Östersund weather in October

In October, Östersund sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Östersund's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Östersund's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:04 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Östersund is urban area in Östersund Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1991

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 9°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical October day in Östersund reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
293
393
493
583
683
782
882
972
1072
1172
1271
1361
1461
1561
1661
1750
1850
1950
2050
2150
2240
2340
244-1
254-1
264-1
274-1
283-1
293-1
303-1
313-1

How October really feels in Östersund

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Östersund weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°391010.65.30.0
Feb-3° / -9°277.78.38.10.0
Mar / -6°318.37.711.20.0
Apr / -2°358.35.114.50.7
May12° / 5410.91.617.62.9
Jun16° / 7712.20.119.64.5
Jul18° / 10°9613.5018.85.4
Aug17° / 8112.4015.95.0
Sep12° / 6110.80.112.73.1
Oct / 5910.73.59.40.5
Nov / -4°4510.386.30.0
Dec-2° / -7°4010.19.64.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23169
33169
43169
53268
63268
73268
83268
93367
103367
113367
123367
133268
143268
153169
163169
173070
183070
192971
202872
212773
222773
232674
242674
252674
262674
272674
282674
292575
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Östersund gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1373
2373
3374
4374
5375
6375
7365
8366
9357
10357
11348
12348
13339
143210
153210
163111
173112
183112
193113
203114
213214
223215
233316
243316
253417
263418
273419
283519
293520
303520
313520

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 6:20 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 3:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:205:21
210.96:235:17
310.86:265:14
410.76:295:10
510.66:315:07
610.56:345:03
710.46:375:00
810.36:404:56
910.26:434:53
1010.16:464:50
1110.06:494:46
129.86:524:43
139.76:554:39
149.66:584:36
159.57:014:33
169.47:044:29
179.37:074:26
189.27:104:22
199.17:134:19
209.07:164:16
218.97:194:12
228.87:224:09
238.77:254:06
248.67:284:03
258.57:313:59
268.47:343:56
278.37:373:53
288.27:403:50
298.17:433:47
307.97:473:43
317.87:503:40

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.8Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.7Dim
240.7Dim
250.7Dim
260.7Dim
270.6Dim
280.6Dim
290.6Dim
300.6Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Östersund?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Östersund.

What to pack for Östersund in October

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

In October, Östersund sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Östersund 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 Östersund peaks around June 21 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 21UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Östersund?

Östersund sits at 63.2°N, 14.6°E, 328 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Åre, 82 km away.

SundsvallLevangerHärnösandStjørdalshalsenÖrnsköldsvikHudiksvallTrondheim

Topography around Östersund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Östersund has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 329 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,292 m.

The land around Östersund is covered by trees (36%), water (31%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
1,292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Åre 82 km · Sundsvall 162 km · Levanger 177 km · Härnösand 178 km · Stjørdalshalsen 188 km · Örnsköldsvik 205 km · Hudiksvall 205 km · Trondheim 214 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 Östersund (63.1792°, 14.6357°, elevation 328 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).