Houtem, Belgium Pollen Count
Houtem, Belgium · Last updated Sunday, November 8, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Houtem — from Sunday, November 8, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
Houtem, Belgium
Trees Index
How active trees pollen is today (0–100).
Houtem, Belgium
Pollen Types
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5-Day Houtem Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
This reading is the forecast point shared with Leisele, Belgium — 4 nearby places use the same point; Houtem is 4.1 km from it.
Pollen count Houtem residents check each morning
The Houtem pollen count today is 23 (Low). No single plant stands out in today’s readings; the Tree category is the one the index is led by. The full split is tree pollen 23, grass pollen 0.6, weed pollen 10. Below, the plant detail and the multi-day outlook show whether today is the pattern or the exception. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as tree pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Houtem page.
Today’s reading for this city is quiet across the board, and a quiet day is best understood comparatively: the split shows no category carrying the total, and the plant section shows nothing reading high. Seasonal expectations set the background — which pollen types are common in this region at this time of year — but they never override the modelled value. This page reports the modelled reading first, and uses seasonal context only to explain the shape of the numbers it has already shown.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Houtem pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Monday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Houtem residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Houtem pollen count today?
The Houtem pollen count today is 23 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Tree.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Houtem: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Houtem allergies today
Houtem allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 23 (Low), driven mainly by Tree. When people ask about Houtem allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Houtem.
Allergies in Houtem follow the Belgium calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Houtem before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Houtem allergy forecast: today reads 23 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Houtem allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Houtem today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Houtem allergy count today is 23 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Houtem: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 8 | 23 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 32 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 22 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 12 | Low |
| Thursday, November 12 | 29 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Houtem’s pollen count to peak on Monday at 32 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Houtem
What is driving Houtem’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 23 (Low) is set by tree pollen at 23 (Low on its own scale) — about 68% of the four category readings added together, 13 points clear of the next category, weed pollen at 10. Tree readings are the fastest-moving of the four in their season, because species pollinate in sequence — a tree-led total can change character within a week. Tree pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the Belgium tree chapter runs February to May — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Houtem, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above — it shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying, and plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 12 to 32, never changing band. Today’s 23 sits 1 point below the window’s average of 23.6 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Houtem now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Houtem were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 23 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 10 (Low).
In the Continental West pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are early hazel and alder, a birch-led spring, late-spring grasses, and late-summer mugwort and ragweed — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Houtem pollen through the year
Three chapters make the Belgium pollen year, and Houtem follows them in the Continental West order. The tree chapter: hazel and alder open from February, and birch leads the spring peak through April and into May. The grass chapter: grasses hold from May through July, cresting in late May and June. The weed chapter: mugwort and ragweed build from August, peak in September, and are ended by the first hard frost. Mold builds through the humid summer and fills the gaps between chapters.
No Belgium allergy season guide is published yet, so this page does not single out signature pollens for Houtem — the calendar above is the Continental West regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November falls between the main chapters of the Belgium pollen year — the tail of one and the approach of the next — so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. Between them, the three chapters cover 9 months of the Belgium year, February to October — leaving a quiet gap of roughly 3 months in the depth of the off-season. No Belgium allergy season guide is published yet — this calendar follows the Continental West regional pattern. See Houtem pollen count rankings and Houtem on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Houtem pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down whatever the month. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Houtem in today’s national picture
At 23 (Low), Houtem ranks joint 16569th of the 217874 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Tignes, France at 66, and the lowest is Извор, North Macedonia at 5. The whole table spans 61 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Houtem: Leisele, Belgium (3 km away) reads 23 (Low); Wulveringem, Belgium (3 km away) reads 22 (Low); Izenberge, Belgium (4 km away) reads 22 (Low). Houtem reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Belgium’s 2631 tracked cities, today runs from 6 in Herbeumont to 29 in Nieuwkapelle.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Houtem resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Houtem, Belgium can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Houtem in its local area
Houtem is in Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium. Its population is 641 (GeoNames).
Houtem sits 3 km north-northwest of Leisele, Belgium — the anchor of the forecast-point group this reading belongs to. Within the group of 4, Houtem ranks joint 1st; across Belgium’s 2631 tracked cities, it ranks joint 75th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Houtem, Belgium pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Leisele pollen count (3 km away)
- Wulveringem pollen count (3 km away)
- Izenberge pollen count (4 km away)
- De Moeren pollen count (4 km away)
- Bulskamp pollen count (4 km away)
- Gijverinkhove pollen count (6 km away)
From Pollen Atlas News
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Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).