Selb weather in October

In October, Selb sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.1 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 14°C in the first days to 9°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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Selb's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:43 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Selb is main settlement of Selb in Germany.

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 14°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Selb reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1147
2147
3147
4146
5136
6136
7136
8136
9126
10126
11125
12125
13125
14115
15115
16115
17114
18114
19104
20104
21104
22104
23104
24104
2594
2694
2793
2893
2993
3093
3183

How October really feels in Selb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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
2
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Selb 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 / -3°6012.98.98.30.0
Feb / -3°48107.39.70.0
Mar / -0°5912.55.411.50.7
Apr12° / 50111.713.53.0
May16° / 69130.115.24.7
Jun20° / 10°7713.6016.15.6
Jul22° / 12°8813.8015.76.0
Aug21° / 12°7212.2014.36.2
Sep17° / 6210.5012.45.1
Oct11° / 5811.10.610.52.6
Nov / 5710.83.98.80.3
Dec / -2°6312.98.47.90.0

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 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52872
62971
72971
83070
93169
103169
113169
123268
133268
143367
153367
163268
173268
183268
193169
203070
212971
222971
232872
242773
252773
262674
272575
282575
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Selb gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2380
3380
4380
5370
6370
7370
8360
9361
10351
11341
12341
13341
14331
15331
16332
17332
18332
19342
20342
21353
22353
23353
24353
25353
26353
27354
28354
29354
30354
31355

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 6:18 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 4:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:185:43
211.36:205:40
311.36:225:38
411.26:235:36
511.16:255:34
611.16:265:31
711.06:285:29
811.06:305:27
910.96:315:25
1010.86:335:23
1110.86:355:21
1210.76:365:19
1310.66:385:16
1410.66:405:14
1510.56:415:12
1610.56:435:10
1710.46:445:08
1810.36:465:06
1910.36:485:04
2010.26:505:02
2110.26:515:00
2210.16:534:58
2310.06:554:56
2410.06:564:54
259.96:584:53
269.97:004:51
279.87:014:49
289.77:034:47
299.77:054:45
309.67:064:44
319.67:084:42

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
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
281.5Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Selb?

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

2.6
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 Selb.

What to pack for Selb in October

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

In October, Selb sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Selb 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 Selb peaks around July 15 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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Selb?

Selb sits at 50.2°N, 12.1°E, 546 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marktredwitz, 19 km away.

Topography around Selb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Selb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m.

The land around Selb is covered by trees (44%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (55%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
397 m
80 km
1,080 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Marktredwitz 19 km · Cheb 20 km · Hof 22 km · Sokolov 36 km · Plauen 36 km · Auerbach 42 km · Bayreuth 47 km · Mariánské Lázně 47 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 Selb (50.1706°, 12.1305°, elevation 546 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).