Würselen weather in October

In October, Würselen sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 64 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-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 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 Würselen's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Würselen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:08 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Würselen is human settlement 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 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Würselen reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3159
4159
5159
6158
7158
8158
9148
10148
11148
12148
13148
14147
15147
16137
17137
18137
19137
20137
21137
22137
23127
24127
25127
26126
27126
28126
29116
30116
31116

How October really feels in Würselen

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.

Würselen weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7113.53.58.20.0
Feb / 6512.34.89.70.2
Mar / 7013.62.411.51.7
Apr13° / 5711.90.413.53.5
May17° / 7113015.24.9
Jun20° / 11°8213.6016.25.6
Jul22° / 13°8814015.86.0
Aug22° / 13°8513.2014.36.0
Sep18° / 10°6811.4012.45.4
Oct13° / 6412010.43.5
Nov / 6612.91.38.71.3
Dec / 8214.73.97.80.1

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32773
42773
52773
62773
72872
82872
92872
103070
113070
123070
133268
143367
153367
163367
173367
183268
193268
203268
213169
223169
233169
243070
252971
262971
272872
282872
292872
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Würselen gets around 64 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
443
542
641
741
840
940
1039
1138
1238
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2638
2738
2838
2938
3039
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 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
8937
9946
10946
11946
12955
13955
14955
15964
16964
17964
18964
19973
20973
21973
22982
23982
24982
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

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 6:43 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:436:06
211.36:446:04
311.36:466:02
411.26:485:59
511.16:495:57
611.16:515:55
711.06:535:53
810.96:545:50
910.96:565:48
1010.86:585:46
1110.76:595:44
1210.77:015:42
1310.67:035:39
1410.57:045:37
1510.57:065:35
1610.47:085:33
1710.47:105:31
1810.37:115:29
1910.27:135:27
2010.27:155:25
2110.17:175:23
2210.07:185:21
2310.07:205:19
249.97:225:17
259.97:235:15
269.87:255:13
279.77:275:11
289.77:295:09
299.67:305:08
309.67:325:06
319.57:345:04

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 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 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
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
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 Würselen?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Würselen.

What to pack for Würselen in October

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

In October, Würselen sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Würselen 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 Würselen peaks around July 15 at about 6 (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 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Würselen in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Würselen is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Würselen?

Würselen sits at 50.8°N, 6.1°E, 190 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Aachen, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Würselen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Würselen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Würselen is covered by trees (29%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (25%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
347 m
80 km
1,018 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Aachen 6.0 km · Herzogenrath 6.0 km · Alsdorf 7.0 km · Kerkrade 7.0 km · Stolberg 8.0 km · Eschweiler 10 km · Baesweiler 11 km · Übach-Palenberg 11 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 Würselen (50.8181°, 6.1347°, elevation 190 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).