Lippstadt weather in October

In October, Lippstadt sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 69 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 10.4 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 12°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Lippstadt's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lippstadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:01 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

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 Lippstadt reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°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
5169
6158
7158
8158
9158
10158
11158
12148
13147
14147
15147
16147
17147
18147
19137
20137
21137
22137
23137
24137
25127
26126
27126
28126
29126
30126
31126

How October really feels in Lippstadt

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.

Lippstadt 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 / 7714.33.68.10.0
Feb / 6111.949.60.2
Mar / 6512.91.711.51.8
Apr14° / 50110.313.63.9
May18° / 5711.3015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6111.9016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°7213.4015.96.3
Aug23° / 14°7312.2014.46.4
Sep19° / 11°6411.2012.45.7
Oct14° / 6912.5010.43.7
Nov / 7113.418.61.4
Dec / 7813.93.37.70.1

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 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82872
92971
103070
113070
123268
133268
143268
153367
163367
173367
183367
193169
203169
213169
223070
233070
243070
252971
262872
272872
282773
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lippstadt gets around 69 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
643
742
842
941
1040
1139
1238
1338
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2238
2339
2439
2540
2640
2741
2842
2942
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 (%)
18911
28911
39010
49010
5919
6919
7919
8928
9928
10937
11937
12946
13946
14955
15955
16955
17964
18964
19964
20973
21973
22973
23973
24982
25982
26982
27982
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 15 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
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light 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 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 4:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:345:57
211.36:365:54
311.26:385:52
411.26:405:50
511.16:415:47
611.06:435:45
711.06:455:43
810.96:475:41
910.86:485:38
1010.86:505:36
1110.76:525:34
1210.66:545:32
1310.66:555:29
1410.56:575:27
1510.46:595:25
1610.47:015:23
1710.37:025:21
1810.27:045:18
1910.27:065:16
2010.17:085:14
2110.07:095:12
2210.07:115:10
239.97:135:08
249.97:155:06
259.87:175:04
269.77:185:02
279.77:205:00
289.67:224:58
299.57:244:57
309.57:264:55
319.47:274:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Dim
102.0Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Lippstadt?

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

3.7
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 Lippstadt.

What to pack for Lippstadt in October

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

In October, Lippstadt sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lippstadt 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 Lippstadt peaks around July 11 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lippstadt?

Lippstadt sits at 51.7°N, 8.3°E, 81 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Erwitte, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Lippstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lippstadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 832 m.

The land around Lippstadt is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
259 m
80 km
832 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Erwitte 7.0 km · Geseke 12 km · Rietberg 16 km · Salzkotten 18 km · Delbrück 18 km · Soest 20 km · Rheda-Wiedenbrück 20 km · Büren 20 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 Lippstadt (51.6737°, 8.3448°, elevation 81 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).