Rees weather in October

In October, Rees sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 10.4 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 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Rees's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rees's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:09 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Rees is town in Kleve District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Density
205/km²
people per km²

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 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Rees reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11710
21710
3169
4169
5169
6169
7169
8169
9159
10159
11158
12158
13158
14158
15148
16148
17148
18148
19148
20147
21147
22137
23137
24137
25137
26137
27137
28137
29127
30127
31127

How October really feels in Rees

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.

Rees 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 / 7013.11.78.10.1
Feb / 5911.329.60.5
Mar10° / 5811.70.711.52.2
Apr15° / 4910.6013.64.2
May18° / 5911.6015.45.6
Jun21° / 12°6812016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°7813.30166.3
Aug23° / 14°8012.4014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°6511.2012.45.7
Oct14° / 6611.5010.44.0
Nov / 6512.40.48.61.7
Dec / 76131.97.60.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22674
32674
42674
52674
62773
72872
82872
92872
102971
113169
123268
133268
143367
153367
163367
173466
183268
193268
203268
213268
223169
233169
243169
253169
263070
273070
282872
292872
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rees gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
443
542
641
740
839
938
1037
1136
1235
1334
1434
1533
1633
1733
1833
1934
2034
2135
2235
2336
2436
2537
2637
2738
2839
2939
3040
3141

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
281181
382171
483161
583161
684151
786140
887130
988120
1089110
1189110
1290100
139190
149190
159280
169280
179370
189370
199460
209460
219550
229550
239640
249640
259640
269730
279730
289730
299820
309820
319820

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.

05101520151015202531
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
2014light 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 24 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 6:42 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:426:04
211.36:446:02
311.26:466:00
411.26:475:57
511.16:495:55
611.06:515:53
711.06:535:50
810.96:545:48
910.86:565:46
1010.86:585:44
1110.77:005:41
1210.67:015:39
1310.67:035:37
1410.57:055:35
1510.47:075:33
1610.47:095:30
1710.37:105:28
1810.27:125:26
1910.27:145:24
2010.17:165:22
2110.07:175:20
2210.07:195:18
239.97:215:16
249.87:235:14
259.87:255:12
269.77:265:10
279.77:285:08
289.67:305:06
299.57:325:04
309.57:345:02
319.47:365:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Rees?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Rees for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rees in October

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

In October, Rees sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Rees 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 Rees peaks around July 14 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rees?

Rees sits at 51.8°N, 6.4°E, 21 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Xanten, 12 km away.

Topography around Rees

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rees has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m.

The land around Rees is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), grassland (28%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
441 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Xanten 12 km · Emmerich 13 km · Hamminkeln 14 km · Bocholt 17 km · Kleve 18 km · Wisch 18 km · Wesel 19 km · Goch 19 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 Rees (51.7626°, 6.3978°, elevation 21 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).