Mosbach weather in October

In October, Mosbach sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 10.5 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 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Mosbach's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mosbach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:53 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.02 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 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Mosbach 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 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2169
3169
4169
5168
6168
7158
8158
9158
10158
11157
12147
13147
14147
15147
16147
17136
18136
19136
20136
21136
22136
23126
24126
25126
26125
27125
28125
29115
30115
31115

How October really feels in Mosbach

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.

Mosbach 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 / -1°7612.34.48.40.0
Feb / -1°6611.34.39.80.2
Mar10° / 7612.5211.52.0
Apr15° / 5210.40.213.44.2
May19° / 7913.1015.15.5
Jun22° / 13°6612.20166.2
Jul24° / 14°7412.7015.66.5
Aug24° / 14°6211.1014.26.7
Sep19° / 11°6310.3012.46.0
Oct14° / 7211.80.110.53.7
Nov / 7211.61.48.91.1
Dec / 9014.64.780.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
83070
93070
103169
113268
123268
133367
143268
153367
163367
173367
183268
193169
203070
213169
223070
233070
242971
252971
262971
272872
282971
292872
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mosbach gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
242
342
442
541
641
740
840
939
1038
1137
1237
1336
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2835
2935
3035
3136

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 (%)
19010
2919
3919
4928
5928
6937
7946
8946
9955
10955
11964
12964
13964
14973
15973
16973
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:30 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:305:55
211.46:315:53
311.36:335:51
411.26:345:48
511.26:365:46
611.16:385:44
711.06:395:42
811.06:415:40
910.96:425:38
1010.96:445:36
1110.86:455:34
1210.76:475:32
1310.76:495:30
1410.66:505:27
1510.66:525:25
1610.56:535:23
1710.46:555:21
1810.46:575:20
1910.36:585:18
2010.37:005:16
2110.27:025:14
2210.17:035:12
2310.17:055:10
2410.07:065:08
2510.07:085:06
269.97:105:05
279.97:115:03
289.87:135:01
299.77:154:59
309.77:164:58
319.67:184:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Mosbach?

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
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mosbach.

What to pack for Mosbach in October

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

In October, Mosbach 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 Mosbach 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 Mosbach 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
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mosbach?

Mosbach sits at 49.4°N, 9.2°E, 186 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Rappenau, 13 km away.

Topography around Mosbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mosbach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Mosbach is covered by trees (48%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
754 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bad Rappenau 13 km · Eberbach 17 km · Neckarsulm 19 km · Buchen in Odenwald 23 km · Sinsheim 23 km · Heilbronn 24 km · Eppingen 30 km · Öhringen 31 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 Mosbach (49.3536°, 9.1511°, elevation 186 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).