Kristinehamn weather in October

In October, Kristinehamn sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 14.2 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 22% 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 Kristinehamn's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristinehamn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
90 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:54 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Kristinehamn is urban area in Kristinehamn Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ · 2016

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 Kristinehamn reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1129
2129
3128
4128
5118
6118
7118
8117
9117
10107
11107
12107
13107
1496
1596
1696
1796
1896
1996
2085
2185
2285
2385
2485
2585
2675
2775
2874
2974
3074
3174

How October really feels in Kristinehamn

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kristinehamn weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5811.36.76.60.0
Feb-0° / -4°459.46.48.70.0
Mar / -2°408.84.511.30.0
Apr / 4381.514.11.0
May13° / 5710.30.116.63.5
Jun17° / 12°9012.5018.15.3
Jul20° / 15°10613.7017.55.8
Aug19° / 15°11415.3015.35.4
Sep15° / 11°8311.9012.64.2
Oct / 9014.20.59.81.7
Nov / 7613.22.87.30.1
Dec / -1°7012.75.35.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43664
53763
63763
73664
83763
93664
103664
113565
123565
133466
143466
153367
163367
173268
183268
193169
203169
213070
223169
233070
243070
252971
263070
273070
283070
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kristinehamn gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 14.2 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1440
2440
3450
4451
5461
6461
7461
8451
9451
10451
11451
12441
13441
14441
15441
16442
17442
18442
19442
20452
21452
22452
23452
24462
25462
26463
27463
28453
29453
30443
31444

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2982
3982
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
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 18 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2019light breeze
2119light breeze
2219light breeze
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2419light breeze
2519light breeze
2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze
2919light breeze
3019light breeze
3119light 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 6:18 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 4:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:185:27
211.16:205:24
311.06:225:21
410.96:255:18
510.86:275:15
610.76:305:12
710.66:325:09
810.56:355:06
910.46:375:03
1010.46:395:00
1110.36:424:58
1210.26:444:55
1310.16:474:52
1410.06:494:49
159.96:524:46
169.86:544:43
179.76:574:40
189.66:594:37
199.67:024:35
209.57:044:32
219.47:074:29
229.37:094:26
239.27:124:24
249.17:144:21
259.07:174:18
268.97:194:15
278.97:224:13
288.87:244:10
298.77:274:08
308.67:294:05
318.57:324:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kristinehamn?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kristinehamn.

What to pack for Kristinehamn in October

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

In October, Kristinehamn sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kristinehamn 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 Kristinehamn 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 Kristinehamn?

Kristinehamn sits at 59.3°N, 14.1°E, 55 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Karlskoga, 24 km away.

MotalaSkövdeLidköping

Topography around Kristinehamn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristinehamn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m.

The land around Kristinehamn is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
184 m
80 km
452 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Karlskoga 24 km · Karlstad 35 km · Kumla 62 km · Örebro 63 km · Mariestad 69 km · Motala 101 km · Skövde 103 km · Lidköping 105 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 Kristinehamn (59.3098°, 14.1081°, elevation 55 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).