Hoorn weather in October

In October, Hoorn sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 78 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 12°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 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hoorn's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoorn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:15 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Hoorn is city in Noord-Holland, the 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 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Hoorn reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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51511
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101510
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31128

How October really feels in Hoorn

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.

Hoorn weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6412.51.180.3
Feb / 5010.61.49.50.4
Mar / 4810.60.611.51.5
Apr12° / 399.4013.63.1
May15° / 10°5310.4015.54.6
Jun18° / 13°5811.2016.55.5
Jul20° / 15°6912.2016.16.0
Aug20° / 15°8212.9014.55.9
Sep18° / 13°7412.3012.45.2
Oct14° / 10°7813.6010.33.5
Nov10° / 67140.38.51.8
Dec / 7213.71.27.50.7

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 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
42971
52872
62872
72971
82971
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153169
163070
173169
183070
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
242971
252971
262971
272872
282872
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302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hoorn gets around 78 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
546
645
745
844
944
1043
1143
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1743
1843
1943
2044
2144
2244
2344
2445
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2645
2746
2846
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3047
3147

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17624
27723
37822
47921
58020
68218
78317
88416
98515
108614
118713
128713
138812
148911
158911
169010
179010
18919
19928
20928
21937
22946
23946
24955
25964
26964
27964
28973
29973
30973
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 21 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420breezy
520breezy
620breezy
720breezy
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920breezy
1020breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 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 6:48 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:486:09
211.36:506:07
311.26:526:04
411.16:546:02
511.16:556:00
611.06:575:57
710.96:595:55
810.97:015:52
910.87:035:50
1010.77:045:48
1110.77:065:45
1210.67:085:43
1310.57:105:41
1410.47:125:39
1510.47:145:36
1610.37:155:34
1710.27:175:32
1810.27:195:30
1910.17:215:28
2010.07:235:25
2110.07:255:23
229.97:275:21
239.87:285:19
249.87:305:17
259.77:325:15
269.67:345:13
279.67:365:11
289.57:385:09
299.57:405:07
309.47:425:05
319.37:435:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Hoorn?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hoorn.

What to pack for Hoorn in October

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

In October, Hoorn sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Hoorn 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 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°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
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Hoorn 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 Hoorn peaks around June 23 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 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hoorn?

Hoorn sits at 52.6°N, 5.1°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Heerhugowaard, 15 km away.

EnkhuizenAlkmaarSchagenBergen

Topography around Hoorn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoorn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m.

The land around Hoorn is covered by water (38%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Heerhugowaard 15 km · Medemblik 15 km · Volendam 16 km · Purmerend 17 km · Enkhuizen 17 km · Alkmaar 21 km · Schagen 24 km · Bergen 24 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 Hoorn (52.6425°, 5.0597°, elevation 3 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).