Fussen weather in October

In October, Fussen sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Fussen's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fussen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:44 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Fussen is principle town of the municipality of Füssen, German.

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 13°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Fussen reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1135
2135
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8124
9124
10124
11123
12123
13123
14113
15113
16112
17112
18112
19112
20112
21102
22102
23101
24101
25101
26101
27101
28101
2991
3091
3190

How October really feels in Fussen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Fussen weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°9112.611.98.70.0
Feb / -7°8411.811.79.90.0
Mar / -4°11215.412.411.60.3
Apr10° / -0°11815.99.213.31.7
May14° / 18921.43.514.93.1
Jun17° / 20720.80.515.74.2
Jul19° / 10°20620.20.115.44.8
Aug19° / 10°19919.50.214.14.8
Sep15° / 14115.81.212.44.0
Oct11° / 10413.24.310.62.6
Nov / -3°9712.299.10.4
Dec / -7°9813.411.88.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53961
63961
74060
84060
94159
104060
114159
124159
134159
144258
154258
164258
174258
184258
194258
204258
214258
224159
234258
244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294060
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Fussen gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1517
2508
3508
4498
5499
6489
74710
84611
94611
104512
114413
124313
134214
144114
154015
164015
173916
183916
193916
203917
213817
223817
233817
243817
253817
263817
273817
283817
293818
303818
313819

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 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 6:22 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:225:50
211.46:245:48
311.36:255:46
411.36:275:44
511.26:285:42
611.26:305:40
711.16:315:38
811.06:335:36
911.06:345:34
1010.96:365:32
1110.96:375:30
1210.86:385:28
1310.86:405:26
1410.76:415:24
1510.66:435:22
1610.66:445:20
1710.56:465:18
1810.56:475:16
1910.46:495:14
2010.46:505:13
2110.36:525:11
2210.36:535:09
2310.26:555:07
2410.26:575:06
2510.16:585:04
2610.07:005:02
2710.07:015:01
289.97:034:59
299.97:044:57
309.87:064:56
319.87:074:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Fussen?

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

2.6
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 Fussen.

What to pack for Fussen in October

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

In October, Fussen sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Fussen in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fussen peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fussen?

Fussen sits at 47.6°N, 10.7°E, 808 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marktoberdorf, 24 km away.

Penzberg

Topography around Fussen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fussen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 828 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,597 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,318 m.

The land around Fussen is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
1,597 m
80 km
3,318 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Marktoberdorf 24 km · Garmisch-Partenkirchen 31 km · Sonthofen 32 km · Kempten (Allgäu) 34 km · Kaufbeuren 35 km · Telfs 40 km · Weilheim 45 km · Penzberg 54 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 Fussen (47.5714°, 10.7017°, elevation 808 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).