Mariestad weather in October

In October, Mariestad sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 12.7 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 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mariestad's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mariestad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:54 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Mariestad is urban area in Mariestad Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 2.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Mariestad 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)
1139
2128
3128
4128
5128
6128
7118
8118
9117
10117
11117
12107
13107
14107
15106
16106
17106
1896
1996
2096
2196
2295
2395
2485
2585
2685
2785
2885
2985
3085
3184

How October really feels in Mariestad

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.

Mariestad 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°4510.15.86.70.0
Feb / -3°358.768.80.0
Mar / -1°3483.811.40.0
Apr / 397.81.4141.3
May13° / 5410.30.116.53.5
Jun17° / 12°7812017.95.2
Jul20° / 15°8712.3017.36.0
Aug19° / 14°9214015.25.6
Sep15° / 11°7111.2012.64.4
Oct10° / 7212.70.49.92.0
Nov / 58122.67.40.3
Dec / -0°5210.74.86.10.0

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33664
43763
53763
63664
73763
83664
93664
103565
113565
123466
133466
143466
153367
163367
173268
183268
193169
203070
213070
223070
232971
243070
253070
263070
272971
282971
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Mariestad gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1390
2390
3390
4390
5391
6391
7391
8391
9391
10381
11381
12391
13391
14391
15391
16401
17401
18402
19412
20412
21422
22422
23432
24432
25432
26432
27423
28423
29413
30413
31414

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 19 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
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
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1619light breeze
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2019light breeze
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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 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 6:18 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 4:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:185:29
211.16:215:26
311.06:235:23
410.96:255:20
510.86:285:17
610.76:305:14
710.76:325:11
810.66:355:09
910.56:375:06
1010.46:395:03
1110.36:425:00
1210.26:444:57
1310.16:464:54
1410.06:494:51
1510.06:514:49
169.96:544:46
179.86:564:43
189.76:594:40
199.67:014:38
209.57:034:35
219.47:064:32
229.47:084:29
239.37:114:27
249.27:134:24
259.17:164:21
269.07:184:19
278.97:204:16
288.87:234:14
298.87:254:11
308.77:284:09
318.67:304:06

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.27 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
91.6Dim
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 Mariestad?

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 Mariestad.

What to pack for Mariestad in October

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

In October, Mariestad 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 Mariestad 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 Mariestad peaks around June 17 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 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mariestad?

Mariestad sits at 58.7°N, 13.8°E, 56 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Skövde, 35 km away.

Topography around Mariestad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mariestad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m.

The land around Mariestad is covered by trees (32%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
323 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Skövde 35 km · Lidköping 45 km · Falköping 62 km · Kristinehamn 69 km · Motala 73 km · Karlstad 77 km · Karlskoga 79 km · Kumla 89 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 Mariestad (58.7097°, 13.8237°, elevation 56 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).