Overview
- The Deutscher Wetterdienst's preliminary analysis shows a national mean temperature of 10.6 °C, about 1.6 °C above the 1961–1990 reference period.
- Northern and western Germany were notably milder while parts of the southeast saw clear nights and localized frost, with a recorded high of 27.5 °C in Mehringen and a low of −3.1 °C in Dippoldiswalde‑Reinberg.
- Germany logged roughly 122 hours of sunshine in October, marking the eighth consecutive month with more sun than the long‑term mean.
- Average precipitation was about 76 liters per square meter, roughly 36% above the 1961–1990 mean and the first wetter‑than‑average month since February, though the north and west received up to three times more rain than the east.
- The DWD's short‑term forecast calls for widespread fog and low stratus with temperatures around 0–9 °C and occasional drizzle in the east and northeast, conditions that can reduce visibility and affect morning travel and outdoor work.