Frankfurt in Fall
In fall (September, October and November), Frankfurt sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 164 mm of precipitation over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.
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 17% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.
Fall is Frankfurt's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Frankfurt's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 14°C
- 3rd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 7°C
- Precipitation
- 164 mm
- 30 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.9
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in Frankfurt in Fall
Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 6°C by late November.
A typical fall day in Frankfurt reaches about 14°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.
How fall really feels in Frankfurt
Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Frankfurt 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° / -0° | 56 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 6° / 0° | 48 | 10 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 10° / 3° | 54 | 11.3 | 1 | 11.5 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 15° / 6° | 44 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 4.6 |
| May | 19° / 10° | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 15.2 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 23° / 13° | 55 | 9.9 | 0 | 16.1 | 6.6 |
| Jul | 25° / 15° | 60 | 10.9 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.7 |
| Aug | 25° / 15° | 53 | 9.2 | 0 | 14.3 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 20° / 11° | 52 | 8.6 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 14° / 7° | 54 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 8° / 4° | 58 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 5° / 1° | 68 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
Cloud cover in Fall
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across fall.
Chance of precipitation in Fall
Frankfurt gets around 164 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Fall
Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Fall
Winds average 11 km/h across fall.
Sunrise & sunset in Fall
Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min in early September to 8 h 12 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Fall
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.0 kWh/m².
Is fall a good time to visit Frankfurt?
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.
fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Frankfurt.
What to pack for Frankfurt in Fall
From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In fall, Frankfurt sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 30 days see rain.
UV index in Frankfurt in Fall
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 Frankfurt peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Frankfurt in Fall
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Frankfurt is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Frankfurt's WHO annual average of 20.8 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | Moderate |
| Feb | 18 | Moderate |
| Mar | 24 | Moderate |
| Apr | 27 | Moderate |
| May | 24 | Moderate |
| Jun | 26 | Moderate |
| Jul | 22 | Moderate |
| Aug | 22 | Moderate |
| Sep | 21 | Moderate |
| Oct | 17 | Moderate |
| Nov | 15 | Moderate |
| Dec | 16 | Moderate |
Where is Frankfurt?
Frankfurt sits at 50.1°N, 8.7°E, 113 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Gallus, 4.0 km away.
Topography around Frankfurt
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Frankfurt.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Frankfurt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.
The land around Frankfurt is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (22%) within 80 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
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 Frankfurt (50.1155°, 8.6842°, elevation 113 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.