Arnhem in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Arnhem sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 185 mm of precipitation over about 35 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 7°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 Arnhem's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Arnhem's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
185 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
3.8
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Arnhem in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 20°C in early September to 7°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Arnhem reaches about 14°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 Arnhem

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Arnhem 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 / 6512.71.48.10.2
Feb / 5510.91.89.60.5
Mar10° / 5611.30.811.52.1
Apr14° / 4710.3013.64.0
May18° / 5911.5015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6511.8016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7813.40166.2
Aug22° / 14°7612.6014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6111012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.4010.43.9
Nov / 6112.10.38.61.7
Dec / 7112.81.97.60.4

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

Arnhem gets around 185 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 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 7 h 54 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 1.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Arnhem?

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.

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arnhem.

What to pack for Arnhem in Fall

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

In fall, Arnhem sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 35 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Arnhem 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 Arnhem 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arnhem?

Arnhem sits at 52.0°N, 5.9°E, 16 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Velp, 5.0 km away.

DidamBennekom

Topography around Arnhem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arnhem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m.

The land around Arnhem is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), trees (25%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
152 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Velp 5.0 km · Huissen 5.0 km · Duiven 8.0 km · Elst 8.0 km · Zevenaar 12 km · Didam 16 km · Nijmegen 16 km · Bennekom 16 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 6%

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 Arnhem (51.98°, 5.9111°, elevation 16 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.