Kulmbach weather in October

In October, Kulmbach sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-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 17% 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 Kulmbach's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kulmbach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:45 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Kulmbach is main settlement of Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.7 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 14°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kulmbach reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1157
2157
3147
4147
5147
6147
7147
8136
9136
10136
11136
12136
13126
14125
15125
16125
17125
18115
19115
20115
21115
22114
23104
24104
25104
26104
27104
28104
29104
3094
3194

How October really feels in Kulmbach

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.

Kulmbach weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°8013.97.88.30.0
Feb / -3°6211.16.79.70.0
Mar / 7113.14.511.51.1
Apr13° / 5511.6113.53.4
May17° / 74130.115.25.0
Jun20° / 11°8213.4016.15.8
Jul23° / 13°9013.9015.76.1
Aug22° / 13°7912.5014.36.3
Sep18° / 7010.8012.45.3
Oct12° / 6811.70.410.52.9
Nov / 7111.93.48.80.5
Dec / -1°8614.58.37.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52872
62872
72872
83070
93169
103169
113169
123367
133367
143367
153367
163466
173466
183268
193169
203169
213070
222872
232872
242773
252773
262773
272674
282575
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kulmbach gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1400
2400
3400
4400
5400
6390
7390
8380
9381
10371
11361
12361
13351
14351
15341
16341
17342
18342
19352
20352
21362
22362
23362
24362
25362
26372
27372
28372
29383
30383
31393

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8982
9982
10982
11982
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 6:21 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 4:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:215:45
211.36:235:43
311.36:245:41
411.26:265:39
511.26:275:36
611.16:295:34
711.06:315:32
811.06:325:30
910.96:345:28
1010.86:365:26
1110.86:375:23
1210.76:395:21
1310.66:405:19
1410.66:425:17
1510.56:445:15
1610.56:455:13
1710.46:475:11
1810.36:495:09
1910.36:505:07
2010.26:525:05
2110.26:545:03
2210.16:555:01
2310.06:574:59
2410.06:594:57
259.97:014:55
269.97:024:54
279.87:044:52
289.77:064:50
299.77:074:48
309.67:094:47
319.67:114:45

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kulmbach?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kulmbach.

What to pack for Kulmbach in October

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

In October, Kulmbach 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 Kulmbach 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 Kulmbach 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
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kulmbach?

Kulmbach sits at 50.1°N, 11.5°E, 330 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kronach, 18 km away.

Topography around Kulmbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kulmbach has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m.

The land around Kulmbach is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (47%), cropland (27%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
888 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Kronach 18 km · Bayreuth 19 km · Lichtenfels 28 km · Sonneberg 35 km · Coburg 39 km · Hof 40 km · Bamberg 45 km · Marktredwitz 47 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 Kulmbach (50.1007°, 11.4503°, elevation 330 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).