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October Weather at Ramstein Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Daily high temperatures decrease by 11°F, from 63°F to 52°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 72°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 44°F to 38°F, rarely falling below 28°F or exceeding 53°F.

For reference, on August 4, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Ramstein typically range from 54°F to 77°F, while on February 9, the coldest day of the year, they range from 29°F to 41°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October at Ramstein

Average High and Low Temperature in October at RamsteinOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313120°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FSepNovOct 163°FOct 163°F44°F44°FOct 3152°FOct 3152°F38°F38°FOct 1159°FOct 1159°F42°F42°FOct 2155°FOct 2155°F40°F40°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October at Ramstein

Average Hourly Temperature in October at RamsteinOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovNowNowvery coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of October at Ramstein experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 55% to 67%.

The clearest day of the month is October 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 45% of the time.

For reference, on November 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 74%, while on July 27, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 60%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October at Ramstein

Cloud Cover Categories in October at RamsteinOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 145%Oct 145%Oct 3133%Oct 3133%Oct 1141%Oct 1141%Oct 2137%Oct 2137%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Ramstein, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is essentially constant, remaining around 27% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 33% on May 30, and its lowest chance is 21% on February 29.

Probability of Precipitation in October at Ramstein

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October at Ramstein is essentially constant, remaining about 1.9 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.5 inches or falling below 0.7 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.9 inches on October 6.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October at Ramstein

Average Monthly Rainfall in October at RamsteinOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inSepNovOct 51.9 inOct 51.9 inOct 311.8 inOct 311.8 inOct 211.9 inOct 211.9 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October at Ramstein, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 46 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 3 minutes, 31 seconds, and weekly decrease of 24 minutes, 38 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 9 hours, 52 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 38 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October at Ramstein

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Ramstein is 8:08 AM on October 26 and the earliest sunrise is 58 minutes earlier at 7:10 AM on October 27.

The latest sunset is 7:07 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 59 minutes earlier at 5:08 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 2:00 AM on October 27, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:22 AM and sets 16 hours, 17 minutes later, at 9:39 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:23 AM and sets 8 hours, 10 minutes later, at 4:32 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October at Ramstein

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October at RamsteinOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov7:10 AM7:10 AMOct 275:15 PMOct 275:15 PM7:29 AM7:29 AMOct 17:07 PMOct 17:07 PM7:45 AM7:45 AMOct 116:46 PMOct 116:46 PMDSTOct 27DSTOct 27SolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October at Ramstein

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October at RamsteinOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov0010202030400001010203030NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October at Ramstein

