Uster weather in October

In October, Uster sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 108 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-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 24% 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 Uster's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uster's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
108 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:52 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Uster is city in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.

Density
1,218/km²
people per km²

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 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Uster reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°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 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1158
2158
3158
4158
5158
6158
7148
8147
9147
10147
11147
12147
13137
14137
15136
16136
17136
18136
19126
20126
21125
22125
23125
24125
25125
26125
27115
28115
29114
30114
31114

How October really feels in Uster

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.

Uster weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°10412.8108.70.0
Feb / -3°94129.89.90.0
Mar / 11014.88.511.61.4
Apr13° / 11615.15.513.32.9
May17° / 16418.11.214.84.3
Jun20° / 11°16817.50.115.75.2
Jul22° / 13°15716.6015.35.8
Aug22° / 13°16515.2014.15.9
Sep18° / 10°13413.50.312.45.1
Oct13° / 10812.82.210.63.4
Nov / 11513.16.39.10.9
Dec / -1°11914.39.78.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83862
93862
103862
113862
123961
133961
143961
153961
164159
174159
184060
194060
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Uster gets around 108 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1463
2463
3463
4463
5454
6454
7444
8445
9435
10426
11426
12416
13407
14397
15397
16398
17388
18388
19389
20389
21389
22389
23389
24399
25399
26399
27399
284010
294010
304111
314111

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
2973
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
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 6:30 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:305:58
211.46:325:56
311.36:335:54
411.36:355:52
511.26:365:50
611.26:375:48
711.16:395:46
811.16:405:44
911.06:425:42
1010.96:435:40
1110.96:455:38
1210.86:465:36
1310.86:485:34
1410.76:495:32
1510.76:515:30
1610.66:525:28
1710.56:545:26
1810.56:555:25
1910.46:565:23
2010.46:585:21
2110.36:595:19
2210.37:015:17
2310.27:035:16
2410.27:045:14
2510.17:065:12
2610.17:075:11
2710.07:095:09
2810.07:105:07
299.97:125:06
309.97:135:04
319.87:155:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Uster?

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

3.4
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 Uster.

What to pack for Uster in October

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Uster 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 Uster 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Uster?

Uster sits at 47.3°N, 8.7°E, 469 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Wetzikon, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Uster

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uster has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 482 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,310 m.

The land around Uster is covered by trees (36%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
3,310 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
October weather nearby: Wetzikon 6.0 km · Dübendorf 10 km · Zürich (Kreis 7) 11 km · Zürich (Kreis 8) 12 km · Zürich (Kreis 12) 13 km · Zurich 13 km · Horgen 13 km · Zürich (Kreis 6) 14 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 Uster (47.3471°, 8.7209°, elevation 469 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).