Borssele weather in October

In October, Borssele sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Borssele's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borssele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:19 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Borssele is village in Borsele, Netherlands.

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 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Borssele reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11711
21711
31611
41611
51611
61610
71610
81610
91610
101510
111510
121510
13159
14159
15159
16159
17149
18149
19149
20149
21149
22149
23149
24148
25138
26138
27138
28138
29138
30138
31138

How October really feels in Borssele

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.

Borssele weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6012.20.78.10.5
Feb / 5110.71.19.60.8
Mar10° / 5111.20.511.52.1
Apr13° / 4510.4013.53.7
May17° / 10°5711.7015.35.1
Jun19° / 13°6010.6016.35.9
Jul22° / 15°7212.5015.96.2
Aug22° / 15°7212.3014.46.2
Sep19° / 12°6211.4012.45.6
Oct15° / 6712.6010.44.0
Nov10° / 6713.30.38.62.0
Dec / 7313.70.97.70.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32773
42773
52773
62674
72674
82773
92773
102773
112971
122971
132971
142971
153169
163169
173169
183169
193268
203268
213268
223268
233169
243169
253169
263070
273070
283070
292971
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Borssele gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
543
643
742
842
941
1041
1141
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2741
2841
2942
3042
3143

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174251
275241
377230
478220
579210
681190
782180
883170
984160
1085150
1185150
1286140
1387130
1487130
1587130
1688120
1788120
1888120
1989110
2089110
2190100
2290100
239190
249190
259280
269280
279370
289460
299460
309550
319550

Wind in October

Winds average 17 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0510152025151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:536:15
211.36:546:13
311.26:566:11
411.26:586:08
511.17:006:06
611.07:016:04
711.07:036:02
810.97:055:59
910.87:065:57
1010.87:085:55
1110.77:105:53
1210.67:125:50
1310.67:135:48
1410.57:155:46
1510.47:175:44
1610.47:195:42
1710.37:205:40
1810.37:225:37
1910.27:245:35
2010.17:265:33
2110.17:275:31
2210.07:295:29
239.97:315:27
249.97:335:25
259.87:345:23
269.87:365:21
279.77:385:19
289.67:405:18
299.67:425:16
309.57:435:14
319.47:455:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Borssele?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Borssele for sightseeing.

What to pack for Borssele in October

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

In October, Borssele sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Borssele in October

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 6°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
Jan6Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Borssele 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 Borssele peaks around June 21 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 21UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Borssele?

Borssele sits at 51.4°N, 3.7°E, 5 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Vlissingen, 11 km away.

EekloMaldegemStekeneKnokke-Heist

Topography around Borssele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borssele has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Borssele is covered by water (45%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and water (31%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Vlissingen 11 km · Terneuzen 12 km · Middelburg 12 km · Goes 14 km · Eeklo 29 km · Maldegem 31 km · Stekene 32 km · Knokke-Heist 33 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 Borssele (51.4233°, 3.7347°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).