Epe weather in October

In October, Epe sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 15% 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 Epe's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Epe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:11 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Epe is village in Epe, 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 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Epe reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 18°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)
1169
2169
3169
4169
5169
6169
7158
8158
9158
10158
11158
12158
13148
14148
15147
16147
17147
18147
19147
20137
21137
22137
23137
24137
25137
26137
27127
28127
29126
30126
31126

How October really feels in Epe

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.

Epe weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 66131.580.1
Feb / 5610.81.89.50.5
Mar10° / 5812.10.811.52.0
Apr14° / 5111.10.113.63.9
May18° / 6412.2015.45.4
Jun20° / 11°6912016.55.8
Jul23° / 14°8414.3016.16.0
Aug22° / 13°8013.7014.56.0
Sep19° / 11°6411.7012.45.6
Oct14° / 6411.6010.33.8
Nov / 6012.30.48.51.7
Dec / 7113.227.50.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
103070
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223169
233169
243169
253070
262971
272971
282971
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Epe gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
241
341
441
540
639
738
838
937
1036
1136
1235
1335
1435
1535
1636
1736
1836
1937
2037
2137
2238
2338
2439
2539
2640
2740
2840
2941
3041
3141

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18317
28317
38416
48416
58515
68614
78713
88812
98812
108911
119010
129010
13919
14919
15928
16928
17928
18937
19937
20937
21946
22946
23955
24955
25964
26964
27964
28973
29973
30973
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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
214light 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
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light 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 6:44 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:446:06
211.36:466:03
311.26:486:01
411.16:505:59
511.16:515:56
611.06:535:54
710.96:555:51
810.96:575:49
910.86:595:47
1010.77:005:45
1110.77:025:42
1210.67:045:40
1310.57:065:38
1410.57:085:35
1510.47:095:33
1610.37:115:31
1710.37:135:29
1810.27:155:27
1910.17:175:24
2010.17:195:22
2110.07:205:20
229.97:225:18
239.97:245:16
249.87:265:14
259.77:285:12
269.77:305:10
279.67:315:08
289.57:335:06
299.57:355:04
309.47:375:02
319.47:395:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Epe?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Epe.

What to pack for Epe in October

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

In October, Epe 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 Epe 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 Epe peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 14UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Epe?

Epe sits at 52.3°N, 6.0°E, 16 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Nunspeet, 14 km away.

ZwolleRaalteKampenHarderwijk

Topography around Epe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Epe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Epe is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), trees (21%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Nunspeet 14 km · Elburg 15 km · Apeldoorn 15 km · Deventer 16 km · Zwolle 20 km · Raalte 20 km · Kampen 24 km · Harderwijk 25 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 Epe (52.3475°, 5.9833°, 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. 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).