Växjö weather in October

In October, Växjö sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 10 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 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 Växjö's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Växjö's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:45 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Växjö is urban area in Växjö Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1342

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 Växjö reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°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
2126
3126
4126
5126
6126
7115
8115
9115
10115
11115
12105
13105
14104
15104
16104
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2293
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3073
3173

How October really feels in Växjö

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.

Växjö 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 / -3°5111.27.67.20.0
Feb / -4°429.679.10.0
Mar / -2°399.55.311.40.2
Apr10° / 408.91.513.92.3
May15° / 5811.8016.14.4
Jun18° / 7612.8017.45.4
Jul20° / 12°8813.4016.95.8
Aug20° / 11°7613.1014.95.7
Sep15° / 5910.6012.54.4
Oct10° / 6111.20.5102.0
Nov / 5411.42.87.80.2
Dec / -2°5511.95.96.60.0

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 (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112773
122872
132872
142773
152773
162773
172773
182575
192575
202575
212476
222476
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282377
292278
302278
312179

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Växjö gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 (%)
1360
2360
3360
4360
5360
6350
7350
8340
9330
10330
11330
12331
13331
14331
15331
16331
17331
18342
19352
20352
21362
22372
23383
24383
25393
26393
27393
28404
29404
30404
31405

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 (%)
1973
2982
3982
4982
5982
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 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 6:13 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 4:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:135:27
211.26:155:24
311.16:175:21
411.06:195:19
510.96:215:16
610.86:235:13
710.76:265:10
810.76:285:08
910.66:305:05
1010.56:325:02
1110.46:345:00
1210.36:364:57
1310.36:394:54
1410.26:414:52
1510.16:434:49
1610.06:454:46
179.96:474:44
189.96:504:41
199.86:524:39
209.76:544:36
219.66:564:34
229.56:594:31
239.57:014:29
249.47:034:26
259.37:054:24
269.27:084:21
279.27:104:19
289.17:124:17
299.07:144:14
308.97:174:12
318.87:194:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.4Dim
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 Växjö?

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
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Växjö.

What to pack for Växjö in October

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

In October, Växjö 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 Växjö 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 Växjö peaks around June 20 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Växjö?

Växjö sits at 56.9°N, 14.8°E, 169 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Ljungby, 53 km away.

NässjöKarlskronaHässleholmKristianstad

Topography around Växjö

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Växjö has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Växjö is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
393 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ljungby 53 km · Värnamo 58 km · Karlshamn 79 km · Nässjö 86 km · Karlskrona 93 km · Kalmar 98 km · Hässleholm 102 km · Kristianstad 102 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 Växjö (56.8777°, 14.8091°, elevation 169 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).