Burghausen weather in October

In October, Burghausen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 74 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 17°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Burghausen's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burghausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Burghausen is city in the Altötting district, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
920/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 17°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Burghausen 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 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2179
3179
4169
5169
6168
7168
8168
9158
10158
11157
12157
13157
14147
15147
16147
17146
18136
19136
20136
21136
22136
23136
24126
25125
26125
27125
28125
29125
30125
31115

How October really feels in Burghausen

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.

Burghausen 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°6611.56.28.60.0
Feb / -1°5611.15.19.90.2
Mar10° / 78133.311.62.2
Apr15° / 6511.70.713.44.3
May20° / 10°10614.4014.95.6
Jun23° / 13°11014.7015.86.0
Jul25° / 15°11114.8015.46.2
Aug24° / 15°10213.4014.16.4
Sep19° / 11°8912.2012.45.7
Oct14° / 7411.90.310.63.9
Nov / 6410.72.791.2
Dec / -1°7112.95.98.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53565
63664
73763
83664
93763
103862
113862
123862
133961
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193862
203664
213664
223565
233565
243565
253466
263565
273565
283565
293466
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Burghausen gets around 74 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 37% 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
8390
9390
10380
11380
12370
13370
14360
15361
16361
17351
18351
19351
20361
21361
22362
23362
24362
25362
26362
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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
2919
3919
4928
5928
6937
7946
8946
9955
10955
11964
12964
13973
14973
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
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
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:14 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 4:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:145:41
211.46:165:39
311.36:175:37
411.36:195:35
511.26:205:33
611.16:225:31
711.16:235:28
811.06:255:26
911.06:265:24
1010.96:285:22
1110.96:295:20
1210.86:315:18
1310.76:325:16
1410.76:345:14
1510.66:355:13
1610.66:375:11
1710.56:385:09
1810.46:405:07
1910.46:415:05
2010.36:435:03
2110.36:455:01
2210.26:464:59
2310.26:484:58
2410.16:494:56
2510.16:514:54
2610.06:524:52
279.96:544:51
289.96:554:49
299.86:574:47
309.86:594:46
319.77:004:44

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Burghausen?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Burghausen.

What to pack for Burghausen in October

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

In October, Burghausen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Burghausen in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burghausen peaks around July 10 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burghausen?

Burghausen sits at 48.2°N, 12.8°E, 422 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Mühldorf, 25 km away.

Bad ReichenhallVilshofen

Topography around Burghausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burghausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 423 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,398 m.

The land around Burghausen is covered by trees (33%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (43%), cropland (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), cropland (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
235 m
80 km
2,398 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Mühldorf 25 km · Traunreut 29 km · Waldkraiburg 32 km · Traunstein 36 km · Freilassing 38 km · Salzburg 44 km · Bad Reichenhall 49 km · Vilshofen 57 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 Burghausen (48.1692°, 12.8314°, elevation 422 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).