Achern weather in October

In October, Achern sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Achern's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Achern's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:57 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Achern is human settlement in Germany.

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 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Achern reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11810
21810
31710
41710
51710
6179
7179
8169
9169
10169
11169
12168
13168
14158
15158
16158
17158
18157
19147
20147
21147
22147
23147
24147
25147
26137
27136
28136
29136
30136
31136

How October really feels in Achern

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.

Achern weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8313.73.18.50.0
Feb / 6911.62.89.80.6
Mar11° / 7612.71.311.62.6
Apr16° / 5410.50.113.44.8
May20° / 10°7712.40155.8
Jun23° / 14°6711015.86.6
Jul25° / 16°6710.6015.56.8
Aug25° / 15°619.9014.26.9
Sep21° / 12°669.8012.46.3
Oct15° / 7512010.54.3
Nov / 8212.30.991.7
Dec / 10015.338.10.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33367
43367
53367
63367
73268
83268
93367
103466
113466
123565
133664
143763
153763
163763
173763
183763
193664
203664
213664
223565
233565
243565
253466
263466
273466
283466
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Achern gets around 75 mm of rain over 12 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
343
443
542
642
742
841
940
1039
1138
1238
1337
1436
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2336
2436
2537
2637
2737
2838
2938
3038
3139

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18317
28416
38416
48515
58614
68614
78713
88812
98911
109010
119010
12919
13928
14937
15937
16946
17946
18955
19955
20964
21964
22964
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 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 6:34 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:346:00
211.46:355:58
311.36:375:55
411.36:385:53
511.26:405:51
611.16:415:49
711.16:435:47
811.06:445:45
911.06:465:43
1010.96:475:41
1110.86:495:39
1210.86:505:37
1310.76:525:35
1410.76:535:33
1510.66:555:31
1610.56:575:29
1710.56:585:27
1810.47:005:25
1910.47:015:23
2010.37:035:21
2110.27:045:19
2210.27:065:18
2310.17:085:16
2410.17:095:14
2510.07:115:12
2610.07:125:10
279.97:145:09
289.97:165:07
299.87:175:05
309.77:195:04
319.77:205:02

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Achern?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Achern for sightseeing.

What to pack for Achern in October

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

In October, Achern sees daytime highs around 15°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 Achern 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 Achern 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 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Achern?

Achern sits at 48.6°N, 8.1°E, 145 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bühl, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Achern

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Achern has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,043 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,178 m.

The land around Achern is covered by trees (43%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
1,043 m
80 km
1,178 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bühl 8.0 km · Oberkirch 11 km · Baden-Baden 19 km · Offenburg 20 km · Kehl 20 km · Bischheim 24 km · Schiltigheim 24 km · Strasbourg 25 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Achern (48.6311°, 8.0761°, elevation 145 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).