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Schwäbisch Hall weather & best time to visit

City break

Schwäbisch Hall at a glance

Best time
Apr – Sep
Warmest month
Jul · 25°
Sunshine a year
1,780 h
Rain a year
817 mm
Climate
Continental
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Elevation
322 m

Climate in Schwäbisch Hall

Schwäbisch Hall has mild to warm summers and cold winters with occasional snow. July is the warmest month with average highs of 25 °C, while January is the coolest at 4 °C. With around 1,780 hours of sunshine a year, Schwäbisch Hall is moderately sunny; July is the sunniest month with 7.8 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Schwäbisch Hall

The best time to visit Schwäbisch Hall is from April to September. For sightseeing, day trips and hiking, conditions are most comfortable in April, in June and from August to September. Rain is frequent from November to January; the wettest month is May with 80 mm.

Schwäbisch Hall through the seasons

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

Schwäbisch Hall in spring

Mar – May

58

Fair

  • 11–20 °C by day
  • 5.9 h of sun a day
  • 35 rainy days in all

Schwäbisch Hall in summer

Jun – Aug

79

Good

  • 23–25 °C by day
  • 7.6 h of sun a day
  • 35 rainy days in all

Schwäbisch Hall in autumn

Sep – Nov

47

Fair

  • 9–20 °C by day
  • 3.8 h of sun a day
  • 35 rainy days in all

Schwäbisch Hall in winter

Dec – Feb

12

Poor

  • 4–6 °C by day
  • 2.1 h of sun a day
  • 38 rainy days in all

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

Apr, Jun, Aug – Sep

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Rainy months

Nov – Jan

Rainy season or more than 12 rainy days

Snow

Dec – Feb

Snow on 2 or more days

Find your perfect month

Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Schwäbisch Hall 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

50

Holiday weather in October

Fair

Best time to visit: April – September

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 7°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 14°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 15°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 11°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 9°

07:4018:33

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 07:20–08:23 · evening 17:50–18:53
Blue hour
Morning 07:08–07:20 · evening 18:53–19:05

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 Schwäbisch Hall compared with home

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Early or late October?

In October, daytime highs fall from about 17° at the start of the month to 12° at the end. The days get 1.7 h shorter.

Early or late October?
October1 Oct31 Oct
Daytime high17°12°
Night-time low8°5°
Daylight11.7 h10.0 h

What is the weather like in Schwäbisch Hall in October?

In October, Schwäbisch Hall is cool: daytime highs average 15 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 72 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 54 min07:40 – 18:33
UV index
2 · lowclear 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 %68 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %12 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %45 %

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 Schwäbisch Hall

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 Schwäbisch Hall: score 79 against 50. In June, days are 8 °C warmer than in October. The sun shines 4 hours longer a day in June.

October vs June, Schwäbisch Hall
MonthOctoberJune
Holiday weather score5079better
Daytime high15°23°
Night-time low7°12°
Sunshine3.7 h7.7 hbetter
Rainy days1212
Rainfall72 mm65 mm

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Schwäbisch Hall month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

12January4° · 1.9 h

In January, Schwäbisch Hall is cold: daytime highs average 4 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−1 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.9 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 71 mm in total. Snow falls on about 4 days. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in January
14February6° · 2.9 h

In February, Schwäbisch Hall is cold: daytime highs average 6 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−1 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2.9 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 66 mm in total. Snow falls on about 3 days. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in February
32March11° · 4.4 h

In March, Schwäbisch Hall is cool: daytime highs average 11 °C, and nights cool down to about 2 °C. Expect around 4.4 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 66 mm in total. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in March
67April16° · 6.3 h

In April, Schwäbisch Hall is cool: daytime highs average 16 °C, and nights cool down to about 5 °C. Expect around 6.3 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 53 mm in total. All in all, April is a good month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in April
74May20° · 7.0 h

In May, Schwäbisch Hall is mild: daytime highs average 20 °C, and nights cool down to about 9 °C. The sun shines for around 7.0 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 80 mm in total. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in May
79June23° · 7.7 h

In June, Schwäbisch Hall is warm: daytime highs average 23 °C, and nights cool down to about 12 °C. The sun shines for around 7.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 65 mm in total. All in all, June is a good month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in June
78July25° · 7.8 h

In July, Schwäbisch Hall is warm: daytime highs average 25 °C, and nights cool down to about 14 °C. The sun shines for around 7.8 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 72 mm in total. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in July
79August25° · 7.4 h

In August, Schwäbisch Hall is warm: daytime highs average 25 °C, and nights cool down to about 14 °C. The sun shines for around 7.4 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 63 mm in total. All in all, August is a good month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in August
75September20° · 5.7 h

In September, Schwäbisch Hall is mild: daytime highs average 20 °C, and nights cool down to about 10 °C. Expect around 5.7 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 61 mm in total. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in September
50October15° · 3.7 h

In October, Schwäbisch Hall is cool: daytime highs average 15 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 72 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in October
15November9° · 2.1 h

In November, Schwäbisch Hall is cold: daytime highs average 9 °C, and nights cool down to about 3 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2.1 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 69 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in November
9December5° · 1.6 h

In December, Schwäbisch Hall is cold: daytime highs average 5 °C, and nights cool down to about 0 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 1.6 hours a day. It rains often – on about 14 days, adding up to 80 mm. Snow falls on about 4 days. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall in December

