Schwabach weather in October

In October, Schwabach sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 10.5 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 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Schwabach's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schwabach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:46 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Schwabach is main settlement of Schwabach, Middle Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Schwabach reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°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
2168
3168
4158
5158
6158
7157
8157
9147
10147
11147
12147
13146
14136
15136
16136
17136
18136
19125
20125
21125
22125
23125
24115
25115
26115
27115
28115
29115
30104
31104

How October really feels in Schwabach

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.

Schwabach 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 / -2°6011.65.48.40.0
Feb / -2°4810.15.19.80.1
Mar / 6112.32.711.51.7
Apr14° / 4910.90.613.43.9
May18° / 7913.1015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°7812.80166.1
Jul24° / 14°8212.6015.66.5
Aug23° / 14°7611.7014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°6110.4012.45.8
Oct13° / 6211.30.310.53.5
Nov / 6210.82.48.90.8
Dec / -1°6613.25.680.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
82971
93070
103169
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
163367
173268
183367
193268
203268
213169
223070
233070
243070
253070
262971
272971
282971
292971
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Schwabach gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1380
2380
3380
4380
5370
6370
7360
8360
9350
10350
11340
12340
13330
14330
15331
16331
17331
18331
19341
20341
21351
22351
23351
24352
25352
26352
27352
28352
29362
30362
31362

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4964
5964
6964
7973
8973
9973
10982
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
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 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:225:48
211.46:245:45
311.36:255:43
411.26:275:41
511.26:285:39
611.16:305:37
711.16:325:35
811.06:335:32
910.96:355:30
1010.96:365:28
1110.86:385:26
1210.76:395:24
1310.76:415:22
1410.66:435:20
1510.66:445:18
1610.56:465:16
1710.46:475:14
1810.46:495:12
1910.36:515:10
2010.36:525:08
2110.26:545:06
2210.16:565:04
2310.16:575:03
2410.06:595:01
2510.07:014:59
269.97:024:57
279.97:044:55
289.87:054:54
299.77:074:52
309.77:094:50
319.67:104:49

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Schwabach?

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

3.5
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 Schwabach.

What to pack for Schwabach in October

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

In October, Schwabach sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Schwabach 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 Schwabach peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schwabach?

Schwabach sits at 49.3°N, 11.0°E, 328 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wendelstein, 10 km away.

Topography around Schwabach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schwabach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m.

The land around Schwabach is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
549 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Wendelstein 10 km · Roth 10 km · Oberasbach 11 km · Zirndorf 13 km · Nuremberg 14 km · Fürth 16 km · Altdorf bei Nürnberg 25 km · Lauf an der Pegnitz 28 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 Schwabach (49.3305°, 11.0235°, elevation 328 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).