Värnamo weather in October

In October, Värnamo sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 15% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Värnamo's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Värnamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:49 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Värnamo is urban area in Värnamo Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1620

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 Värnamo 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 13°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
3125
4125
5125
6125
7125
8115
9115
10114
11114
12114
13104
14104
15104
16104
17104
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2982
3072
3172

How October really feels in Värnamo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Värnamo 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°5711.56.87.10.0
Feb / -4°47106.990.0
Mar / -3°439.7511.40.3
Apr11° / 469.71.313.92.5
May16° / 64120.116.24.6
Jun19° / 8613017.55.5
Jul21° / 11°9113.40175.8
Aug20° / 11°8313.70155.6
Sep15° / 6611.3012.54.4
Oct10° / 6511.70.4102.0
Nov / 5711.337.70.2
Dec / -2°611266.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42674
52674
62674
72773
82773
92773
102872
112872
122773
132872
142872
152773
162674
172674
182674
192575
202575
212575
222575
232476
242476
252377
262377
272377
282476
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Värnamo gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2370
3370
4370
5360
6360
7350
8350
9340
10340
11340
12340
13341
14341
15341
16351
17351
18361
19372
20382
21392
22392
23402
24413
25413
26423
27423
28424
29424
30424
31425

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 (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:165:30
211.16:185:27
311.16:205:24
411.06:225:21
510.96:255:18
610.86:275:16
710.76:295:13
810.66:315:10
910.66:335:07
1010.56:365:05
1110.46:385:02
1210.36:404:59
1310.26:424:57
1410.26:454:54
1510.16:474:51
1610.06:494:49
179.96:514:46
189.86:544:43
199.86:564:41
209.76:584:38
219.67:004:36
229.57:034:33
239.47:054:31
249.47:074:28
259.37:094:26
269.27:124:23
279.17:144:21
289.07:164:19
299.07:194:16
308.97:214:14
318.87:234:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Värnamo?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Värnamo.

What to pack for Värnamo in October

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

In October, Värnamo sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Värnamo 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 Värnamo peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Värnamo?

Värnamo sits at 57.2°N, 14.0°E, 156 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Ljungby, 40 km away.

Topography around Värnamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Värnamo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m.

The land around Värnamo is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
366 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Ljungby 40 km · Växjö 58 km · Nässjö 65 km · Jönköping 67 km · Huskvarna 69 km · Kinna 88 km · Borås 89 km · Halmstad 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 Värnamo (57.186°, 14.04°, elevation 156 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).