Meckenheim weather in October

In October, Meckenheim sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Meckenheim's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Meckenheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:04 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Meckenheim is human settlement in Germany.

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 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Meckenheim 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 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2159
3159
4158
5158
6158
7158
8148
9148
10148
11147
12147
13147
14137
15137
16137
17137
18137
19136
20126
21126
22126
23126
24126
25126
26126
27116
28116
29116
30116
31116

How October really feels in Meckenheim

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.

Meckenheim 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 / -0°5512.33.68.30.0
Feb / -0°4810.94.39.70.1
Mar / 5712.72.411.51.7
Apr13° / 5011.40.513.53.5
May17° / 6912.5015.25.0
Jun20° / 11°7612.8016.25.7
Jul22° / 13°8013.6015.86.1
Aug22° / 13°7812.6014.36.2
Sep18° / 10°6010.1012.45.6
Oct13° / 5811.60.110.43.4
Nov / 5712.31.28.71.1
Dec / 6513.34.17.80.0

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42872
52872
62773
72872
82971
92971
103070
113070
123169
133268
143268
153367
163367
173367
183268
193169
203268
213070
222971
232971
242872
252872
262773
272773
282674
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Meckenheim gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
639
739
838
937
1037
1136
1236
1335
1435
1535
1634
1735
1835
1935
2036
2136
2236
2337
2437
2537
2637
2738
2838
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 (%)
1928
2928
3937
4937
5937
6946
7946
8946
9955
10955
11964
12964
13964
14964
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light 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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:396:03
211.36:416:00
311.36:425:58
411.26:445:56
511.16:465:54
611.16:475:51
711.06:495:49
810.96:515:47
910.96:525:45
1010.86:545:43
1110.76:565:40
1210.76:575:38
1310.66:595:36
1410.67:015:34
1510.57:025:32
1610.47:045:30
1710.47:065:28
1810.37:075:26
1910.27:095:24
2010.27:115:22
2110.17:135:20
2210.17:145:18
2310.07:165:16
249.97:185:14
259.97:195:12
269.87:215:10
279.87:235:08
289.77:255:06
299.67:265:05
309.67:285:03
319.57:305:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Dim
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Meckenheim?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Meckenheim.

What to pack for Meckenheim in October

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

In October, Meckenheim 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 Meckenheim 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 Meckenheim peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Meckenheim in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Meckenheim is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1316 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Meckenheim?

Meckenheim sits at 50.6°N, 7.0°E, 185 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wachtberg, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Meckenheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Meckenheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Meckenheim is covered by trees (30%), cropland (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
1,018 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Wachtberg 5.0 km · Rheinbach 6.0 km · Bonn Hardtberg 9.0 km · Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler 11 km · Alfter 12 km · Königswinter 13 km · Bonn 13 km · Bad Honnef 14 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 Meckenheim (50.6239°, 7.0294°, elevation 185 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).