Masovian Voivodeship · Poland
Warsaw in October
In October, Warsaw averages a daytime high of 13 °C and a night-time low of 5 °C, with about 40 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Warsaw's most comfortable months, May to September.
- Average high
- 13 °C
- Average low
- 5 °C
- Rain in the month
- 40 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 10 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 72
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Warsaw
October is the 7th warmest month in Warsaw by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 0 °C to 26 °C and the lows from -5 °C to 15 °C. By day, October is 6 °C cooler than September, and November is 6 °C cooler than October.
October brings 40 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 44 mm (526 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 10 h 30 min, against 7 h 40 min at the shortest and 16 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 °C | -5 °C | 29 mm | |
| February | 1 °C | -5 °C | 29 mm | |
| March | 7 °C | -1 °C | 30 mm | |
| April | 15 °C | 5 °C | 35 mm | |
| May | 20 °C | 9 °C | 56 mm | Yes |
| June | 24 °C | 13 °C | 60 mm | Yes |
| July | 26 °C | 15 °C | 77 mm | Yes |
| August | 26 °C | 14 °C | 55 mm | Yes |
| September | 19 °C | 9 °C | 49 mm | Yes |
| October | 13 °C | 5 °C | 40 mm | |
| November | 7 °C | 1 °C | 33 mm | |
| December | 1 °C | -3 °C | 34 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is October a good time to visit Warsaw?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 13 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Warsaw are May to September; the nearest are September, before, and May, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Warsaw
This guide lists 72 places to stay in Warsaw: 4 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 68 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 9; 1–3 km, 39; 3–10 km, 23; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.