Trier weather in October

In October, Trier sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Trier's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:04 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 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 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Trier 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 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2158
3158
4158
5158
6158
7158
8147
9147
10147
11147
12147
13137
14137
15136
16136
17136
18136
19126
20126
21126
22126
23126
24126
25115
26115
27115
28115
29115
30115
31105

How October really feels in Trier

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.

Trier weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°8213.13.78.40.0
Feb / -1°6711.23.99.80.1
Mar / 7012.7211.51.7
Apr13° / 5711.60.413.53.6
May17° / 7312.9015.15.1
Jun20° / 11°72120165.9
Jul23° / 13°7112.3015.76.4
Aug22° / 13°7011.2014.26.5
Sep18° / 10°6710.4012.45.6
Oct13° / 7311.9010.53.4
Nov / 77131.38.81.0
Dec / 9914.44.180.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
92773
102872
112971
122971
132971
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
202971
212872
222773
232674
242575
252476
262575
272575
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Trier gets around 73 mm of rain over 11.9 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 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
540
640
739
839
938
1037
1136
1236
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1936
2036
2137
2237
2338
2438
2539
2639
2740
2841
2941
3042
3142

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 (%)
1919
2919
3928
4928
5928
6937
7937
8946
9946
10955
11955
12964
13964
14964
15973
16973
17973
18973
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light 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 6:40 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:406:05
211.36:426:03
311.36:436:00
411.26:455:58
511.26:465:56
611.16:485:54
711.06:505:52
811.06:515:50
910.96:535:47
1010.86:545:45
1110.86:565:43
1210.76:585:41
1310.76:595:39
1410.67:015:37
1510.57:025:35
1610.57:045:33
1710.47:065:31
1810.47:075:29
1910.37:095:27
2010.27:115:25
2110.27:125:23
2210.17:145:21
2310.17:165:19
2410.07:175:17
259.97:195:15
269.97:215:14
279.87:225:12
289.87:245:10
299.77:265:08
309.77:275:07
319.67:295:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.87 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
112.1Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
152.0Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Trier?

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 Trier.

What to pack for Trier in October

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

In October, Trier 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 Trier 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 Trier peaks around July 16 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 16UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Trier?

Trier sits at 49.8°N, 6.6°E, 141 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Konz, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Trier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trier has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m.

The land around Trier is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
601 m
80 km
747 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Konz 8.0 km · Losheim 28 km · Wadern 30 km · Wittlich 31 km · Merzig 35 km · Schmelz 39 km · Beckingen 40 km · Luxembourg 40 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 Trier (49.7557°, 6.6394°, elevation 141 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).