Ettlingen weather in October

In October, Ettlingen sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ettlingen's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ettlingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:56 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Ettlingen is human settlement in Germany.

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 Ettlingen reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 20°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)
11710
21710
31710
41710
5179
6169
7169
8169
9169
10169
11158
12158
13158
14158
15158
16148
17148
18147
19147
20147
21147
22137
23137
24137
25137
26137
27136
28126
29126
30126
31126

How October really feels in Ettlingen

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.

Ettlingen weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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 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 (%)
13367
23367
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143367
153367
163367
173466
183466
193367
203367
213367
223268
233169
243169
253268
263169
273169
283169
293169
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ettlingen gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
739
839
938
1037
1136
1236
1335
1434
1534
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2234
2334
2434
2534
2635
2735
2835
2936
3036
3136

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 (%)
18614
28713
38713
48812
58812
68911
79010
89010
9919
10928
11928
12937
13946
14946
15955
16955
17964
18964
19964
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:32 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:325:58
211.46:345:56
311.36:365:54
411.26:375:52
511.26:395:50
611.16:405:48
711.16:425:45
811.06:435:43
910.96:455:41
1010.96:465:39
1110.86:485:37
1210.86:495:35
1310.76:515:33
1410.66:535:31
1510.66:545:29
1610.56:565:27
1710.56:575:25
1810.46:595:23
1910.37:005:21
2010.37:025:19
2110.27:045:18
2210.27:055:16
2310.17:075:14
2410.17:095:12
2510.07:105:10
269.97:125:08
279.97:135:07
289.87:155:05
299.87:175:03
309.77:185:02
319.77:205:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ettlingen?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ettlingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ettlingen in October

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

In October, Ettlingen sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ettlingen 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 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
October 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. 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).