Ath in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Ath sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 177 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 20°C in early September to 8°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Ath's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ath's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
15°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
177 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
4.0
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Ath in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 20°C in early September to 8°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Ath reaches about 15°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Ath

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
2
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ath weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 641218.30.5
Feb / 5711.11.39.70.8
Mar11° / 5511.50.911.52.4
Apr14° / 5111.8013.53.9
May18° / 6412.2015.25.3
Jun20° / 12°6210.8016.26.0
Jul23° / 14°6711.1015.86.5
Aug22° / 14°7311.8014.36.4
Sep19° / 11°5410.3012.45.9
Oct15° / 5911.1010.44.2
Nov10° / 6312.20.48.72.0
Dec / 7313.31.37.80.7

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across fall.

0%25%50%75%100%SepOctNov

Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Ath gets around 177 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%SepOctNov

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 14 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min in early September to 8 h 06 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.0 kWh/m².

01234SepOctNov
Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Ath?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Ath for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ath in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Ath sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ath in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ath peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ath in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ath is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ath?

Ath sits at 50.6°N, 3.8°E, 32 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Lessines, 10 km away.

GeraardsbergenRonsePéruwelzSaint-GhislainSoigniesBoussuQuaregnon

Topography around Ath

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ath.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ath has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m.

The land around Ath is covered by cropland (45%), grassland (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), grassland (24%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (23%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
264 m
80 km
446 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Lessines 10 km · Geraardsbergen 18 km · Ronse 18 km · Péruwelz 19 km · Saint-Ghislain 20 km · Soignies 21 km · Boussu 22 km · Quaregnon 22 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ath (50.6294°, 3.778°, elevation 32 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.