Wil weather in October

In October, Wil sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Wil's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:51 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Wil is city and municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Density
1,151/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 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Wil reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°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)
11610
21610
31610
41610
51510
6159
7159
8159
9159
10159
11149
12149
13148
14148
15148
16138
17138
18138
19137
20137
21137
22137
23127
24127
25127
26126
27126
28126
29126
30116
31116

How October really feels in Wil

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.

Wil weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°8212.56.58.70.0
Feb / -1°7311.36.59.90.2
Mar10° / 8813.94.611.61.9
Apr14° / 9013.21.813.33.6
May18° / 10°13115.60.214.95.0
Jun21° / 14°13215.1015.75.8
Jul23° / 15°12814.8015.46.3
Aug23° / 15°12914014.16.3
Sep18° / 12°10612.1012.45.6
Oct14° / 9111.70.410.63.7
Nov / 9512.33.29.11.2
Dec / 98146.48.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33466
43367
53268
63268
73268
83367
93367
103367
113367
123367
133367
143565
153565
163664
173565
183664
193664
203763
213763
223763
233664
243664
253664
263565
273565
283565
293466
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Wil gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1410
2410
3410
4410
5410
6410
7400
8400
9390
10390
11380
12381
13381
14371
15371
16371
17371
18371
19362
20362
21362
22362
23362
24362
25362
26362
27362
28362
29363
30373
31373

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18515
28614
38713
48812
58911
69010
7919
8919
9928
10937
11946
12946
13955
14964
15973
16973
17982
18982
19991
20991
21991
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:29 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:295:57
211.46:305:54
311.36:325:52
411.36:335:50
511.26:355:48
611.26:365:46
711.16:385:44
811.16:395:42
911.06:415:40
1010.96:425:38
1110.96:445:36
1210.86:455:34
1310.86:465:32
1410.76:485:31
1510.76:495:29
1610.66:515:27
1710.56:525:25
1810.56:545:23
1910.46:555:21
2010.46:575:19
2110.36:585:18
2210.37:005:16
2310.27:015:14
2410.27:035:12
2510.17:045:11
2610.17:065:09
2710.07:085:07
289.97:095:06
299.97:115:04
309.87:125:03
319.87:145:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Wil?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wil.

What to pack for Wil in October

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

In October, Wil sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Wil 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 Wil peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wil?

Wil sits at 47.5°N, 9.0°E, 569 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Frauenfeld, 15 km away.

HerisauSeen (Kreis 3)Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2)KreuzlingenWetzikonKonstanz

Topography around Wil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 584 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,278 m.

The land around Wil is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
232 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
3,278 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Frauenfeld 15 km · Gossau 17 km · Herisau 19 km · Seen (Kreis 3) 21 km · Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) 22 km · Kreuzlingen 23 km · Wetzikon 24 km · Konstanz 24 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 Wil (47.4615°, 9.0455°, elevation 569 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).