Climate in detail

Climate through the year

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

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Nights and sleep in Schwäbisch Hall

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 7°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in January (−1°), the warmest in July (14°). 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 15°Night 7°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan124°−1°1.9 h1271
FebruaryFeb146°−1°2.9 h1266
MarchMar3211°2°4.4 h1266
AprilApr6716°5°6.3 h1053
MayMay7420°9°7.0 h1380
JuneJun7923°12°7.7 h1265
JulyJul7825°14°7.8 h1372
AugustAug7925°14°7.4 h1163
SeptemberSep7520°10°5.7 h1161
OctoberOct5015°7°3.7 h1272
NovemberNov159°3°2.1 h1269
DecemberDec95°0°1.6 h1480

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

49.11° N, 9.74° E · 322 m · Europe/Berlin

Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Schwäbisch Hall

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

Per year
1,780 hours
Sunniest month
Jul · 7.8 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 1.6 h a day
OctoberSunshine 3.7 hDaylight 10.9 hShare of daylight 34 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 3.7 of 10.9 hours of daylight in Schwäbisch Hall, 34 % of the daylight hours.

Sunshine hours: measured at the weather station 19 km away, averages 1991–2020 (WMO climate normals). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Rain

Rain in Schwäbisch Hall: 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
817 mm on 143 days
Wettest month
May · 80 mm
Driest month
Apr · 53 mm
OctoberRainy days 12Rainfall 72 mm

In October, Schwäbisch Hall has about 12 rainy days with 72 mm of rain in total.

Sun protection

UV index in Schwäbisch Hall

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

Clear-sky UV in October
2 · lowLittle protection needed; sunglasses on bright days.

The sun is strongest in June (UV 8).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 55 min
Fair skin
about 70 min
Light brown skin
about 100 min
Olive skin
over 2 h

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 Schwäbisch Hall

How breezy and how cloudy Schwäbisch Hall 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 · 17 km/h
Calmest month
Aug · 13 km/h
OctoberWind 15 km/hBeaufort 3

In October, the wind in Schwäbisch Hall 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
Aug · 56 %
Cloudiest month
Nov · 78 %
OctoberCloud cover 70 %Sunshine 3.7 h

In October, cloud covers on average 70 % of the sky over Schwäbisch Hall: mostly cloudy, with about 3.7 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 Schwäbisch Hall

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

Hot days a year
12 days
Hottest month
Jul · 25 °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 15 °C

In October, Schwäbisch Hall has about 0 hot days, with an average daytime high of 15 °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 Schwäbisch Hall

Snow is possible in Schwäbisch Hall, but no month makes it likely: 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
14 days
Fresh snow a year
49 cm
Snow possible
Nov – Feb

Snow calendar

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

In October, it hardly ever snows in Schwäbisch Hall.

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 Schwäbisch Hall

Weather for your travel dates

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

Schwäbisch Hall 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.

Schwäbisch Hall has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 79) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 11).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    57

    Fair

    • 14 °C by day
    • 5.7 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month
  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    75

    Good

    • 20 °C by day
    • 7.1 h of sun a day
    • 13 rainy days a month
  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    79

    GoodBest holidays

    • 25 °C by day
    • 7.5 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month
  • October half-term

    Oct

    50

    Fair

    • 15 °C by day
    • 3.7 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month
  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    11

    Poor

    • 5 °C by day
    • 1.8 h of sun a day
    • 13 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
770 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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Schwäbisch Hall vs Backnang

In October Backnang has the better holiday weather (score 55 vs 50). During the day Backnang is 1 °C warmer than Schwäbisch Hall.

Schwäbisch Hall vs Backnang, in October
in OctoberSchwäbisch HallBacknang
Holiday weather score5055
Daytime high15°16°
Sunshine4 h4 h
Rainy days1212
Best timeApr – SepApr – Sep

Through the year

OctoberSchwäbisch Hall 15°Backnang 16°
Schwäbisch HallBacknang
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Ranking

Germany in October: the best places

In October, Schwäbisch Hall ranks 16 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

  1. Karlsruhe16°58
  2. 2Bad Wimpfen15°56
  3. 3Pforzheim16°56
  4. 4Backnang16°55
  5. 5Stuttgart16°55
  6. 6Worms16°55
  7. 7Heilbronn16°54
  8. 8Heidelberg16°54
  9. 16Schwäbisch HallThis page15°50
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Frequently asked questions about Schwäbisch Hall

When is the best time to visit Schwäbisch Hall?

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

What is the warmest month in Schwäbisch Hall?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C and nights around 14 °C. January is the coolest month at 4 °C.

When does it rain most in Schwäbisch Hall?

Rain is frequent from November to January; the wettest month is May with 80 mm. The driest month is April with 53 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Schwäbisch Hall get?

Schwäbisch Hall gets around 1,780 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is July with 7.8 hours a day; in December there are 1.6 hours a day.

What time zone is Schwäbisch Hall in?

Schwäbisch Hall is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July.

How long is the flight from London to Schwäbisch Hall?

A nonstop flight from London to Schwäbisch Hall takes about 1 h 25 min, for a straight-line distance of about 770 km.

Which school holidays are best for Schwäbisch Hall?

Schwäbisch Hall has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 79) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 11). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 57, May half-term 75, summer holidays 79, October half-term 50, Christmas holidays 11.