, Enköping sees daytime highs around 9°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 Enköping in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Enköping peaks around June 16 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Enköping?

Enköping sits at 59.6°N, 17.1°E, 16 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Västerås, 30 km away.

Topography around Enköping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Enköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m.

The land around Enköping is covered by trees (35%), cropland (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
237 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Västerås 30 km · Uppsala 40 km · Gamla Uppsala 43 km · Märsta 44 km · Eskilstuna 44 km · Upplands Väsby 49 km · Jakobsberg 49 km · Hässelby Villastad 50 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Enköping (59.6361°, 17.0777°, elevation 16 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).