Karlskoga weather in October

In October, Karlskoga sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11.3 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 20% 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 Karlskoga's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karlskoga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:53 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Karlskoga is urban area in Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden.

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 Karlskoga reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°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)
1126
2126
3126
4125
5115
6115
7115
8115
9115
10105
11104
12104
13104
1494
1594
1694
1793
1893
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3172

How October really feels in Karlskoga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Karlskoga 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°4910.26.86.60.0
Feb / -5°398.46.68.70.0
Mar / -3°368.3511.30.1
Apr / 408.61.914.12.0
May15° / 5711.10.316.64.3
Jun18° / 10°8212.9018.15.4
Jul21° / 12°9013.1017.55.9
Aug20° / 12°9214.1015.35.6
Sep15° / 6210.6012.64.4
Oct / 6211.30.89.81.8
Nov / 54113.37.30.1
Dec / -3°5510.66.15.90.0

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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43367
53367
63466
73466
83367
93466
103367
113367
123367
133268
143268
153169
163169
173169
183070
193070
203070
212872
222971
232872
242872
252872
262773
272773
282773
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Karlskoga gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2381
3381
4381
5381
6381
7371
8371
9361
10362
11352
12352
13342
14342
15342
16333
17333
18333
19343
20343
21353
22353
23363
24363
25364
26364
27374
28374
29374
30364
31365

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
7991
8991
9991
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 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 6:16 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 4:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:165:26
211.16:185:23
311.06:215:20
410.96:235:17
510.86:265:14
610.76:285:11
710.66:305:08
810.56:335:05
910.46:355:02
1010.46:384:59
1110.36:404:56
1210.26:434:53
1310.16:454:50
1410.06:484:47
159.96:504:44
169.86:534:41
179.76:554:39
189.66:574:36
199.57:004:33
209.57:024:30
219.47:054:27
229.37:074:25
239.27:104:22
249.17:124:19
259.07:154:16
268.97:184:14
278.97:204:11
288.87:234:08
298.77:254:06
308.67:284:03
318.57:304:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Karlskoga?

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

1.8
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 Karlskoga.

What to pack for Karlskoga in October

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

In October, Karlskoga sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Karlskoga 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 Karlskoga 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 Karlskoga?

Karlskoga sits at 59.3°N, 14.5°E, 119 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Kristinehamn, 24 km away.

MotalaLudvika

Topography around Karlskoga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karlskoga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m.

The land around Karlskoga is covered by trees (40%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
447 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kristinehamn 24 km · Örebro 39 km · Kumla 42 km · Karlstad 58 km · Mariestad 79 km · Köping 86 km · Motala 93 km · Ludvika 99 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 Karlskoga (59.3267°, 14.5239°, elevation 119 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).