Bad Driburg weather in October

In October, Bad Driburg sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 74 mm of rain across 13 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 Bad Driburg's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Driburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:58 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Bad Driburg 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 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bad Driburg 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 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1158
2158
3158
4158
5158
6148
7148
8147
9147
10147
11147
12137
13137
14137
15136
16136
17136
18126
19126
20126
21126
22126
23126
24116
25116
26116
27116
28115
29115
30115
31105

How October really feels in Bad Driburg

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.

Bad Driburg 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°7914.44.98.10.0
Feb / -1°6312.25.59.60.0
Mar / 7113.53.211.51.3
Apr13° / 5912.10.613.63.4
May17° / 7012.3015.45.0
Jun20° / 11°7513016.35.6
Jul22° / 13°8514.60165.9
Aug22° / 13°8413.4014.46.0
Sep18° / 10°7311.7012.45.3
Oct13° / 7413010.43.2
Nov / 7013.11.98.60.9
Dec / 8014.64.97.60.0

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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82674
92773
102773
112872
122971
133070
143070
153070
163070
173169
182971
192971
202971
212872
222773
232674
242674
252674
262575
272575
282575
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bad Driburg gets around 74 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
247
347
447
546
646
745
844
943
1042
1141
1240
1339
1439
1539
1638
1738
1839
1939
2039
2139
2239
2340
2440
2541
2641
2741
2842
2942
3043
3143

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9964
10964
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
112light breeze
212light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light 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 6:32 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 4:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:325:54
211.36:345:52
311.26:355:49
411.26:375:47
511.16:395:45
611.06:405:42
711.06:425:40
810.96:445:38
910.86:465:35
1010.86:475:33
1110.76:495:31
1210.66:515:29
1310.66:535:26
1410.56:545:24
1510.46:565:22
1610.46:585:20
1710.37:005:18
1810.27:025:16
1910.27:035:14
2010.17:055:11
2110.07:075:09
2210.07:095:07
239.97:105:05
249.97:125:03
259.87:145:01
269.77:164:59
279.77:184:57
289.67:204:56
299.57:214:54
309.57:234:52
319.47:254:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.73 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
92.0Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bad Driburg?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bad Driburg.

What to pack for Bad Driburg in October

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bad Driburg 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 Bad Driburg peaks around July 11 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 11UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Driburg?

Bad Driburg sits at 51.7°N, 9.0°E, 217 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Brakel, 12 km away.

Topography around Bad Driburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Driburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 m.

The land around Bad Driburg is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (34%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
278 m
16 km
349 m
80 km
827 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Brakel 12 km · Bad Lippspringe 15 km · Paderborn 18 km · Blomberg 24 km · Detmold 25 km · Höxter 25 km · Beverungen 25 km · Hövelhof 27 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 Bad Driburg (51.733°, 9.0197°, elevation 217 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).