Sandviken weather in October

In October, Sandviken sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.7 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 6°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 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sandviken's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sandviken's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:47 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Sandviken is urban area in Sandviken 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 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sandviken reaches about 9°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 4°C and 13°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)
1125
2125
3125
4125
5115
6114
7114
8114
9104
10104
11104
12103
1393
1493
1593
1693
1783
1882
1982
2082
2182
2272
2372
2472
2572
2672
2771
2871
2961
3061
3161

How October really feels in Sandviken

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sandviken 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-1° / -6°3586.96.20.0
Feb-0° / -6°286.86.68.50.0
Mar / -4°297.2611.30.1
Apr10° / 367.52.214.22.1
May15° / 489.80.516.94.6
Jun19° / 7011.4018.55.7
Jul22° / 12°7211.7017.96.2
Aug20° / 11°7512.7015.45.9
Sep15° / 468.9012.64.7
Oct / 559.80.89.71.7
Nov / -1°469.64.270.0
Dec / -4°439.77.55.50.0

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 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43169
53268
63169
73169
83169
93268
103268
113070
123169
133169
143169
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213169
223169
233169
242971
252971
262872
272872
282773
292872
302872
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sandviken gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1311
2321
3321
4321
5321
6321
7311
8311
9312
10312
11302
12302
13302
14303
15303
16303
17313
18313
19313
20313
21323
22324
23324
24324
25324
26324
27325
28325
29325
30326
31326

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 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
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
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2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 3:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:085:15
211.06:115:12
310.96:145:09
410.86:165:06
510.76:195:03
610.66:215:00
710.56:244:56
810.56:264:53
910.46:294:50
1010.36:314:47
1110.26:344:44
1210.16:374:41
1310.06:394:38
149.96:424:35
159.86:454:32
169.76:474:29
179.66:504:26
189.56:524:23
199.46:554:20
209.36:584:17
219.27:004:14
229.17:034:11
239.07:064:08
248.97:084:05
258.97:114:02
268.87:144:00
278.77:163:57
288.67:193:54
298.57:223:51
308.47:253:48
318.37:273:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sandviken?

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

1.7
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 Sandviken.

What to pack for Sandviken in October

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

In October, Sandviken sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sandviken 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 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Sandviken 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 Sandviken peaks around June 17 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 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sandviken?

Sandviken sits at 60.6°N, 16.8°E, 66 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Gävle, 21 km away.

Gamla UppsalaUppsalaLudvikaEnköpingVästerås

Topography around Sandviken

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sandviken has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Sandviken is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
505 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Gävle 21 km · Falun 62 km · Borlänge 74 km · Gamla Uppsala 93 km · Uppsala 97 km · Ludvika 101 km · Enköping 110 km · Västerås 112 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 Sandviken (60.6167°, 16.7667°, elevation 66 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).