Ingolstadt weather in October

In October, Ingolstadt sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 10.1 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 16°C in the first days to 11°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 Ingolstadt's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ingolstadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:43 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Ingolstadt is main settlement of Ingolstadt in Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ingolstadt reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3168
4168
5168
6168
7168
8157
9157
10157
11157
12147
13146
14146
15146
16146
17136
18136
19136
20135
21135
22125
23125
24125
25125
26125
27125
28115
29114
30114
31114

How October really feels in Ingolstadt

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.

Ingolstadt 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 / -2°5410.94.98.50.0
Feb / -2°439.74.19.80.2
Mar10° / 5411.4211.62.0
Apr15° / 4710.20.513.44.3
May19° / 7612.60155.7
Jun22° / 13°7812.6015.96.3
Jul25° / 14°8112.8015.56.5
Aug24° / 14°7711.4014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°5910.1012.46.0
Oct14° / 5510.10.210.53.8
Nov / 5610.11.991.0
Dec / -1°5912.14.88.10.0

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 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
73070
82971
93070
103070
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
163367
173268
183268
193169
203367
213268
223268
233169
243268
253169
263169
273169
283070
293070
303070
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Ingolstadt gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1350
2350
3350
4350
5350
6340
7340
8340
9330
10330
11320
12320
13310
14310
15300
16300
17300
18300
19300
20311
21311
22311
23311
24311
25311
26311
27311
28321
29321
30322
31322

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2937
3937
4946
5946
6955
7955
8964
9964
10973
11973
12982
13982
14982
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:20 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 4:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:205:46
211.46:225:44
311.36:235:42
411.36:255:40
511.26:265:38
611.16:285:36
711.16:295:34
811.06:315:31
910.96:325:29
1010.96:345:27
1110.86:365:25
1210.86:375:23
1310.76:395:21
1410.66:405:19
1510.66:425:17
1610.56:435:15
1710.56:455:13
1810.46:475:11
1910.46:485:10
2010.36:505:08
2110.26:515:06
2210.26:535:04
2310.16:545:02
2410.16:565:00
2510.06:584:59
2610.06:594:57
279.97:014:55
289.87:024:53
299.87:044:52
309.77:064:50
319.77:074:48

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ingolstadt?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ingolstadt.

What to pack for Ingolstadt in October

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

In October, Ingolstadt sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ingolstadt 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 Ingolstadt peaks around July 11 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 11UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ingolstadt?

Ingolstadt sits at 48.8°N, 11.4°E, 379 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neuburg an der Donau, 18 km away.

Topography around Ingolstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ingolstadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 373 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m.

The land around Ingolstadt is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
386 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Neuburg an der Donau 18 km · Schrobenhausen 26 km · Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm 27 km · Kelheim 38 km · Aichach 40 km · Weißenburg in Bayern 44 km · Freising 47 km · Donauwörth 48 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 Ingolstadt (48.7651°, 11.4237°, elevation 379 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).