Netphen weather in October

In October, Netphen sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-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 15% 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 Netphen's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Netphen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
90 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:00 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 9.8 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 Netphen reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1148
2147
3147
4137
5137
6137
7137
8137
9137
10126
11126
12126
13126
14126
15126
16116
17115
18115
19115
20115
21115
22105
23105
24105
25105
26105
27105
28105
2994
3094
3194

How October really feels in Netphen

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.

Netphen weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°11015.57.88.20.0
Feb / -2°8912.97.79.70.0
Mar / 9314.85.311.50.8
Apr12° / 74131.813.52.9
May16° / 8713.60.115.34.4
Jun19° / 10°9514.6016.25.3
Jul21° / 12°10715.5015.85.6
Aug20° / 12°10014.6014.35.6
Sep16° / 9012.1012.44.7
Oct11° / 9013.70.310.42.6
Nov / 9214.33.28.70.5
Dec / -1°11516.47.57.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22377
32278
42278
52377
62377
72377
82476
92476
102575
112674
122773
132773
142971
152971
162971
172971
182872
192872
202872
212773
222773
232674
242575
252476
262476
272476
282377
292377
302278
312179

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Netphen gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1460
2470
3470
4470
5470
6460
7450
8450
9440
10430
11420
12410
13411
14401
15401
16401
17401
18411
19411
20421
21421
22431
23431
24441
25451
26451
27462
28472
29472
30482
31492

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21991
22991
23991
24991
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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light 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
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light 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 6:35 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:355:58
211.36:375:56
311.36:385:54
411.26:405:51
511.16:425:49
611.16:435:47
711.06:455:45
810.96:475:42
910.96:485:40
1010.86:505:38
1110.76:525:36
1210.76:535:34
1310.66:555:31
1410.56:575:29
1510.56:585:27
1610.47:005:25
1710.47:025:23
1810.37:045:21
1910.27:055:19
2010.27:075:17
2110.17:095:15
2210.07:115:13
2310.07:125:11
249.97:145:09
259.97:165:07
269.87:185:05
279.77:195:03
289.77:215:01
299.67:235:00
309.67:254:58
319.57:264:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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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
231.5Dim
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 Netphen?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Netphen.

What to pack for Netphen in October

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

In October, Netphen sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Netphen 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 Netphen 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 December 22 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 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Netphen?

Netphen sits at 50.9°N, 8.1°E, 300 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Siegen, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Netphen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Netphen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 366 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 845 m.

The land around Netphen is covered by trees (72%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
249 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
845 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Siegen 7.0 km · Hilchenbach 9.0 km · Kreuztal 10 km · Wilnsdorf 11 km · Freudenberg 16 km · Haiger 21 km · Olpe 21 km · Lennestadt 22 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 Netphen (50.9167°, 8.1°, elevation 300 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).