Kriens weather in October

In October, Kriens sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 130 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Kriens's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kriens's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 130 mm; 13.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:53 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 9th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kriens reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	8
2	15	8
3	15	8
4	14	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	13	7
12	13	7
13	13	7
14	13	7
15	13	7
16	13	6
17	12	6
18	12	6
19	12	6
20	12	6
21	12	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	11	5
25	11	5
26	11	5
27	11	5
28	11	5
29	11	5
30	11	5
31	10	5

How October really feels in Kriens

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Kriens weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -2°	118	13.7	11.9	8.7	0.0
Feb	4° / -3°	111	12.6	10.8	10	0.0
Mar	8° / 0°	126	15.1	10.1	11.6	1.2
Apr	12° / 3°	135	15.2	7.1	13.3	2.6
May	16° / 7°	188	18.5	2	14.8	4.0
Jun	19° / 11°	200	18.6	0.2	15.6	4.9
Jul	21° / 13°	212	18.5	0.1	15.3	5.4
Aug	21° / 13°	211	17.7	0	14	5.4
Sep	17° / 10°	166	15.4	0.5	12.4	4.7
Oct	13° / 6°	130	13.6	2.8	10.6	3.1
Nov	7° / 2°	134	14.1	7.6	9.1	0.8
Dec	3° / -1°	131	14.3	11.2	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 64%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	35	35	34	34	33	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	36	37	36	36	37	37	37	38	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	65	65	66	66	67	67	66	66	67	66	66	66	66	66	64	63	64	64	63	63	63	62	63	63	62	62	62	62	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kriens gets around 130 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	43	44
Snow chance (%)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	4
2	51	4
3	51	5
4	51	5
5	50	5
6	50	5
7	49	5
8	48	6
9	48	6
10	47	7
11	46	7
12	45	7
13	44	8
14	43	8
15	42	8
16	42	9
17	41	9
18	41	10
19	40	10
20	40	10
21	40	11
22	40	11
23	40	11
24	40	12
25	40	12
26	40	12
27	41	13
28	41	13
29	42	14
30	43	14
31	44	15

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 6:32 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:16
Sunset (PM)	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:23	5:21	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:10	5:08	5:07	5:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:32	6:00
2	11.4	6:33	5:58
3	11.4	6:35	5:56
4	11.3	6:36	5:54
5	11.2	6:37	5:52
6	11.2	6:39	5:50
7	11.1	6:40	5:48
8	11.1	6:42	5:46
9	11.0	6:43	5:44
10	11.0	6:45	5:42
11	10.9	6:46	5:40
12	10.8	6:47	5:38
13	10.8	6:49	5:36
14	10.7	6:50	5:34
15	10.7	6:52	5:32
16	10.6	6:53	5:30
17	10.6	6:55	5:29
18	10.5	6:56	5:27
19	10.5	6:58	5:25
20	10.4	6:59	5:23
21	10.3	7:01	5:21
22	10.3	7:02	5:20
23	10.2	7:04	5:18
24	10.2	7:05	5:16
25	10.1	7:07	5:15
26	10.1	7:08	5:13
27	10.0	7:10	5:11
28	10.0	7:11	5:10
29	9.9	7:13	5:08
30	9.9	7:14	5:07
31	9.8	7:16	5:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.4	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.2	Moderate
25	2.2	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.0	Moderate
30	2.0	Dim
31	1.9	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kriens?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kriens.

What to pack for Kriens in October

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

In October, Kriens sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kriens 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 Kriens peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	7	8	7	4	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Kriens?

Kriens sits at 47.0°N, 8.3°E, 476 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Lucerne, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Kriens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kriens has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m around an average of 590 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,690 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,852 m.

The land around Kriens is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

702 m

trees 56%

16 km

1,690 m

trees 41%

80 km

3,852 m

trees 40%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← September Kriens year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Lucerne 3.0 km · Littau 3.0 km · Emmen 5.0 km · Cham 22 km · Zug 24 km · Baar 26 km · Schwyz 28 km · Horgen 35 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

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 Kriens (47.0311°, 8.2855°, elevation 476 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	8
2	15	8
3	15	8
4	14	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	13	7
12	13	7
13	13	7
14	13	7
15	13	7
16	13	6
17	12	6
18	12	6
19	12	6
20	12	6
21	12	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	11	5
25	11	5
26	11	5
27	11	5
28	11	5
29	11	5
30	11	5
31	10	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	4
2	51	4
3	51	5
4	51	5
5	50	5
6	50	5
7	49	5
8	48	6
9	48	6
10	47	7
11	46	7
12	45	7
13	44	8
14	43	8
15	42	8
16	42	9
17	41	9
18	41	10
19	40	10
20	40	10
21	40	11
22	40	11
23	40	11
24	40	12
25	40	12
26	40	12
27	41	13
28	41	13
29	42	14
30	43	14
31	44	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	8
2	15	8
3	15	8
4	14	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	13	7
12	13	7
13	13	7
14	13	7
15	13	7
16	13	6
17	12	6
18	12	6
19	12	6
20	12	6
21	12	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	11	5
25	11	5
26	11	5
27	11	5
28	11	5
29	11	5
30	11	5
31	10	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	4
2	51	4
3	51	5
4	51	5
5	50	5
6	50	5
7	49	5
8	48	6
9	48	6
10	47	7
11	46	7
12	45	7
13	44	8
14	43	8
15	42	8
16	42	9
17	41	9
18	41	10
19	40	10
20	40	10
21	40	11
22	40	11
23	40	11
24	40	12
25	40	12
26	40	12
27	41	13
28	41	13
29	42	14
30	43	14
31	44	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	8
2	15	8
3	15	8
4	14	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	13	7
12	13	7
13	13	7
14	13	7
15	13	7
16	13	6
17	12	6
18	12	6
19	12	6
20	12	6
21	12	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	11	5
25	11	5
26	11	5
27	11	5
28	11	5
29	11	5
30	11	5
31	10	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	4
2	51	4
3	51	5
4	51	5
5	50	5
6	50	5
7	49	5
8	48	6
9	48	6
10	47	7
11	46	7
12	45	7
13	44	8
14	43	8
15	42	8
16	42	9
17	41	9
18	41	10
19	40	10
20	40	10
21	40	11
22	40	11
23	40	11
24	40	12
25	40	12
26	40	12
27	41	13
28	41	13
29	42	14
30	43	14
31	44	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0