Västerås weather in October

In October, Västerås sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 9.8 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 7°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 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Västerås's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Västerås's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:45 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Västerås is urban area in Västerås Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 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 12°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical October day in Västerås reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°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)
1135
2135
3125
4125
5125
6124
7124
8114
9114
10114
11114
12103
13103
14103
15103
1693
1793
1893
1992
2092
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2872
2972
3071
3171

How October really feels in Västerås

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.

Västerås 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 / -5°378.15.76.50.0
Feb / -5°297.45.88.70.0
Mar / -3°307.54.611.30.3
Apr11° / 377.81.614.12.7
May16° / 499.60.216.75.1
Jun20° / 6811.5018.25.9
Jul22° / 12°7512.1017.66.3
Aug21° / 11°7312.3015.36.0
Sep16° / 528.8012.65.0
Oct10° / 529.90.69.82.1
Nov / -0°479.437.30.1
Dec / -3°459.95.95.80.0

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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33466
43268
53268
63268
73169
83169
93268
103268
113169
123268
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183169
193169
203169
213169
223070
232971
242971
252872
262872
272773
282773
292773
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Västerås gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1310
2310
3310
4311
5311
6311
7301
8301
9301
10291
11291
12291
13281
14281
15281
16282
17292
18292
19302
20302
21312
22322
23323
24333
25333
26333
27333
28334
29334
30334
31335

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
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
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 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 3:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:085:17
211.16:115:14
311.06:135:11
410.96:165:08
510.86:185:05
610.76:205:02
710.66:234:59
810.56:254:56
910.46:284:53
1010.36:304:50
1110.26:334:47
1210.16:354:44
1310.16:384:41
1410.06:404:38
159.96:434:35
169.86:454:32
179.76:484:30
189.66:504:27
199.56:534:24
209.46:554:21
219.36:584:18
229.37:004:15
239.27:034:13
249.17:054:10
259.07:084:07
268.97:114:04
278.87:134:02
288.77:163:59
298.67:183:57
308.67:213:54
318.57:233:51

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.7Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Västerås?

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

2.1
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 Västerås.

What to pack for Västerås in October

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Västerås 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 Västerås peaks around June 16 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 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Västerås?

Västerås sits at 59.6°N, 16.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Eskilstuna, 28 km away.

Topography around Västerås

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Västerås has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m.

The land around Västerås is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
388 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Eskilstuna 28 km · Enköping 30 km · Köping 34 km · Uppsala 67 km · Gamla Uppsala 68 km · Katrineholm 72 km · Märsta 73 km · Jakobsberg 75 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 Västerås (59.6162°, 16.5528°, elevation 16 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).