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Rēzekne weather & best time to visit

City break

Rēzekne at a glance

Best time
May – Sep
Warmest month
Jul · 23°
Sunshine a year
1,730 h
Rain a year
692 mm
Climate
Continental
Time zone
UTC+2 / UTC+3
Elevation
156 m

Climate in Rēzekne

Rēzekne has mild to warm summers and cold winters with occasional snow. July is the warmest month with average highs of 23 °C, while January is the coolest at −2 °C. With around 1,730 hours of sunshine a year, Rēzekne is moderately sunny; July is the sunniest month with 8.7 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Rēzekne

The best time to visit Rēzekne is from May to September. For sightseeing, day trips and hiking, conditions are most comfortable in May and from August to September. Rain is frequent in October; the wettest month is July with 85 mm.

Rēzekne through the seasons

How the weather changes over the seasons, with averages for each.

Rēzekne in spring

Mar – May

50

Fair

  • 3–18 °C by day
  • 6.3 h of sun a day
  • 31 rainy days in all

Rēzekne in summer

Jun – Aug

79

Good

  • 21–23 °C by day
  • 8.3 h of sun a day
  • 39 rainy days in all

Rēzekne in autumn

Sep – Nov

34

Poor

  • 3–17 °C by day
  • 2.9 h of sun a day
  • 33 rainy days in all

Rēzekne in winter

Dec – Feb

15

Poor

  • −2–−1 °C by day
  • 1.3 h of sun a day
  • 33 rainy days in all

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

May, Aug – Sep

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Rainy months

Oct

Rainy season or more than 12 rainy days

Snow

Nov – Mar

Snow on 2 or more days

Find your perfect month

Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Rēzekne for you.

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: June – August

Based on the climate averages; tap a month to see its details.

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

Weather in October

18

Holiday weather in October

Poor

Best time to visit: May – September

Keep in mindFrequent rain

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 3°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 9°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 9°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 6°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 5°

07:4018:12

Cold evenings: bring a warm jacket.

Estimated from the average high and low: coolest around sunrise, warmest in mid-afternoon.

Light for photos in October

Golden hour
Morning 07:17–08:33 · evening 17:19–18:35
Blue hour
Morning 07:02–07:17 · evening 18:35–18:50

Golden hour: the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour: 6° to 4° below it. Times for the 15th of the month; mountains and clouds shift the light.

October in Rēzekne compared with home

Home:

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Early or late October?

In October, daytime highs fall from about 13° at the start of the month to 6° at the end. The days get 2.3 h shorter.

Early or late October?
October1 Oct31 Oct
Daytime high13°6°
Night-time low5°1°
Daylight11.6 h9.3 h

What is the weather like in Rēzekne in October?

In October, Rēzekne is cold: daytime highs average 9 °C, and nights cool down to about 3 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 65 mm in total. All in all, October is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 32 min07:40 – 18:12
UV index
1 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
18 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
77 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or more
Snow days
1 day1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC+3offset from UTC

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %14 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %0 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %38 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.

What to pack in October

  • Warm jacket
  • Rain jacket or umbrella

Compare two months in Rēzekne

Pick two months to see how the weather differs. A tick marks the clearly better value; for temperatures it depends on your plans.

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May has the better holiday weather in Rēzekne: score 81 against 18. In May, days are 9 °C warmer than in October. May has one rainy day fewer. The sun shines 6 hours longer a day in May.

October vs May, Rēzekne
MonthOctoberMay
Holiday weather score1881better
Daytime high9°18°
Night-time low3°6°
Sunshine2.7 h8.5 hbetter
Rainy days1312better
Rainfall65 mm70 mm

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Rēzekne month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

14January−2° · 1.0 h

In January, Rēzekne is bitterly cold: daytime highs average −2 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−7 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.0 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 11 days, totalling 44 mm; on about 8 of them it snows. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in January
18February−2° · 2.1 h

In February, Rēzekne is bitterly cold: daytime highs average −2 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−8 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2.1 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 10 days, totalling 40 mm; on about 6 of them it snows. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in February
23March3° · 4.2 h

In March, Rēzekne is cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−4 °C). Expect around 4.2 hours of sunshine a day. Precipitation falls on about 9 days, totalling 37 mm; on about 5 of them it snows. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in March
47April12° · 6.3 h

In April, Rēzekne is cool: daytime highs average 12 °C, and nights cool down to about 2 °C. Expect around 6.3 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 43 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, April is a so-so month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in April
81May18° · 8.5 h

In May, Rēzekne is mild: daytime highs average 18 °C, and nights cool down to about 6 °C. The sun shines for around 8.5 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 70 mm in total. All in all, May is an excellent month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in May
79June21° · 8.6 h

