Poperinge in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Poperinge sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 174 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 20°C in early September to 8°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
15°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
9°C
Precipitation
174 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
4.2
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Poperinge 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 Poperinge reaches about 15°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Poperinge

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

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

fall sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Poperinge 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 / 5811.70.88.20.7
Feb / 4910.41.19.71.0
Mar11° / 4910.60.711.52.5
Apr14° / 4810.70.113.53.9
May17° / 6111.7015.25.2
Jun20° / 12°5810.1016.26.1
Jul22° / 14°5810.7015.86.5
Aug22° / 14°6810.6014.36.5
Sep19° / 12°529.7012.46.0
Oct15° / 6111.1010.44.3
Nov10° / 6212.30.38.72.2
Dec / 6912.417.80.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Poperinge gets around 174 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.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Poperinge?

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.

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Poperinge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Poperinge in Fall

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

In fall, Poperinge sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Poperinge in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Poperinge 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 Poperinge peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Poperinge?

Poperinge sits at 50.9°N, 2.7°E, 19 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Ypres, 11 km away.

HazebrouckArmentièresDiksmuideWervikMenenHalluinRoeselare

Topography around Poperinge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poperinge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m.

The land around Poperinge is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
338 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Ypres 11 km · Hazebrouck 20 km · Armentières 22 km · Diksmuide 22 km · Wervik 23 km · Menen 29 km · Halluin 29 km · Roeselare 30 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 Poperinge (50.8539°, 2.7266°, elevation 19 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.