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United Kingdom · Month guide
United Kingdom in October
Around 13 °C with 113 mm of rain and 3.0 hours of sun a day.
October is a challenging month for United Kingdom overall; regional choices matter most. Around 13 °C with 113 mm of rain and 3.0 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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United Kingdom · October
What the weather usually does
United Kingdom · typical month
- Day / night8 – 13 °CYear range 2 – 19 °C
- Rainfall113 mmYear range 61 – 113 mm
- Sunshine3.0 hr / dayYear range 1.4 – 6.7 hr / day
What’s open · October
Things to do in United Kingdom in October
Nothing in United Kingdom shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in October.
- At its bestWalking in the western Highlands and Skye
long enough days for the hills, either side of the midges
Sources: wildernessscotland.com, outdoorscot.co.uk
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
232 regions · current month
United Kingdom, taken apart
- Aberdeen12°C now · 6–17 °C yr
- Aberdeenshire12°C now · 6–17 °C yr
- Anglesey14°C now · 8–19 °C yr
- Angus12°C now · 5–18 °C yr
- Antrim13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Ards13°C now · 8–17 °C yr
- Argyll and Bute12°C now · 7–16 °C yr
- Armagh13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Ballymena13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Ballymoney13°C now · 7–17 °C yr
- Banbridge13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Barking and Dagenham15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- Barnet15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Barnsley13°C now · 6–20 °C yr
- Bath and North East Somerset15°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Bedford15°C now · 7–23 °C yr
- Belfast13°C now · 8–18 °C yr
- Bexley15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- Birmingham14°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Blackburn with Darwen13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Blackpool13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Blaenau Gwent13°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Bolton14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Bournemouth15°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Bracknell Forest15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Bradford13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Brent15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Bridgend14°C now · 8–19 °C yr
- Brighton and Hove15°C now · 8–19 °C yr
- Bristol15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- Bromley15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Buckinghamshire15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Bury13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Caerphilly14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Calderdale13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Cambridgeshire15°C now · 7–23 °C yr
- Camden15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Cardiff14°C now · 8–20 °C yr
- Carmarthenshire14°C now · 8–19 °C yr
- Carrickfergus13°C now · 8–16 °C yr
- Castlereagh13°C now · 8–18 °C yr
- Central Bedfordshire15°C now · 7–23 °C yr
- Ceredigion13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Cheshire East14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Cheshire West and Chester14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Clackmannanshire12°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Coleraine13°C now · 8–17 °C yr
- Conwy13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Cornwall15°C now · 9–19 °C yr
- Coventry14°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Craigavon13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Croydon15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Cumbria12°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- Darlington13°C now · 6–20 °C yr
- Denbighshire13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Derby14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Derbyshire13°C now · 6–20 °C yr
- Derry13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Devon14°C now · 8–20 °C yr
- Doncaster14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Dorset15°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Down13°C now · 8–17 °C yr
- Dudley14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Dumfries and Galloway12°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- Dundee13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Dungannon and South Tyrone13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Durham12°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Ealing15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- East Ayrshire12°C now · 6–17 °C yr
- East Dunbartonshire12°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- East Lothian12°C now · 6–17 °C yr
- East Renfrewshire13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- East Riding of Yorkshire14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- East Sussex15°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Edinburgh13°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- Enfield15°C now · 7–23 °C yr
- Essex15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Falkirk13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Fermanagh13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Fife13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Flintshire14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Gateshead13°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Glasgow13°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- Gloucestershire15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Greenwich15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Gwynedd13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Hackney15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Halton14°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Halton14°C now · 8–20 °C yr
- Hammersmith and Fulham15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Hampshire15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- Haringey15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Harrow15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Hartlepool13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Havering15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- Herefordshire14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Hertfordshire15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Highland11°C now · 5–16 °C yr
- Hillingdon15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Hounslow15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Inverclyde12°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- Isle of Wight15°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Isles of Scilly15°C now · 10–18 °C yr
- Islington15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Kensington and Chelsea15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Kent15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- Kingston upon Hull14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Kingston upon Thames15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Kirklees13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Knowsley14°C now · 8–20 °C yr
- Lambeth15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Lancashire13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Larne13°C now · 7–17 °C yr
- Leeds14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Leicester14°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Leicestershire14°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Lewisham15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Limavady13°C now · 7–17 °C yr
- Lincolnshire15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Lisburn13°C now · 8–18 °C yr
