Bitterfeld-Wolfen weather in October

In October, Bitterfeld-Wolfen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.6 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 19% 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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bitterfeld-Wolfen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:45 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Bitterfeld-Wolfen is quarter of Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Anhalt-Bitterfeld district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; former borough.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,314/km²
people per km²

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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen 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
5168
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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen

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.

Bitterfeld-Wolfen 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 / -1°45113.28.10.0
Feb / -0°349.53.59.60.2
Mar / 4510.91.611.51.7
Apr14° / 358.10.313.64.3
May19° / 5510015.36.0
Jun22° / 12°5210.4016.36.4
Jul24° / 15°6811.3015.96.7
Aug24° / 14°5710.5014.46.8
Sep19° / 11°528.8012.46.1
Oct14° / 439.60.110.44.0
Nov / 4810.51.18.61.2
Dec / 4812.12.97.70.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113268
123268
133268
143268
153466
163466
173466
183367
193367
203367
213367
223268
233367
243268
253169
263169
273070
283169
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bitterfeld-Wolfen gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
733
832
932
1031
1130
1230
1329
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2029
2129
2230
2330
2430
2531
2631
2732
2832
2933
3033
3134

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
5955
6955
7955
8955
9964
10964
11964
12964
13973
14973
15973
16982
17982
18982
19991
20991
21991
22991
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light 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 6:19 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 4:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:195:41
211.36:205:39
311.26:225:36
411.26:245:34
511.16:255:32
611.06:275:29
711.06:295:27
810.96:315:25
910.86:325:22
1010.86:345:20
1110.76:365:18
1210.66:385:16
1310.66:395:13
1410.56:415:11
1510.46:435:09
1610.46:455:07
1710.36:465:05
1810.26:485:03
1910.26:505:01
2010.16:524:58
2110.06:534:56
2210.06:554:54
239.96:574:52
249.96:594:50
259.87:014:48
269.77:024:46
279.77:044:45
289.67:064:43
299.57:084:41
309.57:104:39
319.47:114:37

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 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 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
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bitterfeld-Wolfen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bitterfeld-Wolfen in October

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

In October, Bitterfeld-Wolfen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bitterfeld-Wolfen 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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

Bitterfeld-Wolfen sits at 51.6°N, 12.3°E, 79 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wolfen, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Bitterfeld-Wolfen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bitterfeld-Wolfen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m.

The land around Bitterfeld-Wolfen is covered by trees (36%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
465 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Wolfen 6.0 km · Delitzsch 11 km · Dessau 25 km · Schkeuditz 26 km · Eilenburg 28 km · Köthen 28 km · Halle (Saale) 29 km · Gohlis 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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen (51.6236°, 12.3239°, elevation 79 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).