Wetzlar weather in October

In October, Wetzlar sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 10.4 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 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Wetzlar's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wetzlar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:58 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 18.1 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 Wetzlar 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
2168
3158
4158
5158
6158
7158
8147
9147
10147
11147
12147
13137
14136
15136
16136
17136
18136
19126
20126
21126
22126
23125
24125
25115
26115
27115
28115
29115
30115
31105

How October really feels in Wetzlar

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.

Wetzlar 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 / -1°6011.83.98.30.0
Feb / -1°499.83.79.70.1
Mar / 5511.51.811.51.7
Apr14° / 5010.30.413.53.9
May18° / 6411.3015.25.4
Jun21° / 12°6611.3016.16.1
Jul23° / 14°7212.7015.86.4
Aug23° / 13°6711.2014.36.6
Sep18° / 10°609.5012.45.8
Oct13° / 5811.30.110.43.4
Nov / 5911.818.70.9
Dec / 7213.24.17.80.0

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42674
52674
62674
72773
82872
92971
102971
113070
123169
133169
143268
153367
163367
173367
183268
193169
203070
212971
222872
232872
242773
252773
262674
272674
282575
292476
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Wetzlar gets around 58 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
241
341
440
540
640
739
838
938
1037
1136
1235
1334
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2234
2334
2434
2535
2635
2736
2837
2937
3038
3139

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
4946
5946
6946
7955
8955
9955
10964
11964
12964
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
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 6:33 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 4:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:335:57
211.36:355:55
311.36:365:52
411.26:385:50
511.16:405:48
611.16:415:46
711.06:435:43
810.96:455:41
910.96:465:39
1010.86:485:37
1110.86:505:35
1210.76:515:32
1310.66:535:30
1410.66:555:28
1510.56:565:26
1610.46:585:24
1710.47:005:22
1810.37:015:20
1910.27:035:18
2010.27:055:16
2110.17:065:14
2210.17:085:12
2310.07:105:10
249.97:125:08
259.97:135:06
269.87:155:04
279.87:175:02
289.77:195:01
299.67:204:59
309.67:224:57
319.57:244:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
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 Wetzlar?

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 Wetzlar.

What to pack for Wetzlar in October

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

In October, Wetzlar 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 Wetzlar 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 Wetzlar peaks around July 14 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 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wetzlar?

Wetzlar sits at 50.6°N, 8.5°E, 169 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Gießen, 12 km away.

Topography around Wetzlar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wetzlar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Wetzlar is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Gießen 12 km · Butzbach 18 km · Herborn 20 km · Dillenburg 25 km · Neu-Anspach 27 km · Bad Nauheim 27 km · Haiger 29 km · Friedberg 31 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 Wetzlar (50.5611°, 8.5049°, elevation 169 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).