Kirchlengern weather in October

In October, Kirchlengern sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 64 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Kirchlengern's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirchlengern's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:00 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Kirchlengern is human settlement in Germany.

Density
1,718/km²
people per km²

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 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kirchlengern reaches about 14°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 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3169
4169
5158
6158
7158
8158
9158
10158
11148
12147
13147
14147
15147
16147
17137
18137
19137
20137
21137
22137
23136
24126
25126
26126
27126
28126
29126
30116
31116

How October really feels in Kirchlengern

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.

Kirchlengern weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6813.13.180.0
Feb / 5211.33.59.50.2
Mar / 5812.31.811.51.7
Apr14° / 5011.10.313.63.8
May18° / 5911.1015.45.4
Jun21° / 12°6311.4016.46.0
Jul23° / 14°7413.10166.3
Aug23° / 14°7112.6014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°5910.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 6412010.33.6
Nov / 5912.10.88.51.3
Dec / 6913.337.60.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82971
92971
103070
113070
123070
133169
143268
153268
163169
173070
183070
193070
202971
212872
222773
232773
242674
252674
262575
272575
282476
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kirchlengern gets around 64 mm of rain over 12 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
241
341
441
541
641
740
839
939
1038
1137
1237
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1937
2037
2138
2238
2339
2439
2540
2641
2741
2842
2943
3043
3144

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
29010
3919
4919
5919
6928
7928
8928
9937
10937
11946
12946
13946
14955
15955
16955
17964
18964
19964
20973
21973
22973
23982
24982
25982
26982
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 6:34 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 4:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:345:55
211.36:355:53
311.26:375:50
411.26:395:48
511.16:415:46
611.06:425:43
710.96:445:41
810.96:465:39
910.86:485:36
1010.76:505:34
1110.76:515:32
1210.66:535:30
1310.56:555:27
1410.56:575:25
1510.46:595:23
1610.37:005:21
1710.37:025:18
1810.27:045:16
1910.17:065:14
2010.17:085:12
2110.07:095:10
229.97:115:08
239.97:135:06
249.87:155:04
259.77:175:02
269.77:195:00
279.67:204:58
289.67:224:56
299.57:244:54
309.47:264:52
319.47:284:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
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
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.5Dim
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 Kirchlengern?

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 Kirchlengern.

What to pack for Kirchlengern in October

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

In October, Kirchlengern sees daytime highs around 14°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 Kirchlengern 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 Kirchlengern peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 13UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kirchlengern?

Kirchlengern sits at 52.2°N, 8.6°E, 64 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bünde, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Kirchlengern

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirchlengern has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m.

The land around Kirchlengern is covered by trees (31%), cropland (30%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
536 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bünde 3.0 km · Hiddenhausen 4.0 km · Löhne 4.0 km · Enger 8.0 km · Herford 10 km · Bad Oeynhausen 12 km · Lübbecke 12 km · Spenge 12 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 Kirchlengern (52.2°, 8.6333°, elevation 64 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).