In June, Rēzekne is warm: daytime highs average 21 °C, and nights cool down to about 10 °C. The sun shines for around 8.6 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 79 mm in total. All in all, June is a good month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in June
78July23° · 8.7 h

In July, Rēzekne is warm: daytime highs average 23 °C, and nights cool down to about 13 °C. The sun shines for around 8.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 14 rainy days and 85 mm in total. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in July
80August22° · 7.7 h

In August, Rēzekne is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 11 °C. The sun shines for around 7.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 82 mm in total. All in all, August is an excellent month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in August
69September17° · 5.1 h

In September, Rēzekne is mild: daytime highs average 17 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. Expect around 5.1 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 9 rainy days and 51 mm in total. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in September
18October9° · 2.7 h

In October, Rēzekne is cold: daytime highs average 9 °C, and nights cool down to about 3 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 65 mm in total. All in all, October is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in October
14November3° · 1.0 h

In November, Rēzekne is cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−1 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.0 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 11 days, totalling 52 mm; on about 4 of them it snows. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in November
13December−1° · 0.8 h

In December, Rēzekne is bitterly cold: daytime highs average −1 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−5 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 0.8 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 12 days, totalling 45 mm; on about 7 of them it snows. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rēzekne.

Rēzekne in December

Climate in detail

Climate through the year

Long-term monthly averages. Tap a month to see its details.

Best time to visit

Nights and sleep in Rēzekne

How warm the nights get in each month, from the mean night-time low. Tap a month for details.

  • Frost below 0°
  • Cold 0–8°
  • Cool 8–15°

ColdOctober: nights around 3°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in February (−8°), the warmest in July (13°). Nights fall below 8 °C on average from September to May, so the room should be heated.

Temperatures through the year

Average daytime high, night-time low and sea temperature per month.

OctoberDay 9°Night 3°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan14−2°−7°1.0 h1144
FebruaryFeb18−2°−8°2.1 h1040
MarchMar233°−4°4.2 h937
AprilApr4712°2°6.3 h1043
MayMay8118°6°8.5 h1270
JuneJun7921°10°8.6 h1379
JulyJul7823°13°8.7 h1485
AugustAug8022°11°7.7 h1282
SeptemberSep6917°7°5.1 h951
OctoberOct189°3°2.7 h1365
NovemberNov143°−1°1.0 h1152
DecemberDec13−1°−5°0.8 h1245

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences

56.51° N, 27.34° E · 156 m · Europe/Riga

Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Rēzekne

Average hours of bright sunshine per day, next to the length of the day. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
1,730 hours
Sunniest month
Jul · 8.7 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 0.8 h a day
OctoberSunshine 2.7 hDaylight 10.5 hShare of daylight 26 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 2.7 of 10.5 hours of daylight in Rēzekne, 26 % of the daylight hours.

Sunshine hours: estimated from radiation data (ERA5, 1996–2025) and calibrated against measured station values; no weather station is close enough here. Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Rain

Rain in Rēzekne: rainy days and rainfall

A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain or snow; the amount is what falls in the whole month. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
692 mm on 135 days
Wettest month
Jul · 85 mm
Driest month
Mar · 37 mm
OctoberRainy days 13Rainfall 65 mm

In October, Rēzekne has about 13 rainy days with 65 mm of rain in total.

Sun protection

UV index in Rēzekne

How strong the sun is at noon, month by month, and how quickly unprotected skin burns.

Clear-sky UV in October
1 · lowLittle protection needed; sunglasses on bright days.

The sun is strongest in June (UV 6).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 105 min
Fair skin
over 2 h
Light brown skin
over 2 h
Olive skin
over 2 h

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen the time, water, sand and snow shorten it. Sunscreen extends the time only partly.

Monthly values: clear-sky noon estimate from the sun's angle, ozone and altitude. UV today: Open-Meteo forecast.

Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Rēzekne

How breezy and how cloudy Rēzekne is through the year. Tap a month to select it on the whole page.

Wind

Typical daily peak of the wind in km/h: what the afternoon breeze usually reaches, not the gusts.

Year average
17 km/h · gentle breeze
Windiest month
Dec · 19 km/h
Calmest month
Jul · 15 km/h
OctoberWind 18 km/hBeaufort 3

In October, the wind in Rēzekne typically peaks at 18 km/h during the day: Beaufort 3, gentle breeze.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered by cloud, day and night.

Year average
72 % · mostly cloudy
Clearest month
May · 58 %
Cloudiest month
Nov · 89 %
OctoberCloud cover 77 %Sunshine 2.7 h

In October, cloud covers on average 77 % of the sky over Rēzekne: mostly cloudy, with about 2.7 hours of sunshine a day.

