Schlüchtern weather in October

In October, Schlüchtern sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-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 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 Schlüchtern's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schlüchtern's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:54 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
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 Schlüchtern 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.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1158
2158
3158
4158
5158
6148
7147
8147
9147
10147
11137
12137
13136
14136
15136
16126
17126
18126
19126
20125
21125
22115
23115
24115
25115
26115
27115
28105
29105
30105
31105

How October really feels in Schlüchtern

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.

Schlüchtern 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°8413.45.88.30.0
Feb / -1°6711.45.29.70.0
Mar / 7313.22.811.51.5
Apr13° / 5911.20.513.53.7
May18° / 7412.3015.25.3
Jun21° / 12°7212.3016.15.9
Jul23° / 13°8113.5015.76.3
Aug23° / 13°7111.4014.36.5
Sep18° / 10°6610.4012.45.6
Oct13° / 6911.80.210.53.2
Nov / 7412.52.38.80.7
Dec / -1°9415.26.37.90.0

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 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52773
62872
72872
82872
92971
103070
113169
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173268
183169
193169
203070
213070
222872
232872
242773
252773
262674
272674
282674
292674
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Schlüchtern gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1390
2400
3400
4400
5400
6390
7390
8380
9380
10370
11360
12360
13350
14340
15340
16340
17340
18340
19340
20351
21351
22361
23361
24371
25381
26381
27391
28401
29401
30412
31412

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5946
6946
7946
8955
9955
10964
11964
12964
13973
14973
15973
16982
17982
18982
19991
20991
21991
22991
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 6:29 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:53
211.36:305:51
311.36:325:48
411.26:345:46
511.16:355:44
611.16:375:42
711.06:395:40
811.06:405:37
910.96:425:35
1010.86:445:33
1110.86:455:31
1210.76:475:29
1310.66:495:27
1410.66:505:24
1510.56:525:22
1610.46:545:20
1710.46:555:18
1810.36:575:16
1910.36:595:14
2010.27:005:12
2110.17:025:10
2210.17:045:08
2310.07:055:06
2410.07:075:04
259.97:095:03
269.87:105:01
279.87:124:59
289.77:144:57
299.77:164:55
309.67:174:54
319.57:194:52

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Dim
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Schlüchtern?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Schlüchtern.

What to pack for Schlüchtern in October

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

In October, Schlüchtern sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Schlüchtern in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Schlüchtern peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schlüchtern?

Schlüchtern sits at 50.3°N, 9.5°E, 211 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Fulda, 25 km away.

Topography around Schlüchtern

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schlüchtern has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 283 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 858 m.

The land around Schlüchtern is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
251 m
16 km
472 m
80 km
858 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Fulda 25 km · Künzell 26 km · Petersberg 27 km · Gelnhausen 29 km · Büdingen 30 km · Nidda 37 km · Lohr am Main 40 km · Hünfeld 41 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 Schlüchtern (50.3489°, 9.5253°, elevation 211 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).