Penzberg in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Penzberg sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 324 mm of precipitation over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

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 23% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Penzberg's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Penzberg's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
324 mm
40 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
2.9
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Penzberg 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 Penzberg reaches about 12°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

-10°10°20°SepOctNov

How fall really feels in Penzberg

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.

Penzberg 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 / -5°8812.510.38.70.0
Feb / -4°801210.59.90.0
Mar / -1°10815.39.711.61.0
Apr12° / 11015.45.813.42.8
May17° / 17519.31.314.94.2
Jun20° / 11°18719.50.115.74.8
Jul21° / 12°18318.4015.45.4
Aug21° / 12°17317.5014.15.5
Sep17° / 13414.60.412.44.8
Oct13° / 9913.22.310.63.2
Nov / -0°9211.96.69.10.7
Dec / -4°9513.910.38.30.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Penzberg gets around 324 mm of rain and snow over 40 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 7 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min in early September to 8 h 30 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 2.4 kWh/m².

01234SepOctNov
Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Penzberg?

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
2nd-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Penzberg.

What to pack for Penzberg in Fall

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

In fall, Penzberg sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 40 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Penzberg in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Penzberg peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Penzberg?

Penzberg sits at 47.8°N, 11.4°E, 600 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Tölz, 14 km away.

Topography around Penzberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penzberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 608 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,198 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,979 m.

The land around Penzberg is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
1,198 m
80 km
2,979 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Bad Tölz 14 km · Geretsried 14 km · Wolfratshausen 18 km · Weilheim 19 km · Starnberg 28 km · Holzkirchen 28 km · Gauting 35 km · Garmisch-Partenkirchen 36 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 Penzberg (47.7529°, 11.377°, elevation 600 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.