Wind: mean daily maximum of the hourly wind 10 m above ground (ERA5, 1996–2025). Gusts are stronger, and the model grid of about 28 km smooths out local effects such as capes and valley winds. Clouds: mean total cloud cover of all layers over day and night (ERA5, 1996–2025). Thin high cloud counts as cover even when the sun still shines through.

Snow

Snow in Rēzekne

When Rēzekne is likely to be white: the chance of seeing snow during a week's stay, the days with fresh snow and how much falls. Tap a month to select it.

Snow days a year
33 days
Fresh snow a year
106 cm
Snowy months
Dec – Mar

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 1Fresh snow 3 cmChance of snow 12 / 100

In October, Rēzekne has about 1 day with at least 1 cm of fresh snow, 3 cm in total. The chance of seeing snow during a week's stay is 12 out of 100: hardly any.

Snow days bring at least 1 cm of fresh snow. Fresh snow comes from ERA5 snowfall (1996–2025) at the height of the place, not on the slopes above it; the snow chance also weighs whether the snow settles. An estimate from climate averages, not a snow report.

Planning a trip to Rēzekne

Weather for your travel dates

Pick your arrival and length of stay, and we sum up the weather to expect.

Rēzekne in the school holidays

How the weather suits the usual holiday periods. Dates vary by school and region, so each holiday uses the months it usually falls in.

Rēzekne has its best school-holiday weather during May half-term (score 81) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 14).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    40

    Fair

    • 9 °C by day
    • 5.7 h of sun a day
    • 10 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    81

    ExcellentBest holidays

    • 18 °C by day
    • 8.5 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month

    Good for: Sightseeing & walks

  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    79

    Good

    • 23 °C by day
    • 8.0 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month
  • October half-term

    Oct

    18

    Poor

    • 9 °C by day
    • 2.7 h of sun a day
    • 13 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    14

    Poor

    • −1 °C by day
    • 0.9 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 2 h 45 min
Distance
1,890 km
Time zone
UTC+3
Jet lag
Hardly any (under 3 h)

Estimated from the straight-line distance: 30 minutes for take-off and landing plus 830 km/h cruising speed.

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Rēzekne vs Daugavpils

In October the holiday weather in Rēzekne and Daugavpils is about equally good (score 18 vs 22). During the day Daugavpils is 1 °C warmer than Rēzekne.

Rēzekne vs Daugavpils, in October
in OctoberRēzekneDaugavpils
Holiday weather score1822
Daytime high9°10°
Sunshine3 h3 h
Rainy days1313
Best timeMay – SepMay – Sep

Through the year

OctoberRēzekne 9°Daugavpils 10°
RēzekneDaugavpils
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Ranking

Latvia in October: the best places

In October, Rēzekne ranks 7 of 11 destinations in this country.

  1. Kuldīga11°30
  2. 2Jelgava11°29
  3. 3Daugavpils10°22
  4. 4Valmiera10°22
  5. 5Riga11°21
  6. 6Sigulda10°20
  7. 7RēzekneThis page9°18
  8. 8Cēsis10°18
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Places with a climate like Rēzekne

Destinations whose weather through the year is closest to Rēzekne's – good alternatives.

  1. 91 % similar27NavahrudakBelarus10°Best time: May – Sep
  2. 91 % similar20SmolenskRussia9°Best time: May – Sep
  3. 90 % similar20SiguldaLatvia10°Best time: May – Sep
  4. 90 % similar22TartuEstonia10°Best time: May – Sep

Frequently asked questions about Rēzekne

When is the best time to visit Rēzekne?

The best time to visit Rēzekne is from May to September. That is when the holiday weather score, which combines temperature, sea, sunshine and rain, is highest.

What is the warmest month in Rēzekne?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C and nights around 13 °C. January is the coolest month at −2 °C.

When does it rain most in Rēzekne?

Rain is frequent in October; the wettest month is July with 85 mm. The driest month is March with 37 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Rēzekne get?

Rēzekne gets around 1,730 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is July with 8.7 hours a day; in December there are 0.8 hours a day.

What time zone is Rēzekne in?

Rēzekne is on UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July.

How long is the flight from London to Rēzekne?

A nonstop flight from London to Rēzekne takes about 2 h 45 min, for a straight-line distance of about 1,890 km.

Which school holidays are best for Rēzekne?

Rēzekne has its best school-holiday weather during May half-term (score 81) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 14). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 40, May half-term 81, summer holidays 79, October half-term 18, Christmas holidays 14.