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Rottweil weather & best time to visit

City break

Rottweil at a glance

Best time
May – Sep
Warmest month
Jul · 24°
Sunshine a year
1,690 h
Rain a year
1,246 mm
Climate
Maritime
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Elevation
605 m

Climate in Rottweil

Rottweil has a maritime climate with moderate summers and cool, often grey winters. July is the warmest month with average highs of 24 °C, while January is the coolest at 3 °C. With around 1,690 hours of sunshine a year, Rottweil is moderately sunny; July is the sunniest month with 7.5 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Rottweil

The best time to visit Rottweil is from May to September. The wettest month is May with 121 mm of precipitation.

Rottweil through the seasons

How the weather changes over the seasons, with averages for each.

Rottweil in spring

Mar – May

45

Fair

  • 10–18 °C by day
  • 5.4 h of sun a day
  • 44 rainy days in all

Rottweil in summer

Jun – Aug

70

Good

  • 22–24 °C by day
  • 7.2 h of sun a day
  • 45 rainy days in all

Rottweil in autumn

Sep – Nov

39

Poor

  • 8–19 °C by day
  • 3.6 h of sun a day
  • 40 rainy days in all

Rottweil in winter

Dec – Feb

8

Poor

  • 3–5 °C by day
  • 2.2 h of sun a day
  • 43 rainy days in all

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

No month

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Rainy months

All year

Rainy season or more than 12 rainy days

Snow

Nov – Mar

Snow on 2 or more days

Find your perfect month

Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Rottweil for you.

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: June – August

Based on the climate averages; tap a month to see its details.

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

Weather in October

40

Holiday weather in October

Fair

Best time to visit: May – September

Keep in mindFrequent rain

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 6°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 13°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 14°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 10°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 8°

07:4318:39

Cold evenings: bring a warm jacket.

Estimated from the average high and low: coolest around sunrise, warmest in mid-afternoon.

Light for photos in October

Golden hour
Morning 07:24–08:26 · evening 17:57–18:58
Blue hour
Morning 07:12–07:24 · evening 18:58–19:10

Golden hour: the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour: 6° to 4° below it. Times for the 15th of the month; mountains and clouds shift the light.

October in Rottweil compared with home

Home:

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Early or late October?

In October, daytime highs fall from about 16° at the start of the month to 11° at the end. The days get 1.7 h shorter.

Early or late October?
October1 Oct31 Oct
Daytime high16°11°
Night-time low7°3°
Daylight11.7 h10.1 h

What is the weather like in Rottweil in October?

In October, Rottweil is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 6 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.3 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 99 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Rottweil.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 56 min07:43 – 18:39
UV index
3 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
15 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
70 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or moreAll months
Snow days
0 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC+2offset from UTC

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %58 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %5 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %34 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.

What to pack in October

  • A jumper for the evenings
  • Rain jacket or umbrella

Compare two months in Rottweil

Pick two months to see how the weather differs. A tick marks the clearly better value; for temperatures it depends on your plans.

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June has the better holiday weather in Rottweil: score 71 against 40. In June, days are 8 °C warmer than in October. June has one more rainy day. The sun shines 4 hours longer a day in June.

October vs June, Rottweil
MonthOctoberJune
Holiday weather score4071better
Daytime high14°22°
Night-time low6°11°
Sunshine3.3 h7.1 hbetter
Rainy days13better14
Rainfall99 mm105 mm

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Rottweil month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

8January3° · 2.0 h

In January, Rottweil is cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−3 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2.0 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 15 days, totalling 113 mm; on about 7 of them it snows. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in January
12February5° · 2.9 h

In February, Rottweil is cold: daytime highs average 5 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−3 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2.9 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 97 mm in total. Snow falls on about 6 days. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in February
21March10° · 4.3 h

In March, Rottweil is cold: daytime highs average 10 °C, and nights cool down to about 0 °C. Expect around 4.3 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 14 rainy days and 102 mm in total. Snow falls on about 4 days. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in March
51April14° · 5.8 h

In April, Rottweil is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 4 °C. Expect around 5.8 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 83 mm in total. All in all, April is a so-so month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in April
64May18° · 6.2 h

In May, Rottweil is mild: daytime highs average 18 °C, and nights cool down to about 8 °C. Expect around 6.2 hours of sunshine a day. It rains often – on about 17 days, adding up to 121 mm. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in May
71June22° · 7.1 h

In June, Rottweil is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 11 °C. The sun shines for around 7.1 hours a day. It rains often – on about 14 days, adding up to 105 mm. All in all, June is a good month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in June
70July24° · 7.5 h

In July, Rottweil is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 13 °C. The sun shines for around 7.5 hours a day. It rains often – on about 16 days, adding up to 118 mm. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in July
70August24° · 7.0 h

