Bremerhaven weather in October

In October, Bremerhaven sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 65 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 14% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bremerhaven's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bremerhaven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:03 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Bremerhaven is German city in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,168/km²
people per km²
Founded
1827

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 Bremerhaven reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11510
21510
31510
4159
5159
6159
7149
8149
9149
10149
11148
12148
13138
14138
15138
16138
17138
18138
19127
20127
21127
22127
23127
24127
25127
26117
27117
28117
29117
30116
31116

How October really feels in Bremerhaven

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.

Bremerhaven weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6713.72.47.80.0
Feb / 5210.62.49.40.1
Mar / 5411.51.511.51.2
Apr12° / 52110.213.73.2
May16° / 6311.5015.64.8
Jun19° / 12°7913016.75.5
Jul21° / 14°9214.3016.35.8
Aug21° / 14°8413.9014.65.9
Sep18° / 12°6610.9012.55.3
Oct13° / 6512.6010.33.3
Nov / 5712.10.38.31.2
Dec / 6613.12.37.30.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83169
93169
103169
113070
123070
133070
143070
152971
162971
172971
182971
192773
202773
212773
222674
232674
242575
252575
262476
272476
282476
292476
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bremerhaven gets around 65 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
740
840
939
1039
1138
1238
1337
1437
1537
1637
1738
1838
1939
2040
2141
2241
2342
2443
2543
2644
2744
2845
2945
3046
3146

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18713
28713
38812
48812
58911
68911
79010
8919
9919
10928
11928
12937
13937
14946
15946
16955
17955
18955
19964
20964
21973
22973
23973
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 4:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:355:54
211.36:375:52
311.26:395:50
411.16:405:47
511.06:425:45
611.06:445:42
710.96:465:40
810.86:485:37
910.86:505:35
1010.76:525:32
1110.66:545:30
1210.56:555:28
1310.56:575:25
1410.46:595:23
1510.37:015:21
1610.37:035:18
1710.27:055:16
1810.17:075:14
1910.07:095:12
2010.07:115:09
219.97:135:07
229.87:155:05
239.87:175:03
249.77:195:01
259.67:214:58
269.67:224:56
279.57:244:54
289.47:264:52
299.47:284:50
309.37:304:48
319.27:324:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bremerhaven?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bremerhaven.

What to pack for Bremerhaven in October

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

In October, Bremerhaven sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Bremerhaven in October

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Bremerhaven 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 Bremerhaven peaks around July 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bremerhaven?

Bremerhaven sits at 53.6°N, 8.6°E, 2 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Langen, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Bremerhaven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bremerhaven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m.

The land around Bremerhaven is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and water (33%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), water (26%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
194 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Langen 6.0 km · Nordenham 8.0 km · Loxstedt 10 km · Brake (Unterweser) 25 km · Wilhelmshaven 31 km · Varel 34 km · Cuxhaven 36 km · Schwanewede 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 Bremerhaven (53.5536°, 8.5755°, elevation 2 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).