Kumla weather in October

In October, Kumla sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11 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 Kumla's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kumla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:50 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Kumla is urban area in Kumla 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 Kumla reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 6°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
2135
3125
4125
5125
6125
7115
8114
9114
10114
11114
12104
13104
14103
15103
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2183
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2872
2972
3072
3172

How October really feels in Kumla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kumla 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°439.36.46.60.0
Feb / -5°337.85.98.80.0
Mar / -3°327.7511.30.3
Apr11° / 397.91.714.12.6
May16° / 5310.70.216.64.9
Jun19° / 72120185.8
Jul22° / 12°7711.9017.46.2
Aug21° / 11°7413.2015.25.9
Sep16° / 559.6012.64.7
Oct10° / 56110.79.82.0
Nov / 5210.23.47.40.1
Dec / -3°499.85.960.0

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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43367
53268
63367
73268
83367
93268
103367
113268
123268
133169
143268
153268
163169
173169
183070
193070
203070
212971
223070
232971
242971
252971
262872
272872
282773
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kumla gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1340
2350
3351
4351
5351
6351
7351
8341
9341
10341
11342
12332
13332
14332
15332
16332
17332
18332
19342
20343
21353
22353
23363
24363
25363
26364
27364
28364
29354
30355
31355

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
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 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light 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 6:13 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 3:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:135:23
211.16:165:20
311.06:185:17
410.96:205:14
510.86:235:11
610.76:255:08
710.66:285:06
810.56:305:03
910.56:325:00
1010.46:354:57
1110.36:374:54
1210.26:404:51
1310.16:424:48
1410.06:454:45
159.96:474:42
169.86:504:39
179.76:524:37
189.76:544:34
199.66:574:31
209.56:594:28
219.47:024:25
229.37:044:23
239.27:074:20
249.17:094:17
259.07:124:15
269.07:144:12
278.97:174:09
288.87:194:07
298.77:224:04
308.67:244:02
318.57:273:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.18 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
61.6Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
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 Kumla?

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 Kumla.

What to pack for Kumla in October

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

In October, Kumla sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kumla 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 Kumla peaks around June 15 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 15UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kumla?

Kumla sits at 59.1°N, 15.1°E, 57 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Örebro, 17 km away.

Topography around Kumla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kumla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m.

The land around Kumla is covered by cropland (48%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
427 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Örebro 17 km · Karlskoga 42 km · Kristinehamn 62 km · Katrineholm 63 km · Köping 65 km · Motala 66 km · Eskilstuna 82 km · Norrköping 84 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 Kumla (59.1277°, 15.1434°, elevation 57 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).