Falun weather in October

In October, Falun sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Falun's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Falun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:52 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Falun is urban area in Falun Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.7 µg/m³ · 2016
Founded
1641

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 11°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Falun reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2114
3114
4114
5114
6114
7103
8103
9103
1093
1193
1293
1392
1492
1582
1682
1782
1882
1972
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2561
2661
2761
2861
2960
3060
3150

How October really feels in Falun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Falun 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-2° / -7°378.47.66.20.0
Feb-1° / -7°277.178.50.0
Mar / -5°307.25.911.30.1
Apr / -1°367.92.514.22.0
May15° / 55110.716.94.4
Jun19° / 7512.1018.55.6
Jul21° / 11°7812.6017.96.0
Aug20° / 10°8113.3015.45.7
Sep15° / 479012.64.4
Oct / 559.81.19.71.4
Nov / -2°499.54.870.0
Dec-1° / -5°441085.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33268
43367
53268
63268
73268
83169
93268
103268
113268
123169
133169
143169
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203169
213070
222971
232971
242872
252872
262872
272872
282872
292773
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Falun gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 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
2330
3330
4331
5331
6321
7321
8321
9312
10312
11302
12303
13303
14303
15304
16304
17304
18315
19315
20315
21315
22325
23326
24326
25326
26326
27316
28316
29317
30317
31317

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 11 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 3:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:135:20
211.06:165:17
310.96:185:14
410.86:215:10
510.76:235:07
610.66:265:04
710.56:285:01
810.56:314:58
910.46:334:55
1010.36:364:52
1110.26:394:49
1210.16:414:46
1310.06:444:42
149.96:464:39
159.86:494:36
169.76:524:33
179.66:544:30
189.56:574:27
199.47:004:24
209.37:024:21
219.27:054:19
229.17:084:16
239.07:104:13
248.97:134:10
258.97:164:07
268.87:184:04
278.77:214:01
288.67:243:59
298.57:263:56
308.47:293:53
318.37:323:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.7Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Falun?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Falun.

What to pack for Falun in October

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

In October, Falun sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Falun 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 Falun peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Falun?

Falun sits at 60.6°N, 15.6°E, 97 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Borlänge, 17 km away.

VästeråsKöpingEnköpingGamla Uppsala

Topography around Falun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Falun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m.

The land around Falun is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
209 m
16 km
345 m
80 km
566 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Borlänge 17 km · Ludvika 56 km · Sandviken 62 km · Gävle 83 km · Västerås 121 km · Köping 123 km · Enköping 134 km · Gamla Uppsala 136 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 Falun (60.6036°, 15.626°, elevation 97 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).