London · United Kingdom

London in October: every year compared

In October, London averages highs of 14.7 °C and lows of 8.7 °C, with 57 mm of precipitation. The warmest October was 2001 (14.0 °C), the coldest 1974 (7.8 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 14.7 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 8.7 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 57 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 10

Day by day through October

Normal high and low for each day of October in London.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every October in London, ranked

86 months of October since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 18 of 86 (+0.7 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 12.3 °C · +0.7 °C vs normal · rank 18 of 86

Warmest years

1200114.0 °C
2200514.0 °C
3200614.0 °C
4202213.7 °C
5201413.6 °C

Coldest years

119747.8 °C
219928.2 °C
319648.9 °C
419819.1 °C
519939.4 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Rainy days
2025	12.3 °C	14.9 °C	9.7 °C	56 mm	0 days	9 days
2024	12.2 °C	15.4 °C	9.1 °C	48 mm	0 days	11 days
2023	13.4 °C	16.9 °C	10.4 °C	108 mm	0 days	16 days
2022	13.7 °C	17.4 °C	10.0 °C	78 mm	0 days	15 days
2021	12.6 °C	15.7 °C	9.3 °C	102 mm	0 days	13 days
2020	11.4 °C	14.0 °C	8.9 °C	128 mm	0 days	17 days
2019	11.3 °C	14.2 °C	8.2 °C	92 mm	0 days	15 days
2018	11.7 °C	15.8 °C	7.9 °C	28 mm	1 day	6 days
2017	13.2 °C	16.0 °C	10.1 °C	26 mm	0 days	6 days
2016	11.4 °C	14.7 °C	8.7 °C	16 mm	0 days	3 days
2015	11.7 °C	14.8 °C	8.8 °C	48 mm	0 days	7 days
2014	13.6 °C	16.6 °C	10.8 °C	73 mm	0 days	13 days
2013	13.0 °C	15.8 °C	10.3 °C	98 mm	0 days	17 days
2012	10.7 °C	13.4 °C	7.9 °C	82 mm	0 days	18 days
2011	13.3 °C	16.9 °C	10.2 °C	18 mm	0 days	6 days
2010	11.1 °C	14.2 °C	8.3 °C	66 mm	1 day	11 days
2009	12.1 °C	15.3 °C	9.2 °C	34 mm	0 days	8 days
2008	10.4 °C	14.0 °C	6.4 °C	39 mm	1 day	8 days
2007	11.4 °C	14.6 °C	8.4 °C	41 mm	0 days	7 days
2006	14.0 °C	16.8 °C	11.1 °C	58 mm	0 days	13 days
2005	14.0 °C	16.9 °C	11.3 °C	49 mm	0 days	9 days
2004	11.6 °C	14.3 °C	8.8 °C	53 mm	0 days	14 days
2003	9.8 °C	13.3 °C	6.6 °C	36 mm	0 days	8 days
2002	11.0 °C	14.1 °C	7.9 °C	59 mm	0 days	14 days
2001	14.0 °C	16.8 °C	11.2 °C	82 mm	0 days	15 days
2000	11.2 °C	13.8 °C	8.5 °C	137 mm	0 days	18 days
1999	11.3 °C	14.6 °C	8.2 °C	38 mm	0 days	6 days
1998	11.2 °C	13.6 °C	8.4 °C	90 mm	0 days	13 days
1997	11.0 °C	14.6 °C	7.7 °C	63 mm	1 day	9 days
1996	12.2 °C	15.2 °C	9.1 °C	32 mm	0 days	12 days
1995	13.5 °C	16.9 °C	10.4 °C	17 mm	0 days	6 days
1994	10.5 °C	14.2 °C	7.4 °C	63 mm	0 days	9 days
1993	9.4 °C	12.1 °C	7.2 °C	56 mm	1 day	10 days
1992	8.2 °C	11.3 °C	5.5 °C	70 mm	0 days	10 days
1991	10.3 °C	13.3 °C	7.4 °C	21 mm	0 days	4 days
1990	12.5 °C	15.8 °C	9.0 °C	44 mm	0 days	11 days
1989	12.7 °C	15.7 °C	9.5 °C	44 mm	0 days	9 days
1988	11.3 °C	14.3 °C	8.4 °C	62 mm	0 days	9 days
1987	10.8 °C	14.0 °C	7.5 °C	125 mm	0 days	13 days
