Yverdon-les-Bains weather in October

In October, Yverdon-les-Bains sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 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 Yverdon-les-Bains's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yverdon-les-Bains's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
93 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:00 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

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 Yverdon-les-Bains 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11610
21610
31610
41610
5169
6169
7159
8159
9159
10159
11159
12159
13148
14148
15148
16148
17148
18148
19138
20137
21137
22137
23137
24137
25137
26127
27126
28126
29126
30126
31126

How October really feels in Yverdon-les-Bains

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.

Yverdon-les-Bains weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°9412.36.78.80.0
Feb / -0°8111.26.8100.3
Mar10° / 8812.34.411.62.1
Apr14° / 8412.5213.33.6
May17° / 11014.80.214.84.9
Jun21° / 13°10014.2015.65.8
Jul23° / 15°10213.7015.36.5
Aug23° / 15°10212.90146.5
Sep19° / 11°9111.7012.45.7
Oct14° / 9312.30.310.63.8
Nov / 10212.83.19.21.3
Dec / 11013.66.48.40.1

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33070
43070
53070
62971
72971
82971
92971
102971
112971
123070
133070
143070
153169
163169
173268
183268
193367
203367
213367
223367
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283565
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Yverdon-les-Bains gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 40% 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
6430
7420
8420
9420
10410
11410
12400
13400
14400
15390
16391
17391
18381
19381
20381
21381
22382
23382
24382
25382
26382
27382
28392
29392
30402
31402

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18812
28911
39010
49010
5919
6919
7928
8937
9937
10946
11955
12955
13964
14973
15973
16982
17982
18991
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
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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 6:38 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:386:07
211.46:406:05
311.46:416:03
411.36:426:01
511.26:445:59
611.26:455:57
711.16:475:55
811.16:485:53
911.06:495:51
1011.06:515:49
1110.96:525:47
1210.96:545:45
1310.86:555:43
1410.76:575:41
1510.76:585:39
1610.67:005:37
1710.67:015:36
1810.57:025:34
1910.57:045:32
2010.47:055:30
2110.47:075:29
2210.37:085:27
2310.37:105:25
2410.27:115:23
2510.27:135:22
2610.17:145:20
2710.07:165:19
2810.07:175:17
299.97:195:15
309.97:205:14
319.87:225:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.42 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
82.7Moderate
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
242.2Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Yverdon-les-Bains?

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

3.8
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 Yverdon-les-Bains.

What to pack for Yverdon-les-Bains in October

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

In October, Yverdon-les-Bains 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 Yverdon-les-Bains in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yverdon-les-Bains 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yverdon-les-Bains?

Yverdon-les-Bains sits at 46.8°N, 6.6°E, 438 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Pontarlier, 26 km away.

PontarlierRenensLausannePullyMorgesNeuchâtelBulleVevey

Topography around Yverdon-les-Bains

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Yverdon-les-Bains.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yverdon-les-Bains has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 462 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,006 m.

The land around Yverdon-les-Bains is covered by cropland (31%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (29%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
245 m
16 km
1,166 m
80 km
3,006 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Pontarlier 26 km · Renens 27 km · Lausanne 29 km · Pully 30 km · Morges 32 km · Neuchâtel 32 km · Bulle 36 km · Vevey 38 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 Yverdon-les-Bains (46.7785°, 6.6411°, elevation 438 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).