Torhout in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Torhout sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 190 mm of precipitation over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-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 Torhout's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Torhout's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
15°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
9°C
Precipitation
190 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
4.1
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Torhout 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 Torhout 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 Torhout

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.

Torhout 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 / 6012.40.98.20.7
Feb / 5110.60.99.61.0
Mar10° / 5110.90.711.52.3
Apr14° / 4811.1013.53.8
May17° / 6211.8015.35.1
Jun20° / 12°6311016.25.9
Jul22° / 14°6512.2015.96.3
Aug22° / 14°7211.4014.46.4
Sep19° / 12°5910.3012.45.9
Oct15° / 6411.8010.44.2
Nov10° / 6612.90.38.72.1
Dec / 7113.11.17.80.9

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

Torhout gets around 190 mm of rain and snow over 35 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 15 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 hours 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 Torhout?

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.

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Torhout for sightseeing.

What to pack for Torhout in Fall

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

In fall, Torhout sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 35 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Torhout 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 34 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 Torhout in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Torhout peaks around June 22 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 22UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Torhout?

Torhout sits at 51.1°N, 3.1°E, 22 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Zedelgem, 9.0 km away.

Sint-AndriesDiksmuideTieltBrugesAssebroek

Topography around Torhout

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torhout has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Torhout is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Zedelgem 9.0 km · Roeselare 13 km · Oostkamp 13 km · Sint-Andries 16 km · Diksmuide 17 km · Tielt 17 km · Bruges 18 km · Assebroek 18 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 Torhout (51.0656°, 3.1008°, elevation 22 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.