1986	11.7 °C	15.1 °C	8.4 °C	66 mm	0 days	12 days
1985	11.5 °C	14.4 °C	8.8 °C	37 mm	0 days	7 days
1984	11.9 °C	14.7 °C	8.8 °C	39 mm	0 days	6 days
1983	11.1 °C	14.2 °C	7.8 °C	44 mm	2 days	8 days
1982	10.6 °C	13.1 °C	7.8 °C	93 mm	0 days	14 days
1981	9.1 °C	11.9 °C	6.0 °C	78 mm	0 days	18 days
1980	9.5 °C	12.8 °C	6.1 °C	68 mm	0 days	12 days
1979	11.9 °C	14.9 °C	8.5 °C	75 mm	0 days	11 days
1978	12.0 °C	15.2 °C	8.7 °C	8 mm	0 days	3 days
1977	12.1 °C	15.1 °C	9.1 °C	44 mm	0 days	11 days
1976	11.6 °C	14.0 °C	8.8 °C	97 mm	0 days	18 days
1975	10.0 °C	13.1 °C	6.9 °C	10 mm	0 days	5 days
1974	7.8 °C	10.2 °C	5.4 °C	81 mm	0 days	15 days
1973	9.7 °C	12.8 °C	6.5 °C	39 mm	0 days	6 days
1972	11.2 °C	14.2 °C	8.1 °C	27 mm	0 days	8 days
1971	11.7 °C	15.6 °C	8.0 °C	49 mm	0 days	7 days
1970	11.5 °C	14.7 °C	8.1 °C	20 mm	0 days	4 days
1969	13.2 °C	16.9 °C	9.8 °C	6 mm	0 days	2 days
1968	13.1 °C	15.4 °C	10.9 °C	56 mm	0 days	10 days
1967	11.8 °C	14.4 °C	8.9 °C	79 mm	0 days	15 days
1966	11.2 °C	14.0 °C	8.4 °C	120 mm	0 days	16 days
1965	11.5 °C	15.2 °C	8.0 °C	12 mm	0 days	5 days
1964	8.9 °C	12.4 °C	5.8 °C	32 mm	0 days	8 days
1963	11.1 °C	14.2 °C	7.7 °C	25 mm	0 days	7 days
1962	11.1 °C	14.6 °C	7.8 °C	19 mm	0 days	3 days
1961	11.3 °C	14.5 °C	8.2 °C	54 mm	0 days	11 days
1960	10.6 °C	13.3 °C	8.2 °C	122 mm	0 days	22 days
1959	12.5 °C	16.5 °C	8.6 °C	49 mm	0 days	8 days
1958	11.3 °C	14.0 °C	8.4 °C	46 mm	0 days	13 days
1957	11.3 °C	14.6 °C	7.9 °C	21 mm	0 days	7 days
1956	9.9 °C	13.1 °C	6.6 °C	20 mm	0 days	7 days
1955	9.4 °C	13.1 °C	5.8 °C	70 mm	2 days	6 days
1954	12.4 °C	15.5 °C	9.1 °C	31 mm	1 day	9 days
1953	10.8 °C	14.1 °C	7.6 °C	42 mm	0 days	6 days
1952	9.5 °C	12.6 °C	6.6 °C	71 mm	1 day	11 days
1951	9.8 °C	13.4 °C	6.3 °C	20 mm	2 days	6 days
1950	10.2 °C	13.3 °C	7.0 °C	13 mm	2 days	4 days
1949	11.9 °C	15.8 °C	8.5 °C	110 mm	3 days	12 days
1948	10.5 °C	14.3 °C	7.0 °C	33 mm	1 day	7 days
1947	11.4 °C	16.0 °C	7.5 °C	5 mm	0 days	2 days
1946	10.8 °C	13.8 °C	8.0 °C	23 mm	0 days	6 days
1945	12.2 °C	15.9 °C	8.9 °C	40 mm	0 days	6 days
1944	9.6 °C	12.6 °C	6.7 °C	66 mm	0 days	10 days
1943	11.3 °C	14.8 °C	7.9 °C	31 mm	0 days	6 days
1942	11.4 °C	14.7 °C	7.9 °C	43 mm	0 days	11 days
1941	10.9 °C	14.2 °C	7.6 °C	24 mm	0 days	7 days
1940	10.4 °C	13.5 °C	7.5 °C	64 mm	1 day	12 days

October records

Hottest day

27.8 °C

October 1, 2011 estimate

Coldest night

-1.9 °C

October 28, 1950 estimate

Wettest day

31 mm

October 10, 1987 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is London in October?

Highs average 14.7 °C and lows 8.7 °C. A typical October brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in London in October?

About 57 mm falls in October, over some 10 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest October was 2000 (137 mm), the driest 1947 (5 mm).

What was the warmest October in London?

2001, with a mean temperature of 14.0 °C. The coldest was 1974 (7.8 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 18 of 86.