Alfeld weather in October

In October, Alfeld sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 63 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Alfeld's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alfeld's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:55 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Alfeld reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2158
3158
4158
5158
6158
7158
8147
9147
10147
11147
12147
13147
14137
15137
16136
17136
18136
19136
20126
21126
22126
23126
24126
25126
26116
27116
28116
29115
30115
31115

How October really feels in Alfeld

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.

Alfeld 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 / -1°6312.64.18.10.0
Feb / -1°4911.24.79.60.1
Mar / 5812.32.511.51.5
Apr13° / 5210.80.413.63.7
May17° / 6511.6015.45.3
Jun20° / 11°7011.8016.45.9
Jul23° / 13°8113.40166.2
Aug22° / 13°7512.4014.46.3
Sep18° / 10°6311012.45.5
Oct13° / 6312010.43.4
Nov / 5811.51.48.61.0
Dec / 6313.23.97.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52674
62773
72773
82773
92872
102971
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
202971
212971
222872
232773
242773
252773
262674
272674
282674
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Alfeld gets around 63 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
442
542
642
741
840
939
1039
1138
1237
1337
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1937
2037
2137
2237
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2839
2939
3039
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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11964
12964
13964
14964
15973
16973
17973
18973
19982
20982
21982
22982
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 4:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:51
211.36:315:48
311.26:325:46
411.26:345:44
511.16:365:41
611.06:375:39
711.06:395:37
810.96:415:34
910.86:435:32
1010.86:455:30
1110.76:465:27
1210.66:485:25
1310.66:505:23
1410.56:525:21
1510.46:535:18
1610.46:555:16
1710.36:575:14
1810.26:595:12
1910.27:015:10
2010.17:025:08
2110.07:045:06
2210.07:065:04
239.97:085:02
249.87:105:00
259.87:124:58
269.77:134:56
279.67:154:54
289.67:174:52
299.57:194:50
309.57:214:48
319.47:224:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Alfeld?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alfeld.

What to pack for Alfeld in October

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

In October, Alfeld sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Alfeld in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alfeld peaks around July 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alfeld?

Alfeld sits at 52.0°N, 9.8°E, 145 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Einbeck, 19 km away.

Topography around Alfeld

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alfeld has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m.

The land around Alfeld is covered by trees (41%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
418 m
80 km
1,130 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Einbeck 19 km · Hildesheim 21 km · Seesen 27 km · Sarstedt 28 km · Springe 31 km · Holzminden 31 km · Northeim 33 km · Bad Münder am Deister 34 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 Alfeld (51.9838°, 9.8199°, 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).