Holzminden weather in October

In October, Holzminden sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Holzminden's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Holzminden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:56 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Holzminden reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°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)
1158
2158
3158
4158
5158
6148
7148
8147
9147
10147
11147
12137
13137
14136
15136
16136
17136
18126
19126
20126
21126
22126
23126
24116
25116
26115
27115
28115
29115
30115
31105

How October really feels in Holzminden

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.

Holzminden 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 / -1°6713.14.48.10.0
Feb / -1°5311.44.99.60.1
Mar / 6112.72.711.51.4
Apr13° / 52110.413.63.6
May17° / 6612.1015.45.1
Jun20° / 11°7112.6016.45.7
Jul22° / 13°8013.50166.1
Aug22° / 13°7412.4014.46.2
Sep18° / 10°6511.1012.45.4
Oct13° / 6612.40.110.43.2
Nov / 6212.11.68.60.9
Dec / 6813.54.67.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42476
52476
62575
72575
82575
92575
102773
112773
122773
132971
143070
153070
163070
173070
182971
192971
202872
212872
222773
232674
242674
252674
262575
272476
282476
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Holzminden gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
544
644
743
842
941
1040
1139
1238
1337
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1937
2037
2137
2237
2338
2438
2538
2639
2739
2839
2939
3040
3140

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 (%)
1946
2955
3955
4955
5955
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 4:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:305:52
211.36:325:50
311.26:345:48
411.26:355:45
511.16:375:43
611.06:395:41
711.06:415:38
810.96:425:36
910.86:445:34
1010.86:465:31
1110.76:485:29
1210.66:495:27
1310.66:515:25
1410.56:535:22
1510.46:555:20
1610.46:565:18
1710.36:585:16
1810.27:005:14
1910.27:025:12
2010.17:045:10
2110.07:055:07
2210.07:075:05
239.97:095:03
249.87:115:01
259.87:134:59
269.77:144:57
279.77:164:56
289.67:184:54
299.57:204:52
309.57:224:50
319.47:244:48

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Dim
82.0Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Holzminden?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Holzminden.

What to pack for Holzminden in October

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

In October, Holzminden sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Holzminden in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Holzminden peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Holzminden?

Holzminden sits at 51.8°N, 9.4°E, 91 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Höxter, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Holzminden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Holzminden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,114 m.

The land around Holzminden is covered by cropland (31%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
472 m
80 km
1,114 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Höxter 7.0 km · Beverungen 18 km · Brakel 22 km · Bad Pyrmont 22 km · Uslar 23 km · Blomberg 28 km · Einbeck 29 km · Alfeld 31 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 Holzminden (51.828°, 9.4455°, elevation 91 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).