Baden weather in October

In October, Baden sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Baden's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:54 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 10 µg/m³ · 2020

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 Baden reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°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 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3169
4168
5168
6168
7158
8158
9158
10158
11157
12147
13147
14147
15147
16147
17136
18136
19136
20136
21136
22136
23126
24126
25125
26125
27125
28125
29125
30115
31115

How October really feels in Baden

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.

Baden weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7712.25.88.70.0
Feb / -1°6510.559.90.3
Mar10° / 8113.13.611.62.2
Apr14° / 8613.31.513.33.8
May18° / 12616014.95.0
Jun22° / 13°12616.6015.75.6
Jul24° / 14°14016.1015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°13115.6014.16.1
Sep19° / 10°9512.5012.45.6
Oct14° / 8812.40.310.63.7
Nov / 8411.92.69.11.1
Dec / -0°9213.75.48.30.0

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 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33268
43268
53268
63367
73268
83268
93268
103367
113367
123367
133367
143466
153466
163466
173466
183466
193466
203466
213466
223466
233466
243565
253565
263466
273466
283466
293466
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Baden gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1450
2450
3450
4440
5440
6430
7430
8420
9420
10410
11400
12400
13390
14381
15381
16371
17371
18371
19371
20371
21372
22372
23372
24382
25382
26382
27382
28382
29392
30392
31392

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 (%)
19010
2919
3919
4928
5937
6937
7946
8946
9955
10955
11964
12964
13964
14973
15973
16982
17982
18991
19991
20991
21991
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:326:00
211.46:335:57
311.36:355:55
411.36:365:53
511.26:385:51
611.26:395:49
711.16:415:47
811.16:425:45
911.06:445:43
1010.96:455:41
1110.96:465:39
1210.86:485:37
1310.86:495:35
1410.76:515:34
1510.76:525:32
1610.66:545:30
1710.56:555:28
1810.56:575:26
1910.46:585:24
2010.47:005:22
2110.37:015:21
2210.37:035:19
2310.27:045:17
2410.27:065:15
2510.17:075:14
2610.17:095:12
2710.07:105:10
289.97:125:09
299.97:145:07
309.87:155:06
319.87:175:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Baden?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baden.

What to pack for Baden in October

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

In October, Baden sees daytime highs around 14°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 Baden in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baden peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Baden?

Baden sits at 47.5°N, 8.3°E, 381 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Wettingen, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Baden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baden has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 470 m around an average of 473 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,987 m.

The land around Baden is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
470 m
16 km
546 m
80 km
2,987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Wettingen 2.0 km · Dietikon 11 km · Zürich (Kreis 10) 16 km · Zürich (Kreis 10) / Höngg 16 km · Zürich (Kreis 9) / Altstetten 16 km · Zürich (Kreis 9) 17 km · Zürich (Kreis 11) / Affoltern 17 km · Zürich (Kreis 11) 17 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Baden (47.4733°, 8.3059°, elevation 381 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).