Kelheim weather in October

In October, Kelheim sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 Kelheim's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kelheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:42 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.9 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 Kelheim reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°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 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2168
3168
4168
5157
6157
7157
8157
9157
10147
11146
12146
13146
14136
15136
16136
17135
18135
19125
20125
21125
22125
23125
24115
25114
26114
27114
28114
29114
30104
31104

How October really feels in Kelheim

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.

Kelheim 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 / -3°5511.15.68.50.0
Feb / -2°449.64.69.80.1
Mar / 5811.72.511.61.7
Apr14° / 4910.30.613.44.0
May19° / 8313.30155.5
Jun22° / 12°8613.3015.96.1
Jul24° / 14°9413.7015.56.4
Aug24° / 14°8412.2014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°6410.7012.45.8
Oct13° / 5810.60.310.53.6
Nov / 5510.22.48.90.8
Dec / -1°5911.95.38.10.0

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 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
53070
63070
73169
83070
93169
103268
113367
123367
133367
143367
153466
163466
173466
183466
193466
203367
213367
223268
233268
243169
253169
263268
273169
283169
293169
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kelheim gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2370
3370
4360
5360
6360
7350
8350
9340
10330
11330
12321
13321
14311
15311
16311
17311
18311
19311
20321
21321
22322
23332
24332
25332
26332
27332
28332
29342
30342
31342

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 (%)
1946
2946
3955
4955
5964
6964
7973
8973
9973
10982
11982
12982
13991
14991
15991
16991
171000
181000
191000
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
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
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 6:19 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 4:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:195:44
211.46:205:42
311.36:225:40
411.26:235:38
511.26:255:36
611.16:265:34
711.16:285:32
811.06:295:29
910.96:315:27
1010.96:325:25
1110.86:345:23
1210.86:355:21
1310.76:375:19
1410.66:395:17
1510.66:405:15
1610.56:425:13
1710.56:435:11
1810.46:455:09
1910.36:475:07
2010.36:485:06
2110.26:505:04
2210.26:515:02
2310.16:535:00
2410.16:554:58
2510.06:564:56
269.96:584:55
279.96:594:53
289.87:014:51
299.87:034:49
309.77:044:48
319.77:064:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
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
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kelheim?

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

3.6
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 Kelheim.

What to pack for Kelheim in October

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

In October, Kelheim sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kelheim 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 Kelheim peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kelheim?

Kelheim sits at 48.9°N, 11.9°E, 346 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Regensburg, 19 km away.

MoosburgNeumarkt in der OberpfalzPfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Topography around Kelheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kelheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 410 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m.

The land around Kelheim is covered by trees (54%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
788 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Regensburg 19 km · Ingolstadt 38 km · Landshut 48 km · Schwandorf in Bayern 48 km · Moosburg 50 km · Straubing 50 km · Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz 51 km · Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm 51 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 Kelheim (48.9173°, 11.8862°, elevation 346 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).