Saint Peter Port weather in October

In October, Saint Peter Port sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 107 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Saint Peter Port's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Peter Port's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 107 mm; 15 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:40 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 8th clearest
Wind: 30 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Saint Peter Port is parish, port, and capital of Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

Density: 2,537/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Saint Peter Port reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	15
2	16	15
3	16	15
4	16	15
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	16	14
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	15	14
15	15	14
16	15	14
17	15	14
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	13
29	14	13
30	14	13
31	14	12

Saint Peter Port weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 8°	98	15.7	8.4	1.8
Feb	9° / 7°	74	13.3	9.8	1.7
Mar	10° / 8°	58	11.5	11.5	2.0
Apr	11° / 9°	50	9.7	13.4	2.6
May	13° / 11°	45	7.9	15.1	3.6
Jun	15° / 13°	42	7.5	16	4.7
Jul	17° / 15°	36	6.9	15.6	5.7
Aug	17° / 16°	50	8.6	14.2	5.9
Sep	17° / 15°	57	9.4	12.4	5.5
Oct	15° / 14°	107	15	10.5	4.1
Nov	13° / 11°	121	17.7	8.9	2.8
Dec	11° / 9°	121	17	8	2.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Saint Peter Port gets around 107 mm of rain over 15 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	46
14	46
15	47
16	47
17	48
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	51
22	51
23	51
24	52
25	52
26	53
27	53
28	53
29	54
30	54
31	54

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	60	61	63	64	64	65	66	67	68	69	69	70	72	73	73	74	75	76	78	79	80	80	81	82	83	83	84	85	86	86	87
Comfortable (%)	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	14	14	13
Humid (%)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	36	4
2	61	35	4
3	63	34	3
4	64	33	3
5	64	33	3
6	65	32	3
7	66	31	3
8	67	31	2
9	68	30	2
10	69	29	2
11	69	29	2
12	70	28	2
13	72	27	1
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	74	25	1
17	75	24	1
18	76	23	1
19	78	22	0
20	79	21	0
21	80	20	0
22	80	20	0
23	81	19	0
24	82	18	0
25	83	17	0
26	83	17	0
27	84	16	0
28	85	15	0
29	86	14	0
30	86	14	0
31	87	13	0

Wind in October

Winds average 30 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 33 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	28	breezy
2	28	breezy
3	28	breezy
4	29	breezy
5	29	breezy
6	29	breezy
7	29	breezy
8	29	windy
9	29	windy
10	29	windy
11	29	windy
12	29	windy
13	30	windy
14	30	windy
15	30	windy
16	30	windy
17	30	windy
18	30	windy
19	31	windy
20	31	windy
21	31	windy
22	31	windy
23	31	windy
24	32	windy
25	32	windy
26	32	windy
27	32	windy
28	32	windy
29	33	windy
30	33	windy
31	33	windy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 4:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:57	6:58	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:05
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:40	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:08	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:57	4:55	4:53	4:51	4:49	4:48	4:46	4:44	4:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:17	5:42
2	11.4	6:18	5:40
3	11.3	6:20	5:37
4	11.2	6:21	5:35
5	11.2	6:23	5:33
6	11.1	6:24	5:31
7	11.0	6:26	5:29
8	11.0	6:28	5:27
9	10.9	6:29	5:24
10	10.9	6:31	5:22
11	10.8	6:32	5:20
12	10.7	6:34	5:18
13	10.7	6:35	5:16
14	10.6	6:37	5:14
15	10.6	6:39	5:12
16	10.5	6:40	5:10
17	10.4	6:42	5:08
18	10.4	6:44	5:06
19	10.3	6:45	5:04
20	10.3	6:47	5:02
21	10.2	6:48	5:00
22	10.1	6:50	4:58
23	10.1	6:52	4:57
24	10.0	6:53	4:55
25	10.0	6:55	4:53
26	9.9	6:57	4:51
27	9.8	6:58	4:49
28	9.8	7:00	4:48
29	9.7	7:02	4:46
30	9.7	7:03	4:44
31	9.6	7:05	4:42

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.3	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.0	Moderate
21	2.0	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.7	Dim
29	1.7	Dim
30	1.6	Dim
31	1.6	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Saint Peter Port

In seasonPeak

In October, Saint Peter Port sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Saint Peter Port's rainy season runs September–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Saint Peter Port?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Saint Peter Port for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint Peter Port in October

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

In October, Saint Peter Port sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara windbreakera warm layer

Sea temperature near Saint Peter Port in October

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 September at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	10	9	10	12	14	16	17	17	16	14	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	10	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Saint Peter Port in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint Peter Port peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	5	6	6	6	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Saint Peter Port?