In August, Rottweil is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 13 °C. The sun shines for around 7.0 hours a day. It rains often – on about 15 days, adding up to 101 mm. All in all, August is a good month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in August
69September19° · 5.3 h

In September, Rottweil is mild: daytime highs average 19 °C, and nights cool down to about 9 °C. Expect around 5.3 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 90 mm in total. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in September
40October14° · 3.3 h

In October, Rottweil is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 6 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.3 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 99 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in October
9November8° · 2.2 h

In November, Rottweil is cold: daytime highs average 8 °C, and nights cool down to about 1 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2.2 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 14 rainy days and 99 mm in total. Snow falls on about 3 days. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in November
5December4° · 1.7 h

In December, Rottweil is cold: daytime highs average 4 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−2 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.7 hours a day. It rains often – on about 16 days, adding up to 119 mm. Snow falls on about 7 days. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Rottweil.

Rottweil in December

Climate in detail

Climate through the year

Long-term monthly averages. Tap a month to see its details.

Best time to visit

Nights and sleep in Rottweil

How warm the nights get in each month, from the mean night-time low. Tap a month for details.

  • Frost below 0°
  • Cold 0–8°
  • Cool 8–15°

ColdOctober: nights around 6°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in January (−3°), the warmest in July (13°). Nights fall below 8 °C on average from October to April, so the room should be heated.

Temperatures through the year

Average daytime high, night-time low and sea temperature per month.

OctoberDay 14°Night 6°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan83°−3°2.0 h15113
FebruaryFeb125°−3°2.9 h1397
MarchMar2110°0°4.3 h14102
AprilApr5114°4°5.8 h1383
MayMay6418°8°6.2 h17121
JuneJun7122°11°7.1 h14105
JulyJul7024°13°7.5 h16118
AugustAug7024°13°7.0 h15101
SeptemberSep6919°9°5.3 h1390
OctoberOct4014°6°3.3 h1399
NovemberNov98°1°2.2 h1499
DecemberDec54°−2°1.7 h16119

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences

48.17° N, 8.63° E · 605 m · Europe/Berlin

Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Rottweil

Average hours of bright sunshine per day, next to the length of the day. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
1,690 hours
Sunniest month
Jul · 7.5 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 1.7 h a day
OctoberSunshine 3.3 hDaylight 10.9 hShare of daylight 30 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 3.3 of 10.9 hours of daylight in Rottweil, 30 % of the daylight hours.

Sunshine hours: estimated from radiation data (ERA5, 1996–2025) and calibrated against measured station values; no weather station is close enough here. Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Rain

Rain in Rottweil: rainy days and rainfall

A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain or snow; the amount is what falls in the whole month. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
1,246 mm on 171 days
Wettest month
May · 121 mm
Driest month
Apr · 83 mm
OctoberRainy days 13Rainfall 99 mm

In October, Rottweil has about 13 rainy days with 99 mm of rain in total.

Sun protection

UV index in Rottweil

How strong the sun is at noon, month by month, and how quickly unprotected skin burns.

Clear-sky UV in October
3 · moderateAround midday seek shade; use sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses.

The sun is strongest in June (UV 8).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 50 min
Fair skin
about 65 min
Light brown skin
about 90 min
Olive skin
about 115 min

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen the time, water, sand and snow shorten it. Sunscreen extends the time only partly.

Monthly values: clear-sky noon estimate from the sun's angle, ozone and altitude. UV today: Open-Meteo forecast.

Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Rottweil

How breezy and how cloudy Rottweil is through the year. Tap a month to select it on the whole page.

Wind

Typical daily peak of the wind in km/h: what the afternoon breeze usually reaches, not the gusts.

Year average
15 km/h · gentle breeze
Windiest month
Feb · 16 km/h
Calmest month
Aug · 13 km/h
OctoberWind 15 km/hBeaufort 3

In October, the wind in Rottweil typically peaks at 15 km/h during the day: Beaufort 3, gentle breeze.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered by cloud, day and night.

Year average
66 % · mostly cloudy
Clearest month
Jul · 58 %
Cloudiest month
Dec · 76 %
OctoberCloud cover 70 %Sunshine 3.3 h

In October, cloud covers on average 70 % of the sky over Rottweil: mostly cloudy, with about 3.3 hours of sunshine a day.

Wind: mean daily maximum of the hourly wind 10 m above ground (ERA5, 1996–2025). Gusts are stronger, and the model grid of about 28 km smooths out local effects such as capes and valley winds. Clouds: mean total cloud cover of all layers over day and night (ERA5, 1996–2025). Thin high cloud counts as cover even when the sun still shines through.

Heat & humidity

Heat and humidity in Rottweil

How often the day gets hot in Rottweil (30 °C and more), and in which months heat and humidity come together. Tap a month to select it.

