Ettlingen in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Ettlingen sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 198 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 6°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Ettlingen's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ettlingen's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
198 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.9
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Ettlingen in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 6°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Ettlingen reaches about 14°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Ettlingen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
10
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ettlingen weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6812.53.68.50.0
Feb / 60113.59.80.4
Mar11° / 6812.41.711.62.4
Apr15° / 5210.80.113.44.5
May19° / 10°7912.80155.7
Jun23° / 13°6712.2015.96.4
Jul25° / 15°7012.2015.56.6
Aug25° / 15°6211.1014.26.7
Sep20° / 12°629.9012.46.2
Oct15° / 6711.30.110.54.1
Nov / 7011.61.28.91.5
Dec / 8314.33.68.10.1

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Ettlingen gets around 198 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min in early September to 8 h 24 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Ettlingen?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ettlingen.

What to pack for Ettlingen in Fall

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

In fall, Ettlingen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ettlingen in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ettlingen peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ettlingen?

Ettlingen sits at 48.9°N, 8.4°E, 139 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Karlsruhe, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Ettlingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ettlingen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 187 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Ettlingen is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
666 m
80 km
1,076 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Karlsruhe 8.0 km · Rheinstetten 8.0 km · Wörth am Rhein 16 km · Gaggenau 17 km · Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 17 km · Rastatt 17 km · Pforzheim 22 km · Baden-Baden 24 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 Ettlingen (48.9409°, 8.4076°, elevation 139 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.