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October at RamsteinOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 33:56 AMSep 33:56 AMSep 184:35 AMSep 184:35 AMOct 28:50 PMOct 28:50 PMOct 171:27 PMOct 171:27 PMNov 11:48 PMNov 11:48 PMNov 1510:29 PMNov 1510:29 PM6:55 AM6:55 AM8:25 PM8:25 PM7:31 PM7:31 PM7:22 AM7:22 AM7:01 AM7:01 AM6:57 PM6:57 PM6:23 PM6:23 PM9:16 AM9:16 AM7:16 AM7:16 AM4:45 PM4:45 PM4:07 PM4:07 PM8:42 AM8:42 AMNowNow
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
2%5:53 AME6:46 PMW-12:23 PMS252,205 mi
2
0%7:01 AME6:57 PMW-1:01 PMS252,571 mi
3
0%8:08 AME7:08 PMWSW-1:40 PMS252,507 mi
4
3%9:17 AMESE7:22 PMWSW-2:20 PMS252,008 mi
5
7%10:27 AMESE7:38 PMWSW-3:03 PMS251,048 mi
6
13%11:39 AMSE7:59 PMSW-3:49 PMS249,593 mi
7
20%12:52 PMSE8:27 PMSW-4:39 PMS247,606 mi
8
29%2:01 PMSE9:07 PMSW-5:34 PMS245,072 mi
9
39%3:02 PMSE10:00 PMSW-6:31 PMS242,020 mi
10
50%3:51 PMSE11:08 PMSW-7:29 PMS238,536 mi
11
61%4:28 PMSE--8:27 PMS234,785 mi
12
72%-12:27 AMSW4:56 PMESE9:23 PMS231,008 mi
13
82%-1:52 AMWSW5:17 PMESE10:17 PMS227,512 mi
14
90%-3:19 AMWSW5:34 PMESE11:09 PMS224,635 mi
15
96%-4:47 AMW5:50 PME11:59 PMS222,696 mi
16
98%-6:15 AMW6:06 PME--
17
100%-7:44 AMWNW6:23 PMENE12:50 AMS221,941 mi
18
100%-9:16 AMWNW6:43 PMENE1:42 AMS222,490 mi
19
96%-10:48 AMNW7:10 PMNE2:38 AMS224,303 mi
20
90%-12:17 PMNW7:47 PMNE3:36 AMS227,187 mi
21
82%-1:35 PMNW8:37 PMNE4:37 AMS230,827 mi
22
72%-2:36 PMNW9:41 PMNE5:37 AMS234,851 mi
23
62%-3:20 PMNW10:53 PMNE6:35 AMS238,893 mi
24
50%-3:50 PMNW-7:29 AMS242,649 mi
25
41%12:09 AMNE4:12 PMWNW-8:17 AMS245,902 mi
26
31%1:23 AMENE4:29 PMWNW-9:02 AMS248,519 mi
27
22%2:35 AME3:42 PMWNW-8:43 AMS250,447 mi
28
15%2:44 AME3:54 PMW-9:22 AMS251,689 mi
29
9%3:51 AME4:05 PMW-10:01 AMS252,292 mi
30
4%4:58 AME4:17 PMWSW-10:39 AMS252,328 mi
31
1%6:06 AMESE4:30 PMWSW-11:19 AMS251,876 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Ramstein is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 10, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 4% of the time, while on October 22, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October at Ramstein

Humidity Comfort Levels in October at RamsteinOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 10%Oct 10%Oct 310%Oct 310%Oct 110%Oct 110%Oct 210%Oct 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Ramstein is gradually increasing during October, increasing from 7.8 miles per hour to 8.5 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 17, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.4 miles per hour, while on August 4, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October at Ramstein

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Ramstein throughout October is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 37% on October 31.

Wind Direction in October at Ramstein

Wind Direction in October at RamsteinOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Ramstein typically lasts for 5.7 months (175 days), from around April 26 to around October 17, rarely starting before April 8 or after May 17, and rarely ending before September 25 or after November 7.

During October at Ramstein, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 83% to 20% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October at Ramstein

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October at Ramsteingrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov83%Oct 183%Oct 1Oct 3120%Oct 3120%64%Oct 1164%Oct 11Oct 2141%Oct 2141%NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Ramstein are gradually increasing during October, increasing by 97°F, from 1,910°F to 2,007°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October at Ramstein

Growing Degree Days in October at RamsteinOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031311,600°F1,600°F1,700°F1,700°F1,800°F1,800°F1,900°F1,900°F2,000°F2,000°F2,100°F2,100°F2,200°F2,200°FSepNovOct 11,910°FOct 11,910°FOct 312,007°FOct 312,007°FOct 111,957°FOct 111,957°FOct 211,987°FOct 211,987°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Ramstein is decreasing during October, falling by 1.5 kWh, from 3.2 kWh to 1.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October at Ramstein

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October at RamsteinOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWh6.0 kWh6.0 kWhSepNovOct 13.2 kWhOct 13.2 kWhOct 311.7 kWhOct 311.7 kWhOct 112.6 kWhOct 112.6 kWhOct 212.1 kWhOct 212.1 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ramstein are 49.437 deg latitude, 7.600 deg longitude, and 761 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ramstein contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 486 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 818 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,263 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,595 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ramstein is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (39%), within 10 miles by trees (42%) and cropland (33%), and within 50 miles by cropland (40%) and trees (39%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Ramstein, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Ramstein has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Zweibrücken; Idar-Oberstein; Pferdsfeld; Saarbrücken Airport; Frankfurt-Hahn Airport; Strasbourg International Airport; Buechel; and Baden Wurttemberg, Neuostheim.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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