Purmerend in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Purmerend sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 200 mm of precipitation over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 19°C in early September to 8°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Purmerend's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Purmerend's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
9°C
Precipitation
200 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
3.6
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Purmerend in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 19°C in early September to 8°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Purmerend reaches about 14°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 Purmerend

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Purmerend 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 / 6212.1180.3
Feb / 5010.31.39.50.5
Mar / 5010.60.711.51.8
Apr13° / 4510.5013.63.5
May16° / 5811.2015.55.0
Jun19° / 12°6211.6016.55.7
Jul21° / 14°7513016.16.1
Aug21° / 14°7912.7014.56.0
Sep18° / 12°6911.9012.45.4
Oct14° / 6912.8010.33.7
Nov10° / 62130.38.51.8
Dec / 681317.50.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Purmerend gets around 200 mm of rain and snow over 38 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 17 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 48 min 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 1.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Purmerend?

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.

3.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Purmerend.

What to pack for Purmerend in Fall

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

In fall, Purmerend sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 38 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Purmerend in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 26 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 Purmerend 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 Purmerend 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
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Purmerend?

Purmerend sits at 52.5°N, 5.0°E, 2 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Volendam, 8.0 km away.

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Topography around Purmerend

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purmerend has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m.

The land around Purmerend is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (34%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Volendam 8.0 km · Zaanstad 11 km · Zaandam 12 km · Assendelft 15 km · Amsterdam 15 km · Hoorn 17 km · Diemen 18 km · Heemskerk 20 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 Purmerend (52.505°, 4.9597°, elevation 2 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.