Lidköping weather in October

In October, Lidköping sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 9.9 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 8°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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Lidköping's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lidköping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:56 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Lidköping is urban area in Lidköping 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 8°C by the end.

A typical October day in Lidköping reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1138
2128
3128
4128
5128
6128
7117
8117
9117
10117
11117
12107
13106
14106
15106
16106
1796
1896
1996
2095
2195
2295
2395
2485
2585
2685
2785
2884
2984
3084
3174

How October really feels in Lidköping

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.

Lidköping 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 / -2°5411.35.66.80.0
Feb / -3°429.36.18.80.0
Mar / -1°398.83.711.40.0
Apr / 448.41.3141.6
May14° / 6010.9016.44.0
Jun18° / 12°9213017.95.4
Jul20° / 14°9012.7017.36.0
Aug19° / 14°8913.7015.15.7
Sep15° / 10°7411012.54.4
Oct10° / 7813.30.39.92.0
Nov / 6512.52.97.50.2
Dec / -1°6311.756.10.0

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43664
53763
63763
73763
83664
93664
103664
113664
123466
133466
143367
153367
163268
173169
183169
193070
203070
213070
222971
232971
242971
252872
262872
272872
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Lidköping gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1380
2390
3390
4390
5390
6390
7380
8380
9380
10380
11380
12390
13391
14401
15401
16411
17421
18421
19431
20441
21451
22462
23472
24472
25472
26472
27472
28473
29463
30463
31453

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 (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
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 17 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 156 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 4:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:215:32
211.16:235:29
311.06:255:26
410.96:285:23
510.86:305:20
610.86:325:17
710.76:355:14
810.66:375:12
910.56:395:09
1010.46:425:06
1110.36:445:03
1210.26:465:00
1310.16:494:57
1410.16:514:55
1510.06:534:52
169.96:564:49
179.86:584:46
189.77:014:43
199.67:034:41
209.57:054:38
219.57:084:35
229.47:104:33
239.37:134:30
249.27:154:27
259.17:174:25
269.07:204:22
279.07:224:20
288.97:254:17
298.87:274:15
308.77:304:12
318.67:324:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.26 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
111.5Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Lidköping?

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

2.0
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 Lidköping.

What to pack for Lidköping in October

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

In October, Lidköping sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lidköping 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 Lidköping peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lidköping?

Lidköping sits at 58.5°N, 13.2°E, 52 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Skövde, 42 km away.

Borås

Topography around Lidköping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lidköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 362 m.

The land around Lidköping is covered by water (35%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), trees (24%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
362 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Skövde 42 km · Falköping 43 km · Mariestad 45 km · Vänersborg 50 km · Trollhättan 56 km · Uddevalla 73 km · Alingsås 74 km · Borås 88 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 Lidköping (58.5052°, 13.1577°, elevation 52 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).