Kaiserslautern weather in October

In October, Kaiserslautern sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kaiserslautern's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaiserslautern's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:59 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 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 Kaiserslautern reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°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)
1169
2169
3169
4159
5158
6158
7158
8158
9148
10148
11147
12147
13147
14137
15137
16137
17137
18136
19136
20126
21126
22126
23126
24126
25126
26116
27116
28115
29115
30115
31115

How October really feels in Kaiserslautern

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.

Kaiserslautern weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5811.33.88.40.0
Feb / -0°519.93.89.80.1
Mar / 5811.51.711.51.8
Apr14° / 5411.20.213.43.8
May18° / 7412.7015.15.3
Jun21° / 12°6711.80166.1
Jul23° / 14°7212.7015.66.5
Aug23° / 14°6511.7014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°6010.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 6211.50.110.53.5
Nov / 6011.91.28.91.0
Dec / 7213.43.880.0

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 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42674
52674
62773
72773
82773
92971
102971
112971
123070
133070
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193070
202971
212872
222872
232773
242773
252773
262674
272575
282575
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kaiserslautern gets around 62 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 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
540
640
739
838
937
1037
1136
1235
1334
1434
1533
1633
1733
1833
1934
2034
2134
2235
2335
2436
2536
2637
2737
2837
2938
3038
3139

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2919
3928
4928
5928
6937
7937
8946
9946
10955
11955
12955
13964
14964
15964
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
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 12 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
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:356:00
211.46:375:58
311.36:385:56
411.26:405:54
511.26:425:52
611.16:435:50
711.06:455:47
811.06:465:45
910.96:485:43
1010.96:495:41
1110.86:515:39
1210.76:535:37
1310.76:545:35
1410.66:565:33
1510.66:575:31
1610.56:595:29
1710.47:015:27
1810.47:025:25
1910.37:045:23
2010.37:065:21
2110.27:075:19
2210.17:095:17
2310.17:105:15
2410.07:125:13
2510.07:145:12
269.97:155:10
279.97:175:08
289.87:195:06
299.77:205:05
309.77:225:03
319.67:245:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.0Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kaiserslautern?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaiserslautern.

What to pack for Kaiserslautern in October

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

In October, Kaiserslautern sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kaiserslautern 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 Kaiserslautern peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaiserslautern?

Kaiserslautern sits at 49.4°N, 7.8°E, 240 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neustadt an der Weinstraße, 29 km away.

Topography around Kaiserslautern

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaiserslautern has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Kaiserslautern is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
754 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Neustadt an der Weinstraße 29 km · Bad Dürkheim 29 km · Pirmasens 29 km · Homburg 34 km · Haßloch 36 km · Zweibrücken 36 km · Landau in der Pfalz 37 km · Bexbach 39 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 Kaiserslautern (49.443°, 7.7716°, elevation 240 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).