Bad Saulgau weather in October

In October, Bad Saulgau sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 18% 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 Bad Saulgau's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Saulgau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:50 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Bad Saulgau is municipality seat of the municipality of Bad Saulgau, Baden-Württemberg, 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 Saulgau reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2158
3158
4158
5158
6157
7147
8147
9147
10147
11147
12137
13136
14136
15136
16136
17126
18126
19125
20125
21125
22125
23115
24115
25115
26114
27114
28114
29114
30104
31104

How October really feels in Bad Saulgau

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 Saulgau weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6511.86.28.60.0
Feb / -2°5510.46.29.90.0
Mar / 7213.24.111.61.6
Apr13° / 7412.81.713.43.4
May18° / 11515.90.114.94.8
Jun21° / 12°11415.7015.85.5
Jul23° / 14°12616015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°10914.3014.16.1
Sep18° / 10°8312.2012.45.4
Oct13° / 7511.90.410.63.3
Nov / 7211.33.290.8
Dec / -1°7713.26.88.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33169
43070
53070
63070
72971
82971
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143367
153367
163367
173466
183466
193565
203565
213466
223565
233565
243466
253466
263466
273466
283268
293268
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Bad Saulgau gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1410
2410
3410
4410
5400
6400
7400
8400
9390
10390
11390
12381
13381
14371
15371
16371
17371
18371
19372
20372
21372
22372
23372
24372
25372
26372
27362
28362
29362
30362
31363

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5973
6973
7973
8982
9982
10982
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 9 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
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
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 6:28 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 4:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:285:54
211.46:295:52
311.36:305:50
411.36:325:48
511.26:335:46
611.26:355:44
711.16:365:42
811.06:385:40
911.06:395:38
1010.96:415:36
1110.96:425:34
1210.86:445:32
1310.76:455:30
1410.76:475:28
1510.66:485:26
1610.66:505:24
1710.56:515:22
1810.56:535:20
1910.46:555:19
2010.36:565:17
2110.36:585:15
2210.26:595:13
2310.27:015:11
2410.17:025:10
2510.17:045:08
2610.07:055:06
2710.07:075:04
289.97:085:03
299.97:105:01
309.87:125:00
319.77:134:58

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.0Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bad Saulgau?

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

3.3
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 Bad Saulgau.

What to pack for Bad Saulgau in October

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

In October, Bad Saulgau sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bad Saulgau in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bad Saulgau 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 December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Saulgau?

Bad Saulgau sits at 48.0°N, 9.5°E, 590 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sigmaringen, 22 km away.

Topography around Bad Saulgau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Saulgau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 606 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,599 m.

The land around Bad Saulgau is covered by cropland (38%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (29%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
1,599 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Sigmaringen 22 km · Bad Waldsee 22 km · Biberach an der Riß 23 km · Weingarten 25 km · Ravensburg 27 km · Ehingen 34 km · Laupheim 37 km · Überlingen 37 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 Saulgau (48.0168°, 9.5006°, elevation 590 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).