Passau in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Passau sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 193 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 21°C in early September to 4°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
13°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
193 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
3.5
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Passau in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 21°C in early September to 4°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Passau reaches about 13°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Passau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
19
wind chill below the day's low

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

Passau 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°67126.78.50.0
Feb / -2°53105.49.80.1
Mar / 7012.13.711.61.8
Apr15° / 5410.30.813.44.2
May19° / 10°8913.70155.6
Jun22° / 13°9413.3015.86.1
Jul24° / 15°9813.5015.56.5
Aug24° / 14°9212.1014.16.6
Sep19° / 10°7310.9012.45.8
Oct13° / 6310.70.410.63.7
Nov / 5710.53.190.9
Dec / -1°6712.46.38.20.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Passau gets around 193 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 9 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 24 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 2.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Passau?

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.

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Passau.

What to pack for Passau in Fall

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

In fall, Passau sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°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 Passau 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 Passau peaks around July 12 at about 8 (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 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Passau in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Passau is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Passau's WHO annual average of 12.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Passau?

Passau sits at 48.6°N, 13.4°E, 366 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Vilshofen, 19 km away.

BurghausenWelsLinzDingolfingCesky KrumlovTraun

Topography around Passau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Passau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 365 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,194 m.

The land around Passau is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
1,194 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Vilshofen 19 km · Deggendorf 46 km · Burghausen 63 km · Wels 63 km · Linz 69 km · Dingolfing 70 km · Cesky Krumlov 70 km · Traun 71 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 Passau (48.5665°, 13.4312°, elevation 366 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.