Kessel-Lo in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Kessel-Lo sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 172 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 21°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 Kessel-Lo's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kessel-Lo's year-round climate.

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

Temperature in Kessel-Lo in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 21°C in early September to 8°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Kessel-Lo 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 Kessel-Lo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kessel-Lo 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 / 6211.81.18.20.4
Feb / 5610.91.39.70.8
Mar11° / 5511.80.711.52.4
Apr15° / 4610.7013.54.2
May18° / 5912.2015.35.4
Jun21° / 12°6711.3016.26.0
Jul23° / 14°7212.5015.86.4
Aug23° / 14°7312014.36.4
Sep19° / 11°5310.4012.45.9
Oct15° / 5811.1010.44.2
Nov10° / 6211.60.38.72.0
Dec / 7212.91.37.80.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Kessel-Lo gets around 172 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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 24 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.

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Kessel-Lo?

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 Kessel-Lo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kessel-Lo in Fall

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

In fall, Kessel-Lo sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kessel-Lo 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 Kessel-Lo peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kessel-Lo 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 Kessel-Lo is worst in April — around 18 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
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kessel-Lo?

Kessel-Lo sits at 50.9°N, 4.7°E, 35 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Blauwput, 1.0 km away.

Tienen

Topography around Kessel-Lo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kessel-Lo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m.

The land around Kessel-Lo is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
467 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Blauwput 1.0 km · Leuven 3.0 km · Heverlee 4.0 km · Herent 5.0 km · Rotselaar 8.0 km · Aarschot 13 km · Kortenberg 14 km · Tienen 17 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 Kessel-Lo (50.8855°, 4.7372°, elevation 35 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.