Köniz weather in October

In October, Köniz sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 84 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°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 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Köniz's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Köniz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
84 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:57 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Köniz is Settlement within the municipality of the same name in Switzerland.

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 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Köniz reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2169
3168
4168
5168
6168
7168
8158
9158
10158
11157
12157
13157
14147
15147
16147
17146
18146
19146
20136
21136
22136
23135
24135
25135
26135
27125
28125
29125
30125
31124

How October really feels in Köniz

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Köniz weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°8012.86.88.80.0
Feb / -1°7211.66.9100.4
Mar10° / 8413.34.711.62.3
Apr14° / 9013.62.113.33.8
May18° / 11715.40.314.85.1
Jun22° / 12°10614.7015.65.9
Jul24° / 14°10413.6015.36.5
Aug23° / 14°10113.30146.5
Sep19° / 10°8811.8012.45.7
Oct14° / 8411.90.310.63.9
Nov / 9012.63.49.21.3
Dec / -1°9313.56.18.40.0

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 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
53070
63070
73169
83169
93169
103268
113268
123268
133268
143367
153367
163466
173466
183466
193565
203565
213565
223664
233664
243565
253565
263664
273664
283565
293565
303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Köniz gets around 84 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1430
2430
3430
4430
5430
6420
7420
8410
9400
10400
11390
12380
13370
14370
15361
16361
17351
18351
19351
20351
21352
22352
23362
24362
25362
26362
27372
28372
29382
30382
31393

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 (%)
1946
2955
3964
4964
5964
6973
7973
8973
9982
10982
11982
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:356:03
211.46:376:01
311.46:385:59
411.36:395:57
511.26:415:55
611.26:425:53
711.16:445:51
811.16:455:49
911.06:475:47
1011.06:485:45
1110.96:495:44
1210.86:515:42
1310.86:525:40
1410.76:545:38
1510.76:555:36
1610.66:575:34
1710.66:585:32
1810.57:005:30
1910.57:015:29
2010.47:025:27
2110.47:045:25
2210.37:055:23
2310.27:075:22
2410.27:085:20
2510.17:105:18
2610.17:115:17
2710.07:135:15
2810.07:145:14
299.97:165:12
309.97:175:10
319.87:195:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.0Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Köniz?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Köniz.

What to pack for Köniz in October

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

In October, Köniz sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Köniz in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Köniz peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Köniz?

Köniz sits at 46.9°N, 7.4°E, 577 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Bern, 4.0 km away.

BurgdorfSteffisburgFribourgThunBiel/BienneGrenchenSolothurn

Topography around Köniz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Köniz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m around an average of 627 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 681 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,869 m.

The land around Köniz is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (32%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
435 m
16 km
681 m
80 km
3,869 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
October weather nearby: Bern 4.0 km · Burgdorf 22 km · Steffisburg 23 km · Fribourg 24 km · Thun 25 km · Biel/Bienne 27 km · Grenchen 30 km · Solothurn 33 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Köniz (46.9244°, 7.4146°, elevation 577 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).