Hamilton weather in October

In October, Hamilton sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 138 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hamilton's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hamilton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:28 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Hamilton is capital of Bermuda.

Density
1,289/km²
people per km²
Founded
1793

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in Hamilton reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Hamilton weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 17°10612.610.15.7
Feb19° / 17°10112.310.85.5
Mar19° / 17°10812.111.85.7
Apr20° / 18°819.712.86.4
May22° / 20°869.713.66.7
Jun24° / 23°10912.314.16.5
Jul27° / 25°10515.113.96.0
Aug27° / 26°12316.713.25.7
Sep27° / 25°13614.212.26.0
Oct25° / 23°13813.411.26.3
Nov22° / 21°9211.110.36.5
Dec21° / 19°9710.99.96.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
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44555
54357
64357
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104357
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hamilton gets around 138 mm of rain over 13.4 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
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2640
2739
2839
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3038
3138

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1041225572
2051226561
3051227551
4061327531
5071328511
6071329491
7081429471
8091530461
90101530441
100111631421
110111731401
120121831381
130131831371
140141931351
151152031340
161152031320
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181172231290
192182231270
202182331260
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233222431210
243232431190
253242431180
264252431170
274262431150
285262530140
295272530130
305272530120
316272530110

Wind in October

Winds average 25 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:185:59
211.76:185:57
311.66:195:56
411.66:205:55
511.66:205:53
611.56:215:52
711.56:225:51
811.56:225:50
911.46:235:48
1011.46:245:47
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1211.36:255:45
1311.36:265:43
1411.36:275:42
1511.26:285:41
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1711.26:295:39
1811.16:305:38
1911.16:315:36
2011.16:325:35
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2211.06:335:33
2311.06:345:32
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3110.76:415:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
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84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Hamilton

In seasonPeak

In October, Hamilton sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hamilton sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Hamilton?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Hamilton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hamilton in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Hamilton sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Hamilton in October

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 17 to Feb 2 — about 9.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov24Refreshing
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Hamilton in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hamilton peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hamilton?

Hamilton sits at 32.3°N, 64.8°W, 22 m above sea level, in Bermuda. The nearest listed city is Virginia Beach, 1,142 km away.

Topography around Hamilton

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hamilton.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hamilton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m.

The land around Hamilton is covered by water (53%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (94%) within 16 km, and water (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
70 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Virginia Beach 1,142 km · Elizabeth City 1,143 km · Yarmouth 1,152 km · Barnstable 1,154 km · Havelock 1,158 km · Chesapeake 1,165 km · Norfolk 1,167 km · Portsmouth 1,168 km

Bermuda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 120% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$142,250
2024
Homicide rate
6.2
per 100k, 2023
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 46%none 18%Roman Catholic 15%other Christian 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hamilton (32.2949°, -64.783°, elevation 22 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).