Ilmenau weather in October

In October, Ilmenau sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 9°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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ilmenau's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilmenau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 59 mm; 11.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:49 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 1.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ilmenau reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	13	6
8	13	6
9	13	6
10	13	6
11	13	6
12	12	6
13	12	5
14	12	5
15	12	5
16	12	5
17	11	5
18	11	5
19	11	5
20	11	5
21	11	4
22	11	4
23	10	4
24	10	4
25	10	4
26	10	4
27	10	4
28	10	4
29	9	4
30	9	4
31	9	4

How October really feels in Ilmenau

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Ilmenau 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -3°	57	12.8	7.8	8.3	0.0
Feb	3° / -3°	45	10.1	6.8	9.7	0.0
Mar	7° / -0°	59	12.9	5	11.5	0.8
Apr	12° / 3°	56	11.8	1.2	13.5	3.0
May	16° / 7°	84	13.6	0.1	15.2	4.6
Jun	19° / 11°	83	14.2	0	16.2	5.4
Jul	22° / 13°	95	14.4	0	15.8	5.9
Aug	21° / 12°	86	13.1	0	14.3	6.0
Sep	17° / 9°	65	11.3	0	12.4	5.1
Oct	12° / 5°	59	11.5	0.3	10.4	2.8
Nov	6° / 1°	59	11.5	3.6	8.7	0.5
Dec	2° / -2°	61	13.4	6.9	7.8	0.0

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	29	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	27	27	27	26	26
Cloudier (%)	73	74	74	74	74	74	73	72	72	71	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	73	73	73	74	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Ilmenau gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	41	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	0
2	42	0
3	42	0
4	41	0
5	41	0
6	40	0
7	40	1
8	39	1
9	38	1
10	37	1
11	37	1
12	36	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	1
21	34	1
22	35	1
23	35	2
24	35	2
25	35	2
26	35	2
27	36	2
28	36	2
29	36	2
30	37	3
31	37	3

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 4:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:11	7:13	7:14
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:23	5:21	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:08	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:53	4:51	4:49	4:47	4:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:24	5:47
2	11.3	6:25	5:45
3	11.3	6:27	5:43
4	11.2	6:28	5:40
5	11.1	6:30	5:38
6	11.1	6:32	5:36
7	11.0	6:33	5:34
8	10.9	6:35	5:31
9	10.9	6:37	5:29
10	10.8	6:38	5:27
11	10.7	6:40	5:25
12	10.7	6:42	5:23
13	10.6	6:43	5:21
14	10.6	6:45	5:18
15	10.5	6:47	5:16
16	10.4	6:49	5:14
17	10.4	6:50	5:12
18	10.3	6:52	5:10
19	10.2	6:54	5:08
20	10.2	6:55	5:06
21	10.1	6:57	5:04
22	10.1	6:59	5:02
23	10.0	7:01	5:00
24	9.9	7:02	4:58
25	9.9	7:04	4:56
26	9.8	7:06	4:54
27	9.8	7:07	4:53
28	9.7	7:09	4:51
29	9.6	7:11	4:49
30	9.6	7:13	4:47
31	9.5	7:14	4:45

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.0	Moderate
11	2.0	Moderate
12	2.0	Dim
13	2.0	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.7	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.6	Dim
26	1.5	Dim
27	1.5	Dim
28	1.4	Dim
29	1.4	Dim
30	1.4	Dim
31	1.3	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ilmenau?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ilmenau.

What to pack for Ilmenau in October

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

In October, Ilmenau sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ilmenau 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 Ilmenau peaks around July 13 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	1	3	4	6	7	7	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Ilmenau?

Ilmenau sits at 50.7°N, 10.9°E, 478 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Arnstadt, 18 km away.

Topography around Ilmenau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilmenau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m around an average of 552 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 701 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 882 m.

The land around Ilmenau is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

411 m

trees 67%

16 km

701 m

trees 69%

80 km

882 m

trees 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← September Ilmenau year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Arnstadt 18 km · Suhl 18 km · Rudolstadt 30 km · Saalfeld 32 km · Gotha 33 km · Schmalkalden 34 km · Erfurt 34 km · Meiningen 38 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 Ilmenau (50.6832°, 10.9186°, elevation 478 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	13	6
8	13	6
9	13	6
10	13	6
11	13	6
12	12	6
13	12	5
14	12	5
15	12	5
16	12	5
17	11	5
18	11	5
19	11	5
20	11	5
21	11	4
22	11	4
23	10	4
24	10	4
25	10	4
26	10	4
27	10	4
28	10	4
29	9	4
30	9	4
31	9	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	0
2	42	0
3	42	0
4	41	0
5	41	0
6	40	0
7	40	1
8	39	1
9	38	1
10	37	1
11	37	1
12	36	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	1
21	34	1
22	35	1
23	35	2
24	35	2
25	35	2
26	35	2
27	36	2
28	36	2
29	36	2
30	37	3
31	37	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	13	6
8	13	6
9	13	6
10	13	6
11	13	6
12	12	6
13	12	5
14	12	5
15	12	5
16	12	5
17	11	5
18	11	5
19	11	5
20	11	5
21	11	4
22	11	4
23	10	4
24	10	4
25	10	4
26	10	4
27	10	4
28	10	4
29	9	4
30	9	4
31	9	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	0
2	42	0
3	42	0
4	41	0
5	41	0
6	40	0
7	40	1
8	39	1
9	38	1
10	37	1
11	37	1
12	36	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	1
21	34	1
22	35	1
23	35	2
24	35	2
25	35	2
26	35	2
27	36	2
28	36	2
29	36	2
30	37	3
31	37	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	13	6
8	13	6
9	13	6
10	13	6
11	13	6
12	12	6
13	12	5
14	12	5
15	12	5
16	12	5
17	11	5
18	11	5
19	11	5
20	11	5
21	11	4
22	11	4
23	10	4
24	10	4
25	10	4
26	10	4
27	10	4
28	10	4
29	9	4
30	9	4
31	9	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	0
2	42	0
3	42	0
4	41	0
5	41	0
6	40	0
7	40	1
8	39	1
9	38	1
10	37	1
11	37	1
12	36	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	1
21	34	1
22	35	1
23	35	2
24	35	2
25	35	2
26	35	2
27	36	2
28	36	2
29	36	2
30	37	3
31	37	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0