Hot days a year
6 days
Hottest month
Jul · 24 °C
Hot months
none

Heat calendar

  • pleasant
  • some hot or muggy days
  • often muggy
  • often hot
  • hot and muggy
OctoberHot days (30 °C+) 0Daytime high 14 °C

In October, Rottweil has about 0 hot days, with an average daytime high of 14 °C: pleasant. Heat plays no part this month.

Hot days reach at least 30 °C; a month counts as muggy when the mean dew point reaches 18 °C on at least 15 days. Averages from ERA5 and ERA5-Land, 1996–2025. Muggy nights through the year

Snow

Snow in Rottweil

When Rottweil is likely to be white: the chance of seeing snow during a week's stay, the days with fresh snow and how much falls. Tap a month to select it.

Snow days a year
28 days
Fresh snow a year
114 cm
Snowy months
Dec – Feb

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 0Fresh snow 1 cmChance of snow 4 / 100

In October, it hardly ever snows in Rottweil.

Snow days bring at least 1 cm of fresh snow. Fresh snow comes from ERA5 snowfall (1996–2025) at the height of the place, not on the slopes above it; the snow chance also weighs whether the snow settles. An estimate from climate averages, not a snow report.

Planning a trip to Rottweil

Weather for your travel dates

Pick your arrival and length of stay, and we sum up the weather to expect.

Rottweil in the school holidays

How the weather suits the usual holiday periods. Dates vary by school and region, so each holiday uses the months it usually falls in.

Rottweil has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 70) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 7).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    42

    Fair

    • 13 °C by day
    • 5.4 h of sun a day
    • 13 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain, Snow

  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    65

    Good

    • 19 °C by day
    • 6.4 h of sun a day
    • 16 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    70

    GoodBest holidays

    • 24 °C by day
    • 7.2 h of sun a day
    • 15 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • October half-term

    Oct

    40

    Fair

    • 14 °C by day
    • 3.3 h of sun a day
    • 13 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    7

    Poor

    • 4 °C by day
    • 1.9 h of sun a day
    • 15 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain, Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 1 h 25 min
Distance
750 km
Time zone
UTC+2
Jet lag
Hardly any (under 3 h)

Estimated from the straight-line distance: 30 minutes for take-off and landing plus 830 km/h cruising speed.

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Rottweil vs Villingen-Schwenningen

In October the holiday weather in Rottweil and Villingen-Schwenningen is about equally good (score 40 vs 42). During the day Villingen-Schwenningen is 1 °C cooler than Rottweil. Villingen-Schwenningen gets one more hour of sunshine a day.

Rottweil vs Villingen-Schwenningen, in October
in OctoberRottweilVillingen-Schwenningen
Holiday weather score4042
Daytime high14°13°
Sunshine3 h4 h
Rainy days1313
Best timeMay – SepJun – Sep

Through the year

OctoberRottweil 14°Villingen-Schwenningen 13°
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Ranking

Germany in October: the best places

In October, Rottweil ranks 31 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

  1. Karlsruhe16°58
  2. 2Freiburg im Breisgau16°56
  3. 3Offenburg16°56
  4. 4Pforzheim16°56
  5. 5Bad Wimpfen15°56
  6. 6Stuttgart16°55
  7. 7Backnang16°55
  8. 8Landau in der Pfalz16°55
  9. 31RottweilThis page14°40
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Near Rottweil

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Places with a climate like Rottweil

Destinations whose weather through the year is closest to Rottweil's – good alternatives.

  1. 90 % similar49Langnau im EmmentalSwitzerland14°Best time: May – Sep
  2. 89 % similar49KössenAustria14°Best time: Apr – Sep
  3. 89 % similar45Landsberg am LechGermany14°Best time: May – Sep
  4. 89 % similar55SpiezSwitzerland14°Best time: Apr – Sep

Frequently asked questions about Rottweil

When is the best time to visit Rottweil?

The best time to visit Rottweil is from May to September. That is when the holiday weather score, which combines temperature, sea, sunshine and rain, is highest.

What is the warmest month in Rottweil?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C and nights around 13 °C. January is the coolest month at 3 °C.

When does it rain most in Rottweil?

The wettest month is May with 121 mm of precipitation. The driest month is April with 83 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Rottweil get?

Rottweil gets around 1,690 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is July with 7.5 hours a day; in December there are 1.7 hours a day.

What time zone is Rottweil in?

Rottweil is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July.

How long is the flight from London to Rottweil?

A nonstop flight from London to Rottweil takes about 1 h 25 min, for a straight-line distance of about 750 km.

Which school holidays are best for Rottweil?

Rottweil has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 70) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 7). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 42, May half-term 65, summer holidays 70, October half-term 40, Christmas holidays 7.