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London Weather in October
Autumn · RainOctober in London is usually cool by day and chilly at night, with 2016–2025 average highs around 16°C (60°F) and lows near 9°C (48°F). Some wet days are normal, with about 12 days reaching at least 1 mm of precipitation and roughly 78 mm for the month.
Avg high60.0°F 15.6°CAvg low48.2°F 9.0°CRainy days~12.0 daysMonthly rain78.3 mm
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What to wear in London in October
For what to wear in London in October, bring layers, a sweater and a light-to-medium jacket. A compact umbrella is worth carrying for passing showers or wetter days.
Travel takeaway: The month can be a practical time to visit when your packing matches the daytime-to-evening temperature change.
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London: 12-month travel weather
London can see rain in any month, usually spread across many changeable days rather than one concentrated wet season. Layers and light rain protection are useful year-round.
JanWinter · RainFebWinter · RainMarEarly springAprSpring · ShowersMaySpringJunEarly summerJulSummerAugSummerSepEarly autumnOctAutumn · RainNovLate autumn · RainDecWinter · Rain
Monthly labels summarize typical climate patterns for trip planning. Always check the latest forecast and tropical-storm alerts before departure.
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📅 Late December–early January
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London in October · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ October 2025 · latest complete year☔ 9 days · 61.7 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17.9°C/9.9°C
No rain
2
18.5°C/10.2°C
No rain
3
17.9°C/14.3°C
🌧️ 11.6 mm
4
17.1°C/11.3°C
🌧️ 4.4 mm
5
15.7°C/10.6°C
No rain
6
18.6°C/9.6°C
No rain
7
17°C/11.6°C
No rain
8
16.8°C/11.3°C
No rain
9
15°C/8.8°C
No rain
10
15.8°C/12°C
No rain
11
14.8°C/10.6°C
No rain
12
15°C/7.5°C
No rain
13
15.6°C/12.3°C
No rain
14
13.7°C/10.8°C
No rain
15
13°C/10.5°C
No rain
16
15.4°C/9.5°C
No rain
17
14.8°C/11.1°C
No rain
18
14.6°C/11.1°C
No rain
19
15.3°C/12°C
🌧️ 6.1 mm
20
14.6°C/11.8°C
🌧️ 3.4 mm
21
15.3°C/10.9°C
No rain
22
14.6°C/8.9°C
🌧️ 7.8 mm
23
11.7°C/7.3°C
🌧️ 16.3 mm
24
12°C/5.8°C
No rain
25
11.8°C/6.5°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
26
10.9°C/4.9°C
No rain
27
12.8°C/9.9°C
No rain
28
14.4°C/11.3°C
No rain
29
12.5°C/7.7°C
🌧️ 4.7 mm
30
12.9°C/5.6°C
No rain
31
15.7°C/12.8°C
🌧️ 4.2 mm
October 2024☔ 15 days · 83.2 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14.3°C/10.6°C
🌧️ 12.7 mm
2
17.1°C/11.1°C
🌧️ 1 mm
3
15.4°C/8°C
No rain
4
16°C/5.7°C
No rain
5
16.7°C/6.1°C
No rain
6
15.5°C/11.6°C
🌧️ 4 mm
7
17.4°C/11.5°C
🌧️ 10.2 mm
8
17.1°C/12.1°C
🌧️ 4.3 mm
9
16.4°C/12.5°C
🌧️ 2.1 mm
10
12.5°C/4.2°C
🌧️ 3.4 mm
11
12°C/1.9°C
No rain
12
14.8°C/8°C
🌧️ 3.4 mm
13
10.7°C/4.8°C
No rain
14
13.1°C/7.4°C
🌧️ 14.1 mm
15
16.8°C/9.8°C
No rain
16
21.4°C/14.4°C
🌧️ 6.2 mm
17
17.4°C/9.4°C
🌧️ 2.7 mm
18
16.2°C/8.2°C
No rain
19
16.4°C/9.9°C
🌧️ 7.3 mm
20
17.4°C/10.6°C
🌧️ 3.6 mm
21
14.2°C/9.9°C
🌧️ 1.7 mm
22
15.8°C/8.2°C
No rain
23
16.2°C/7.9°C
No rain
24
16.7°C/9.6°C
No rain
25
17.6°C/10.6°C
🌧️ 4.2 mm
26
16°C/8.4°C
No rain
27
14.2°C/6°C
No rain
28
15.8°C/10.8°C
No rain
29
15.6°C/11.7°C
No rain
30
14.4°C/7.4°C
No rain
31
14.2°C/6.5°C
No rain
October 2023☔ 13 days · 91.8 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22.6°C/14.9°C
No rain
2
22.5°C/14.3°C
🌧️ 4.1 mm
3
18.3°C/12.3°C
No rain
4
17.7°C/10.6°C
No rain
5
18.5°C/11.9°C
No rain
6
20.9°C/13.5°C
No rain
7
22.9°C/13.7°C
No rain
8
23.3°C/12.6°C
No rain
9
23.1°C/12.6°C
No rain
10
21.3°C/12.3°C
No rain
11
20.5°C/14.2°C
No rain
12
16.1°C/13°C
🌧️ 15.7 mm
13
20.5°C/10.5°C
🌧️ 14.2 mm
14
13.3°C/7.1°C
No rain
15
10.5°C/4.3°C
No rain
16
12°C/2.3°C
No rain
17
14.5°C/9.1°C
No rain
18
16.7°C/10.2°C
🌧️ 7.2 mm
19
17.7°C/14.4°C
🌧️ 6 mm
20
16.1°C/12.2°C
🌧️ 11.3 mm
21
16.2°C/9.6°C
🌧️ 3.4 mm
22
15.1°C/6.7°C
No rain
23
15°C/6.8°C
No rain
24
14.1°C/7.3°C
🌧️ 3.2 mm
25
13.8°C/8°C
No rain
26
15.6°C/7.3°C
🌧️ 2.6 mm
27
14.2°C/7.1°C
🌧️ 1 mm
28
15.3°C/9°C
🌧️ 10.4 mm
29
12.3°C/9.1°C
🌧️ 6.7 mm
30
14.4°C/7.3°C
No rain
31
14.1°C/6.5°C
🌧️ 2.4 mm
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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