Staphorst weather in October

In October, Staphorst sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 63 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 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 Staphorst's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Staphorst's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:11 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Staphorst is farm village in 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 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Staphorst reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3169
4169
5159
6159
7158
8158
9158
10158
11158
12148
13148
14148
15147
16147
17147
18147
19137
20137
21137
22137
23137
24137
25137
26127
27127
28127
29126
30126
31126

How October really feels in Staphorst

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.

Staphorst weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6512.91.380.1
Feb / 5310.71.99.50.4
Mar / 5411.40.811.51.8
Apr14° / 4910.40.113.63.8
May17° / 6311.6015.55.3
Jun20° / 11°7012.3016.55.7
Jul22° / 13°8413.9016.16.0
Aug22° / 13°8114014.55.9
Sep18° / 11°6611.3012.45.5
Oct14° / 6312.1010.33.7
Nov / 5712.60.28.51.6
Dec / 67131.87.50.3

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 (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52872
63070
73070
82971
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
202971
212971
222971
232872
242872
252971
262872
272773
282773
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Staphorst gets around 63 mm of rain over 12.1 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
640
739
839
938
1038
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1738
1838
1938
2039
2139
2240
2340
2441
2541
2641
2742
2842
2942
3042
3142

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18317
28416
38416
48515
58614
68713
78812
88812
98911
109010
119010
12919
13919
14919
15928
16928
17928
18937
19937
20946
21946
22955
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 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

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 6:44 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 4:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:446:05
211.36:456:02
311.26:476:00
411.16:495:57
511.16:515:55
611.06:535:53
710.96:545:50
810.96:565:48
910.86:585:46
1010.77:005:43
1110.77:025:41
1210.67:045:39
1310.57:055:36
1410.47:075:34
1510.47:095:32
1610.37:115:30
1710.27:135:27
1810.27:155:25
1910.17:165:23
2010.07:185:21
2110.07:205:19
229.97:225:17
239.87:245:14
249.87:265:12
259.77:285:10
269.67:295:08
279.67:315:06
289.57:335:04
299.57:355:02
309.47:375:00
319.37:394:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Staphorst?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Staphorst.

What to pack for Staphorst in October

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

In October, Staphorst 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 Staphorst 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 Staphorst peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Staphorst?

Staphorst sits at 52.6°N, 6.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Meppel, 6.0 km away.

HoogeveenKampenHardenberg

Topography around Staphorst

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Staphorst has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Staphorst is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), cropland (23%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Meppel 6.0 km · Giethoorn 14 km · Dalfsen 15 km · Zwolle 17 km · Steenwijk 17 km · Hoogeveen 20 km · Kampen 23 km · Hardenberg 29 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 Staphorst (52.645°, 6.2111°, elevation 0 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).