Saint-Nicolas weather in October

In October, Saint-Nicolas sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Saint-Nicolas's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Nicolas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:10 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Saint-Nicolas is town in Saint-Nicolas municipality, Belgium.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Saint-Nicolas reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11710
21610
3169
4169
5169
6169
7169
8159
9159
10159
11158
12158
13158
14158
15148
16148
17148
18148
19148
20147
21147
22137
23137
24137
25137
26137
27137
28137
29127
30127
31126

How October really feels in Saint-Nicolas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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

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

Saint-Nicolas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 701328.30.2
Feb / 63122.99.70.5
Mar10° / 6413.21.211.52.1
Apr14° / 5211.20.113.53.9
May18° / 6312.7015.25.3
Jun21° / 12°7412.7016.25.8
Jul23° / 14°7812.9015.86.3
Aug22° / 14°7912.3014.36.3
Sep19° / 11°6210.8012.45.8
Oct14° / 6311.8010.43.9
Nov / 6712.60.58.71.7
Dec / 82142.67.80.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42674
52674
62674
72674
82773
92872
102872
112872
123070
133070
143070
153070
163169
173169
183169
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
242971
252872
262872
272773
282773
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Saint-Nicolas gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
441
541
641
740
839
939
1038
1138
1237
1337
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2237
2337
2437
2538
2638
2738
2839
2939
3040
3140

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18416
28515
38515
48614
58614
68713
78713
88812
98911
108911
119010
12919
13919
14919
15928
16928
17928
18937
19937
20946
21946
22955
23955
24964
25964
26964
27973
28973
29982
30982
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:456:09
211.36:476:06
311.36:486:04
411.26:506:02
511.16:526:00
611.16:535:57
711.06:555:55
810.96:575:53
910.96:585:51
1010.87:005:49
1110.77:025:46
1210.77:035:44
1310.67:055:42
1410.67:075:40
1510.57:085:38
1610.47:105:36
1710.47:125:34
1810.37:135:32
1910.27:155:30
2010.27:175:28
2110.17:195:26
2210.17:205:24
2310.07:225:22
249.97:245:20
259.97:255:18
269.87:275:16
279.87:295:14
289.77:315:12
299.67:325:11
309.67:345:09
319.57:365:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
152.0Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Saint-Nicolas?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Nicolas.

What to pack for Saint-Nicolas in October

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

In October, Saint-Nicolas sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Saint-Nicolas in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint-Nicolas peaks around July 13 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Nicolas?

Saint-Nicolas sits at 50.6°N, 5.5°E, 96 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Liège, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-Nicolas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Nicolas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Saint-Nicolas is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (26%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Liège 3.0 km · Ans 4.0 km · Seraing 5.0 km · Grivegnée 6.0 km · Flémalle-Haute 7.0 km · Herstal 8.0 km · Chaudfontaine 9.0 km · Fléron 11 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 Saint-Nicolas (50.6284°, 5.5324°, elevation 96 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).