- Liverpool14°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- London15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Luton15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Magherafelt13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Manchester13°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Medway15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Merseyside14°C now · 8–20 °C yr
- Merthyr Tydfil13°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Merton15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Mid Ulster13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Middlesbrough13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Midlothian12°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- Milton Keynes15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Monmouthshire14°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Moray12°C now · 5–17 °C yr
- Moyle13°C now · 8–16 °C yr
- Neath Port Talbot14°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Newcastle upon Tyne13°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Newham15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Newport15°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Newry and Mourne13°C now · 8–18 °C yr
- Newtownabbey13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Norfolk15°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- North Ayrshire13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- North Down13°C now · 8–16 °C yr
- North East Lincolnshire15°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- North Lanarkshire12°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- North Lincolnshire15°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- North Somerset15°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- North Tyneside14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- North Yorkshire13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Northamptonshire15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Northumberland12°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- Nottingham14°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Nottinghamshire14°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Oldham13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Omagh13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Orkney Islands12°C now · 7–14 °C yr
- Outer Hebrides12°C now · 8–16 °C yr
- Oxfordshire15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Pembrokeshire14°C now · 9–18 °C yr
- Perth and Kinross11°C now · 5–17 °C yr
- Peterborough15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Plymouth15°C now · 8–20 °C yr
- Poole15°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Portsmouth15°C now · 8–20 °C yr
- Powys13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Reading15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Redbridge15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Redcar and Cleveland13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Renfrewshire13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Rhondda Cynon Taf14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Richmond upon Thames15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Rochdale13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Rotherham14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Rutland15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Salford14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Sandwell14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Scottish Borders12°C now · 5–18 °C yr
- Sefton14°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Sheffield13°C now · 6–20 °C yr
- Shetland Islands11°C now · 7–13 °C yr
- Shropshire14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Slough15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Solihull14°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Somerset15°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- South Ayrshire12°C now · 7–17 °C yr
- South Gloucestershire15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- South Lanarkshire12°C now · 6–17 °C yr
- South Tyneside14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Southampton15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- Southend-on-Sea15°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Southwark15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Staffordshire14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Stirling11°C now · 5–17 °C yr
- Stockport13°C now · 6–20 °C yr
- Stockton-on-Tees13°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Stoke-on-Trent14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Strabane13°C now · 7–18 °C yr
- Suffolk15°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Sunderland14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Surrey15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- Sutton15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Swansea14°C now · 8–19 °C yr
- Swindon15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Tameside13°C now · 6–19 °C yr
- Telford and Wrekin14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Thurrock15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- Torbay15°C now · 9–20 °C yr
- Torfaen14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Tower Hamlets15°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Trafford14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Vale of Glamorgan14°C now · 8–20 °C yr
- Wakefield14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Walsall14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Waltham Forest15°C now · 7–23 °C yr
- Wandsworth15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Warrington14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Warwickshire14°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- West Berkshire15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- West Dunbartonshire12°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- West Lothian12°C now · 6–18 °C yr
- West Sussex15°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Westminster15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Wigan14°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- Wiltshire15°C now · 8–22 °C yr
- Windsor and Maidenhead15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Wokingham15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Wolverhampton14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
- Worcestershire15°C now · 7–22 °C yr
- Wrexham13°C now · 7–20 °C yr
- York14°C now · 7–21 °C yr
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7 | 2.4 | -1.9 | 10.6 |
| February | 7.7 | 2.9 | -1.1 | 11.8 |
| March | 9.2 | 3.5 | -0.3 | 13.6 |
| April | 11.5 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 16.6 |
| May | 15.0 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 19.7 |
| June | 17.6 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 23.1 |
| July | 19.0 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 24.1 |
| August | 18.8 | 12.3 | 9.3 | 22.8 |
| September | 16.7 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 21.0 |
| October | 13.2 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 16.7 |
| November | 9.4 | 4.9 | -0.1 | 13.2 |
| December | 7.7 | 3.8 | -1.3 | 11.6 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 92 |
| February | 91 |
| March | 85 |
| April | 61 |
| May | 69 |
| June | 82 |
| July | 88 |
| August | 89 |
| September | 95 |
| October | 113 |
| November | 98 |
| December | 107 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 2.0 |
| February | 3.1 |
| March | 4.4 |
| April | 6.2 |
| May | 6.7 |
| June | 6.2 |
| July | 5.5 |
| August | 5.1 |
| September | 4.2 |
| October | 3.0 |
| November | 2.2 |
| December | 1.4 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.7 | 9.5 | 28.8 |
| February | 19.6 | 10.3 | 30.3 |
| March | 16.8 | 9.1 | 27.7 |
| April | 14.7 | 8.6 | 22.8 |
| May | 13.7 | 8.1 | 21.6 |
| June | 14.2 | 7.9 | 22.8 |
| July | 13.5 | 8.1 | 20.6 |
| August | 14.4 | 8.1 | 22.8 |
| September | 15.1 | 8.3 | 23.7 |
| October | 17.0 | 9.2 | 25.3 |
| November | 16.9 | 9.3 | 26.7 |
| December | 17.9 | 8.9 | 28.9 |
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