Örnsköldsvik weather in October

In October, Örnsköldsvik sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of October to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Örnsköldsvik's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Örnsköldsvik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
6:48 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Örnsköldsvik is urban area in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20.7 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 10°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical October day in Örnsköldsvik reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 10°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)
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2105
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How October really feels in Örnsköldsvik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Örnsköldsvik weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°5511.211.15.30.0
Feb-3° / -8°388.38.88.10.0
Mar / -5°367.77.111.20.0
Apr / -1°377.84.214.50.3
May10° / 408.70.517.62.4
Jun15° / 519019.74.5
Jul18° / 12°7411.5018.85.8
Aug18° / 12°7710.6015.95.5
Sep13° / 619.8012.73.6
Oct / 6910.629.40.9
Nov / -1°6410.966.30.0
Dec-0° / -5°6211.69.24.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Örnsköldsvik gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1351
2361
3361
4361
5362
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8343
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10333
11334
12324
13315
14315
15306
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303612
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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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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
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2017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of October to 7 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 192 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 3:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:045:04
210.96:075:01
310.86:104:57
410.76:124:54
510.66:154:50
610.56:184:47
710.46:214:43
810.36:244:40
910.26:274:36
1010.06:304:33
119.96:334:30
129.86:364:26
139.76:394:23
149.66:424:19
159.56:454:16
169.46:484:12
179.36:514:09
189.26:544:06
199.16:574:02
209.07:003:59
218.97:033:56
228.87:063:52
238.77:093:49
248.67:123:46
258.57:153:43
268.37:183:39
278.27:223:36
288.17:253:33
298.07:283:30
307.97:313:27
317.87:343:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
180.9Dim
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Örnsköldsvik?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Örnsköldsvik.

What to pack for Örnsköldsvik in October

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

In October, Örnsköldsvik sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Örnsköldsvik in October

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Aug16Cool
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UV index in Örnsköldsvik 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 Örnsköldsvik peaks around June 19 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 19UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Örnsköldsvik?

Örnsköldsvik sits at 63.3°N, 18.7°E, 1 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Härnösand, 83 km away.

UmeåSundsvallVaasaKorsholmHudiksvallSkellefteåKurikka

Topography around Örnsköldsvik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Örnsköldsvik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 596 m.

The land around Örnsköldsvik is covered by trees (54%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
342 m
80 km
596 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Härnösand 83 km · Umeå 97 km · Sundsvall 123 km · Vaasa 147 km · Korsholm 150 km · Hudiksvall 192 km · Skellefteå 195 km · Kurikka 202 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 Örnsköldsvik (63.2909°, 18.7153°, elevation 1 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).