Saint Peter Port sits at 49.5°N, 2.5°W, 10 m above sea level, in Guernsey. The nearest listed city is Saint Helier, 43 km away.

Topography around Saint Peter Port

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint Peter Port has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m.

The land around Saint Peter Port is covered by water (41%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (91%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

105 m

water 41%

16 km

108 m

water 91%

80 km

191 m

water 88%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← September Saint Peter Port year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Saint Helier 43 km · Octeville 67 km · Équeurdreville-Hainneville 67 km · Cherbourg 69 km · Tourlaville 73 km · Saint-Malo 98 km · Lannion 105 km · Saint-Brieuc 106 km

Guernsey travel facts

Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 50 Hz

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 Saint Peter Port (49.4598°, -2.5353°, elevation 10 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	15
2	16	15
3	16	15
4	16	15
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	16	14
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	15	14
15	15	14
16	15	14
17	15	14
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	13
29	14	13
30	14	13
31	14	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	46
14	46
15	47
16	47
17	48
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	51
22	51
23	51
24	52
25	52
26	53
27	53
28	53
29	54
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	36	4
2	61	35	4
3	63	34	3
4	64	33	3
5	64	33	3
6	65	32	3
7	66	31	3
8	67	31	2
9	68	30	2
10	69	29	2
11	69	29	2
12	70	28	2
13	72	27	1
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	74	25	1
17	75	24	1
18	76	23	1
19	78	22	0
20	79	21	0
21	80	20	0
22	80	20	0
23	81	19	0
24	82	18	0
25	83	17	0
26	83	17	0
27	84	16	0
28	85	15	0
29	86	14	0
30	86	14	0
31	87	13	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	15
2	16	15
3	16	15
4	16	15
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	16	14
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	15	14
15	15	14
16	15	14
17	15	14
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	13
29	14	13
30	14	13
31	14	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	46
14	46
15	47
16	47
17	48
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	51
22	51
23	51
24	52
25	52
26	53
27	53
28	53
29	54
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	36	4
2	61	35	4
3	63	34	3
4	64	33	3
5	64	33	3
6	65	32	3
7	66	31	3
8	67	31	2
9	68	30	2
10	69	29	2
11	69	29	2
12	70	28	2
13	72	27	1
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	74	25	1
17	75	24	1
18	76	23	1
19	78	22	0
20	79	21	0
21	80	20	0
22	80	20	0
23	81	19	0
24	82	18	0
25	83	17	0
26	83	17	0
27	84	16	0
28	85	15	0
29	86	14	0
30	86	14	0
31	87	13	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	15
2	16	15
3	16	15
4	16	15
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	16	14
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	15	14
15	15	14
16	15	14
17	15	14
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	13
29	14	13
30	14	13
31	14	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	46
14	46
15	47
16	47
17	48
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	51
22	51
23	51
24	52
25	52
26	53
27	53
28	53
29	54
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	36	4
2	61	35	4
3	63	34	3
4	64	33	3
5	64	33	3
6	65	32	3
7	66	31	3
8	67	31	2
9	68	30	2
10	69	29	2
11	69	29	2
12	70	28	2
13	72	27	1
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	74	25	1
17	75	24	1
18	76	23	1
19	78	22	0
20	79	21	0
21	80	20	0
22	80	20	0
23	81	19	0
24	82	18	0
25	83	17	0
26	83	17	0
27	84	16	0
28	85	15	0
29	86	14	0
30	86	14	0
31	87	13	0