United Kingdom in October

October is United Kingdom's 8th-best month (rank 8 of 12): its 30 destinations average 63/100, led by Canterbury at 73 — 14°C and 12 rainy days — while Isle of Skye is cooler at 9°C and scores 42.

#8 of 12 months for United Kingdom · 30 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇬🇧 United Kingdom, month by month

63/100 in October
  1. 49Jan
  2. 56Feb
  3. 64Mar
  4. 75Apr
  5. 80May
  6. 83Jun
  7. 85Jul
  8. 83Aug
  9. 74Sep
  10. 63Oct
  11. 55Nov
  12. 47Dec

Where in United Kingdom in October

#PlaceTypeFeels-like highRainComfortAt its best
1CanterburyCity14°C74 mm · 12 days73 tier B—
2LondonCity14°C72 mm · 12 days73 tier B—
3CambridgeCity14°C69 mm · 10 days72 tier B—
4Stratford-upon-AvonCity13°C70 mm · 12 days71 tier B—
5BathCity12°C94 mm · 13 days70 tier B—
6BristolCity13°C91 mm · 13 days70 tier B—
7OxfordCity13°C86 mm · 11 days70 tier B—
8BirminghamCity11°C83 mm · 12 days69 tier C—
9WindermereTrekking hub11°C141 mm · 17 days69 tier C—
10YorkCity11°C73 mm · 13 days69 tier C—
11BelfastCity12°C95 mm · 15 days68 tier C—
12CardiffCity13°C120 mm · 15 days68 tier C—
13EdinburghCity10°C78 mm · 14 days68 tier C—
14KeswickTrekking hub12°C155 mm · 18 days68 tier C—
15LiverpoolCity12°C117 mm · 17 days68 tier C—
16ManchesterCity12°C110 mm · 15 days67 tier C—
17St AndrewsCity10°C100 mm · 15 days65 tier C—
18Fort WilliamTrekking hub11°C205 mm · 21 days64 tier C—
19GlasgowCity10°C118 mm · 17 days63 tier C—
20InvernessCity10°C97 mm · 17 days63 tier C—
21BrightonBeach14°C78 mm · 12 days62 tier C—
22Isle of WightIsland14°C90 mm · 12 days61 tier C—
23BournemouthBeach14°C92 mm · 13 days60 tier C—
24NewquayBeach12°C105 mm · 15 days59 tier D—
25St IvesBeach12°C121 mm · 15 days57 tier D—
26PortreeCity9°C219 mm · 22 days56 tier D—
27WhitbyBeach10°C89 mm · 15 days55 tier D—
28ObanCity9°C259 mm · 22 days53 tier D—
29Isle of SkyeIsland9°C219 mm · 22 days42 tier F—
30AviemoreSki resort10°C101 mm · 18 days29 tier F—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means October is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United Kingdom in October

  • Autumn colour in the royal parks · London · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)
  • Bath Children's Literature Festival · Bath · 25 Sep – 4 Oct
  • Belfast International Arts Festival · Belfast · 14 Oct – 8 Nov
  • Borrowdale in autumn · Keswick · 5 Oct – 5 Nov (usually)
  • River of Light · Liverpool · 23 Oct – 1 Nov
  • Food and Drink Festival · Manchester · 20 Sep – 10 Oct (usually)
  • Great Scottish Run · Glasgow · 4 Oct
  • Aurora on strong nights · Inverness · 15 Sep – 31 Mar (usually)

Peak crowds at 5 of United Kingdom's 22 well-known places this month.

Better months for United Kingdom

July · 85/100June · 83/100August · 83/100Weakest: December · 47/100
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