Meiningen in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Meiningen sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 173 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 19°C in early September to 4°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Meiningen's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Meiningen's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
5°C
Precipitation
173 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
2.9
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Meiningen in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 19°C in early September to 4°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Meiningen reaches about 12°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Meiningen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
26
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Meiningen weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6112.26.68.30.0
Feb / -3°4810.25.79.70.0
Mar / 5812.13.811.51.0
Apr12° / 52110.713.53.2
May17° / 7312.50.115.24.9
Jun20° / 11°7212.7016.15.7
Jul22° / 13°8013.9015.86.1
Aug22° / 12°7311.9014.36.3
Sep17° / 5910.2012.45.3
Oct12° / 5710.70.210.42.9
Nov / 5711.42.88.70.5
Dec / -2°6712.86.27.80.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Meiningen gets around 173 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min in early September to 8 h 06 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.0 kWh/m².

01234SepOctNov
Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Meiningen?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Meiningen.

What to pack for Meiningen in Fall

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

In fall, Meiningen sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

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UV index in Meiningen in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Meiningen peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Meiningen?

Meiningen sits at 50.6°N, 10.4°E, 292 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Schmalkalden, 17 km away.

Topography around Meiningen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Meiningen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 393 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 848 m.

The land around Meiningen is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (55%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
848 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Fall weather nearby: Schmalkalden 17 km · Suhl 20 km · Bad Salzungen 30 km · Bad Neustadt an der Saale 31 km · Ilmenau 38 km · Eisenach 46 km · Gotha 47 km · Bad Kissingen 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 Meiningen (50.5679°, 10.4152°, elevation 292 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.