It's Autumn. Winter starts on the 21st Dec.
October in most of the Europe is not that much of a heating season, November will make us start digging into the gas we prepared. It's way too early for early to judge how easy it'll be.
21 December is Midwinter Solstice...
By orbital mechanics, winter starts around 10 November.
This year, astronomical winter begins on 21 December 2022 and ends on 20 March 2023.
Meteorological winter begins on 1 December.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/sea...
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York;
And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.[1]
Or on Nov 10, or on Dec 1 depending on how you count.