Weather forecast for the Via Romea Germanica: Stade → Augsburg in October

Lower Saxony

From Stade through Harsefeld, Zeven, and Schneessel to Soltau, October days are often overcast with frequent light drizzle and spells of light to moderate rain. Highs commonly reach 13–20°C with occasional warmer surges near 22–24°C, while nights settle around 5–12°C. Rain varies from mostly dry days to wetter bursts around 10–17 mm, with a few clearer intervals.

Continuing via Bergen, Celle, Rietze, and Braunschweig, the pattern stays changeable: grey spells punctuated by showers and brief brighter breaks. Highs fluctuate between 12 and 20°C, lows 3–13°C. Short, heavier episodes occur, including single‑day totals near 30 mm around Rietze and around 18 mm near Braunschweig, alongside many days with little or no rain.

Into Hornburg, Wernigerode, and Hasselfelde on the Harz fringe, conditions cool and turn wetter. Highs are typically 8–16°C with occasional mild spikes near 22–23°C; lows dip to 1–9°C with a risk of the first frost around 0 to -1°C. Overcast skies dominate, and heavier falls appear on some days, reaching around 29 mm in Wernigerode and frequent 5–9 mm drizzly days.

Thuringia

From Nordhausen through Ebeleben to Bad Langensalza, skies are often cloudy with intermittent drizzle and light rain. Highs vary from 8–20°C, though brief warm spells can reach 22–25°C; lows run 0–11°C. Rainfall is usually light but can rise to around 12 mm, and the data even shows a stray wet‑snow signal near Ebeleben during a sharper cool snap.

Across Gotha and into Friedrichroda, overcast intervals mix with showers and periods of light rain. Highs generally sit near 9–19°C with lows 1–10°C. A few days turn notably wetter, with single‑day totals around 17 mm in Gotha and several others near 5–6 mm.

Through Schmalkalden to Meiningen on the Thuringian Forest’s south side, the weather remains changeable. Highs run 13–20°C early in milder spells, otherwise closer to 8–16°C, and lows 2–11°C. Light drizzle is frequent, and occasional heavier pulses arrive, roughly 11–16 mm on the wettest days, separated by many dry or only slightly damp days.

Bavaria

Entering Bavaria from Mellrichstadt toward Bad Neustadt, Münnerstadt, and Schweinfurt, expect a mix of overcast hours and light drizzle with some brighter breaks. Highs range 10–19°C and lows 0–10°C. Rain is often light, but occasional bursts reach about 6 mm in Mellrichstadt and around 12 mm near Bad Neustadt, with plenty of drier days in between.

From Bergtheim through Würzburg to Ochsenfurt, cloud continues to dominate with patchy drizzle and periodic light rain. Highs land between 12 and 21°C, lows 0–10°C. Some days turn wetter, with single‑day totals near 11 mm around Ochsenfurt and near 8–9 mm around Würzburg, though many days stay at 0–2 mm.

Crossing the Tauber uplands via Aub, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Schillingsfürst, Feuchtwangen, and Dinkelsbühl, temperature swings are sharper. Frost is possible, with lows down to -5°C, while mild surges can send highs to 22–23°C. Drizzle is common, and occasional heavier rain reaches roughly 16 mm around Schillingsfürst; a brief wet‑snow signal appears near Rothenburg during colder snaps.

From Nördlingen through Donauwörth and Mertingen to Augsburg, overcast days alternate with light rain and a few dry intervals. Highs mostly sit at 10–16°C, with lows 2–8°C and isolated frosts to -2°C. Heavier showers occur at times, with single‑day totals near 20 mm around Donauwörth and about 16 mm around Mertingen, before quieter spells resume.