When to go · Berlin
Berlin in October
Good month. Mild, coloured leaves; Oct 3 is a public holiday.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 13° / 6°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Germany overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Germany overall
Verdict
Mild, coloured leaves; Oct 3 is a public holiday.
Weather in October
- BerlinHighs around 13 °C, lows around 6 °C, rain on about 9 days
- Berlin and the east, Germany · Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Brandenburg lakesfine
Continental: cold dry winters (around 0 °C), warm summers with 30 °C spells; lake swimming from June.
Autumn season
Clear and mild, marathon weekend in late September closes some streets.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
German Unity Day
3 October · Brandenburg Gate
Public holiday; parties near the Brandenburg Gate.
Oktoberfest (Munich) big impact
Mid Sep – early Oct (19 Sep – 4 Oct 2026) · Germany
Munich hotels triple in price; trains from Munich crowded in the evenings.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- Medium
- Prices · Germany overall
- Medium
Germany overall: Wine harvest on the Rhine and Moselle; autumn colours; 3 October holiday.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings