Alzey weather in October

In October, Alzey sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 53 mm of rain across 10.5 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 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Alzey's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alzey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:58 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Alzey reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°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)
1179
2179
3169
4169
5169
6168
7168
8158
9158
10158
11158
12157
13147
14147
15147
16147
17147
18137
19136
20136
21136
22136
23136
24126
25126
26126
27126
28126
29126
30115
31115

How October really feels in Alzey

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.

Alzey 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 / -0°47112.68.40.0
Feb / 419.12.69.80.3
Mar10° / 4810.71.211.52.2
Apr15° / 439.70.213.54.3
May19° / 6211.2015.15.7
Jun22° / 13°5610.30166.5
Jul24° / 15°5910.8015.76.8
Aug24° / 14°5410.2014.26.9
Sep20° / 11°529.4012.46.1
Oct14° / 5310.5010.53.8
Nov / 5211.50.88.81.2
Dec / 6012.32.980.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
83070
93070
103070
113169
123268
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193169
202971
212971
222872
232872
242773
252674
262674
272575
282575
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Alzey gets around 53 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
437
537
636
736
835
934
1034
1133
1232
1332
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2032
2132
2232
2333
2433
2534
2635
2735
2836
2936
3037
3137

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
29010
39010
4919
5919
6928
7928
8928
9937
10937
11946
12946
13955
14955
15964
16964
17964
18973
19973
20973
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 4:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:345:59
211.46:365:57
311.36:375:55
411.26:395:52
511.26:405:50
611.16:425:48
711.06:445:46
811.06:455:44
910.96:475:41
1010.86:485:39
1110.86:505:37
1210.76:525:35
1310.76:535:33
1410.66:555:31
1510.56:575:29
1610.56:585:27
1710.47:005:25
1810.47:015:23
1910.37:035:21
2010.27:055:19
2110.27:065:17
2210.17:085:15
2310.17:105:13
2410.07:115:11
259.97:135:10
269.97:155:08
279.87:165:06
289.87:185:04
299.77:205:02
309.77:215:01
319.67:234:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Alzey?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alzey.

What to pack for Alzey in October

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

In October, Alzey sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Alzey 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 Alzey peaks around July 16 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 16UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alzey?

Alzey sits at 49.7°N, 8.1°E, 173 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Kreuznach, 21 km away.

Topography around Alzey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alzey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Alzey is covered by cropland (43%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
403 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bad Kreuznach 21 km · Worms 22 km · Ingelheim am Rhein 25 km · Nieder-Ingelheim 26 km · Bürstadt 27 km · Mainz 29 km · Bingen am Rhein 29 km · Gonsenheim 29 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 Alzey (49.7466°, 8.1151°, elevation 173 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).