Skövde weather in October

In October, Skövde sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Skövde's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skövde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:53 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Skövde is urban area in Skövde 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 13°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical October day in Skövde reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 14°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)
1136
2136
3136
4126
5126
6126
7125
8125
9115
10115
11115
12115
13105
14104
15104
16104
17104
18104
1994
2094
2194
2293
2393
2493
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3173

How October really feels in Skövde

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Skövde 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 / -3°439.65.86.80.0
Feb / -4°358.36.18.90.0
Mar / -2°348.4411.40.3
Apr11° / 418.81.5142.6
May16° / 6011.60.116.44.7
Jun19° / 10°8412.5017.85.6
Jul21° / 12°8612.2017.36.1
Aug20° / 12°7913015.15.8
Sep16° / 5910.3012.54.7
Oct10° / 6011.40.59.92.2
Nov / 4910.72.97.50.2
Dec / -2°4810.15.36.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43565
53466
63565
73466
83367
93466
103466
113367
123367
133367
143268
153268
163169
173169
183169
193070
202971
212971
222872
232872
242872
252872
262872
272872
282872
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Skövde gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1340
2340
3340
4340
5340
6340
7330
8330
9330
10331
11331
12331
13331
14341
15341
16351
17351
18362
19372
20382
21382
22392
23402
24403
25403
26403
27403
28403
29394
30394
31384

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
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 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light 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 7:29 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 4:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:185:29
211.16:205:26
311.06:225:24
410.96:255:21
510.86:275:18
610.86:295:15
710.76:325:12
810.66:345:09
910.56:365:06
1010.46:395:03
1110.36:415:00
1210.26:434:58
1310.26:464:55
1410.16:484:52
1510.06:504:49
169.96:534:47
179.86:554:44
189.76:584:41
199.67:004:38
209.67:024:36
219.57:054:33
229.47:074:30
239.37:094:28
249.27:124:25
259.17:144:23
269.17:174:20
279.07:194:17
288.97:224:15
298.87:244:12
308.77:264:10
318.67:294:08

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 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 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
91.5Dim
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 Skövde?

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

2.2
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 Skövde.

What to pack for Skövde in October

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

In October, Skövde sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Skövde 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 Skövde 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 Skövde?

Skövde sits at 58.4°N, 13.8°E, 152 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Falköping, 30 km away.

Borås

Topography around Skövde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skövde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Skövde is covered by trees (45%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Falköping 30 km · Mariestad 35 km · Lidköping 42 km · Jönköping 70 km · Motala 71 km · Huskvarna 72 km · Vänersborg 89 km · Borås 92 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 Skövde (58.3912°, 13.8451°, elevation 152 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).