Köping weather in October

In October, Köping sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 Köping's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Köping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

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 Köping reaches about 10°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.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1135
2135
3125
4125
5125
6125
7124
8114
9114
10114
11114
12104
13103
14103
15103
1693
1793
1893
1993
2092
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2772
2872
2972
3071
3171

How October really feels in Köping

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Köping 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 / -5°388.35.96.50.0
Feb / -5°307.75.68.70.0
Mar / -3°307.44.811.30.3
Apr11° / 377.91.714.12.7
May16° / 509.20.116.65.1
Jun20° / 10°6811.6018.25.9
Jul22° / 12°7512.1017.56.3
Aug21° / 11°7512.4015.36.0
Sep16° / 528.9012.64.9
Oct10° / 5310.20.79.82.0
Nov / -0°499.53.37.30.1
Dec / -3°46106.15.80.0

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 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33169
43268
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123070
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183070
193169
203070
213070
222971
232971
243070
252971
262971
272872
282872
292773
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Köping gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1320
2320
3320
4321
5321
6321
7321
8311
9311
10311
11301
12301
13302
14302
15302
16302
17312
18312
19313
20323
21333
22333
23343
24343
25344
26344
27344
28344
29335
30335
31335

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 (%)
1982
2982
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 12 km/h in October.

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

051015151015202531
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
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 6:10 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 3:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:105:20
211.16:135:17
311.06:155:14
410.96:185:11
510.86:205:08
610.76:225:04
710.66:255:01
810.56:274:58
910.46:304:55
1010.36:324:53
1110.26:354:50
1210.26:374:47
1310.16:404:44
1410.06:424:41
159.96:454:38
169.86:474:35
179.76:504:32
189.66:524:29
199.56:554:26
209.46:574:24
219.47:004:21
229.37:024:18
239.27:054:15
249.17:074:13
259.07:104:10
268.97:124:07
278.87:154:04
288.77:174:02
298.77:203:59
308.67:233:57
318.57:253:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

00.511.522.5151015202531
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
131.3Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.7Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Köping?

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 Köping.

What to pack for Köping in October

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

In October, Köping sees daytime highs around 10°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 Köping 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 Köping peaks around June 16 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 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Köping?

Köping sits at 59.5°N, 16.0°E, 14 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Eskilstuna, 33 km away.

Topography around Köping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Köping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m.

The land around Köping is covered by trees (33%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
446 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Eskilstuna 33 km · Västerås 34 km · Örebro 52 km · Katrineholm 59 km · Enköping 63 km · Kumla 65 km · Ludvika 84 km · Karlskoga 86 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 Köping (59.514°, 15.9925°, elevation 14 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).