Prenzlau weather in October

In October, Prenzlau sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Prenzlau's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prenzlau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:42 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Prenzlau reaches about 13°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 8°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2158
3158
4158
5158
6158
7148
8147
9147
10147
11147
12137
13137
14136
15136
16136
17126
18126
19126
20126
21126
22126
23115
24115
25115
26115
27115
28115
29105
30105
31105

How October really feels in Prenzlau

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.

Prenzlau weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°4610.73.67.80.0
Feb / -1°358.93.69.40.0
Mar / 4510.52.111.51.1
Apr13° / 379.10.313.73.7
May18° / 5510.7015.65.6
Jun21° / 12°6110.5016.66.2
Jul23° / 14°7311.6016.26.6
Aug23° / 14°6211.4014.66.5
Sep18° / 10°529.5012.45.8
Oct13° / 459.70.110.33.4
Nov / 399.80.98.40.8
Dec / -0°4410.73.57.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73268
83169
93268
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163268
173268
183268
193268
203070
213070
223070
232971
242971
252971
262971
272971
282773
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Prenzlau gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
235
335
435
535
634
734
834
933
1033
1132
1232
1331
1431
1531
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2230
2330
2430
2530
2630
2731
2831
2932
3032
3133

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 (%)
1928
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7946
8946
9946
10946
11955
12955
13955
14964
15964
16964
17973
18973
19973
20982
21982
22982
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 4:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:145:34
211.36:155:31
311.26:175:29
411.16:195:26
511.06:215:24
611.06:235:21
710.96:255:19
810.86:265:16
910.86:285:14
1010.76:305:12
1110.66:325:09
1210.56:345:07
1310.56:365:05
1410.46:385:02
1510.36:405:00
1610.36:424:58
1710.26:434:55
1810.16:454:53
1910.16:474:51
2010.06:494:49
219.96:514:46
229.96:534:44
239.86:554:42
249.76:574:40
259.76:594:38
269.67:014:36
279.57:034:34
289.57:054:32
299.47:064:30
309.37:084:28
319.37:104:26

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Prenzlau?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Prenzlau.

What to pack for Prenzlau in October

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

In October, Prenzlau sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Prenzlau 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 Prenzlau peaks around June 17 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Prenzlau?

Prenzlau sits at 53.3°N, 13.9°E, 29 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Templin, 33 km away.

SzczecinNeubrandenburgDrzetowo-Grabowo

Topography around Prenzlau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prenzlau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Prenzlau is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Templin 33 km · Angermünde 35 km · Schwedt (Oder) 40 km · Gryfino 42 km · Świerczewo 45 km · Szczecin 47 km · Neubrandenburg 48 km · Drzetowo-Grabowo 50 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 Prenzlau (53.317°, 13.864°, elevation 29 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).