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London Weather in October

In October, London averages a high of 15°C (58°F) and a low of 8°C (46°F), from 48 years of daily records (1971–2025).

15°C
Average high
58°F
8°C
Average low
46°F
27°C
Record high
81°F · October 1, 2011
-2°C
Record low
28°F · October 30, 1997

What October Is Like in London

  • October in London has become 1.8°C (3.1°F) warmer on average: the 2010–2024 average against 1970–1989.
  • 5 of the 10 warmest Octobers on record in London have come since 2010.
  • October is the wettest month of the year in London, averaging 73 mm of rain.
  • The warmest October in the record was 2001; the coldest was 1974.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 35% of October days, and the month averages 73 mm in total.

Average daytime high in London, every October since 1971
9°C14°C19°C1980199020002010October 1971: 15.8°COctober 1972: 14.2°COctober 1973: 13.0°COctober 1974: 10.3°COctober 1975: 13.1°COctober 1976: 13.6°COctober 1977: 15.3°COctober 1978: 15.8°COctober 1979: 15.1°COctober 1980: 12.6°COctober 1981: 11.8°COctober 1982: 13.2°COctober 1983: 14.1°COctober 1984: 14.9°COctober 1985: 14.2°COctober 1986: 15.2°COctober 1987: 14.1°COctober 1988: 14.8°COctober 1989: 16.1°COctober 1990: 15.6°COctober 1991: 13.6°COctober 1992: 11.3°COctober 1993: 11.8°COctober 1994: 14.4°COctober 1995: 17.2°COctober 1996: 15.4°COctober 1997: 14.6°COctober 1998: 13.6°COctober 1999: 14.8°COctober 2000: 13.7°COctober 2001: 16.7°COctober 2002: 14.1°COctober 2003: 13.4°COctober 2004: 14.2°COctober 2005: 17.0°COctober 2006: 17.0°COctober 2007: 14.6°COctober 2008: 14.2°COctober 2009: 15.3°COctober 2010: 14.2°COctober 2011: 16.6°COctober 2012: 13.2°COctober 2013: 15.8°COctober 2014: 16.4°COctober 2015: 14.7°COctober 2022: 18.3°COctober 2023: 18.2°COctober 2024: 16.6°C
Warmest: 2022 (18.3°C)Latest: 2024 (16.6°C)10-year averageLong-run average (14.6°C)

Look Up a Day in October

See the weather in London on any October date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Hampstead (1971–2016); Heathrow (1986–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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