Average October Temperatures in the United Kingdom

Average temperatures for October at cities and towns throughout the United Kingdom are listed below in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum daily temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020.

Across the UK, October temperatures average a daily high of 13 degrees Celsius (56 degrees Fahrenheit) and a low of 6 °C (44 °F).

Southern England

Average October temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
57 45 Birmingham 14 7
57 44 Bristol 14 7
60 50 Dover 16 10
59 51 Isles of Scilly 15 11
60 48 London, Greenwich 16 9
61 46 London, Kew Gardens 16 8
59 46 Norwich 15 8
57 45 Nottingham 14 7
59 49 Plymouth 15 9
61 48 Southampton 16 9
57 44 Stoke-on-Trent 14 7
60 51 Weymouth 15 10
60 47 Worthing 15 8

Northern England

Average daily temperatures in October
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
56 44 Ambleside, Windermere Lake 13 7
56 44 Berwick-upon-Tweed 13 7
56 44 Dumfries 13 7
59 46 Hull 15 8
58 47 Liverpool 14 8
57 44 Manchester 14 7
57 44 Middlesbrough 14 7
57 45 Newcastle upon Tyne 14 7
56 45 Prestwick 13 7
54 41 Rochester, Northumberland Park 12 5
57 46 Sheffield 14 8

Wales

October temperatures: daily averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
59 46 Cardiff 15 8
58 47 Harlech 15 8
56 43 Llandrindod Wells 14 6
58 47 Rhyl 14 8
58 50 Swansea 15 10

Scotland

Average October temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
55 43 Aberdeen 13 6
55 43 Dundee 13 6
56 44 Edinburgh 13 7
55 44 Glasgow 13 7
55 43 Inverness 13 6
53 45 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 12 7
51 44 Lerwick, Shetland Islands 10 7
54 45 Stornoway, Outer Hebrides 12 7
55 47 Tiree, Inner Hebrides 13 8

Northern Ireland

Average October temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
57 45 Armagh 14 7
57 44 Belfast 14 7
56 43 Castlederg 13 6
57 45 Londonderry 14 7
57 47 Warrenpoint  14 8
Reference

Met Office. Research programmes. Climate science. UK Climate Averages.

United Kingdom Temperatures
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