Bautzen weather in October

In October, Bautzen sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-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 20% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bautzen's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bautzen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:35 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Bautzen is human settlement in Germany.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bautzen 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 8°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2168
3168
4158
5158
6158
7158
8158
9147
10147
11147
12147
13137
14137
15136
16136
17136
18126
19126
20126
21126
22126
23126
24115
25115
26115
27115
28115
29115
30105
31105

How October really feels in Bautzen

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.

Bautzen weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°60136.68.20.0
Feb / -1°4710.55.79.60.0
Mar / 6012.43.911.51.3
Apr14° / 429.60.913.53.9
May18° / 6312.1015.35.6
Jun21° / 12°7212.7016.26.0
Jul24° / 14°8813.2015.96.4
Aug23° / 14°7811.5014.46.6
Sep19° / 10°6410.6012.45.7
Oct13° / 5410.80.210.43.5
Nov / 5510.82.28.70.9
Dec / -1°5812.25.17.70.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33070
43169
53268
63268
73367
83268
93268
103268
113367
123367
133367
143367
153367
163367
173367
183367
193268
203268
213169
223268
233169
243169
253169
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Bautzen gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2380
3380
4380
5380
6370
7370
8360
9360
10351
11341
12341
13331
14331
15321
16321
17321
18321
19321
20321
21331
22331
23341
24341
25352
26352
27362
28372
29372
30372
31383

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7964
8964
9964
10964
11973
12973
13973
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light 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
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light 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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 4:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:105:33
211.36:115:30
311.26:135:28
411.26:155:26
511.16:165:24
611.16:185:21
711.06:205:19
810.96:225:17
910.96:235:14
1010.86:255:12
1110.76:275:10
1210.76:285:08
1310.66:305:06
1410.56:325:04
1510.56:345:01
1610.46:354:59
1710.36:374:57
1810.36:394:55
1910.26:414:53
2010.16:424:51
2110.16:444:49
2210.06:464:47
2310.06:484:45
249.96:494:43
259.86:514:41
269.86:534:39
279.76:554:37
289.66:564:35
299.66:584:34
309.57:004:32
319.57:024:30

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bautzen?

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

3.5
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 Bautzen.

What to pack for Bautzen in October

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

In October, Bautzen sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bautzen 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 Bautzen peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bautzen in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bautzen is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bautzen?

Bautzen sits at 51.2°N, 14.4°E, 213 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Löbau, 19 km away.

Topography around Bautzen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bautzen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 199 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,119 m.

The land around Bautzen is covered by cropland (31%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
469 m
80 km
1,119 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Löbau 19 km · Kamenz 26 km · Hoyerswerda 32 km · Radeberg 37 km · Görlitz 39 km · Weißwasser 39 km · Zgorzelec 40 km · Zittau 41 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 Bautzen (51.1803°, 14.4349°, elevation 213 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).