Douglas weather in October

In October, Douglas sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 117 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Douglas's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douglas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 117 mm; 16.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 6:57 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 9th clearest
Wind: 32 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Douglas is capital city of the Isle of Man.

Density: 2,596/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1670

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 14°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Douglas reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 2°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10

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

Douglas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 6°	97	16.5	0.2	7.7	1.1
Feb	8° / 6°	75	14.2	0.4	9.4	1.0
Mar	8° / 6°	70	12.9	0.5	11.5	1.2
Apr	9° / 7°	59	11.7	0.1	13.7	1.7
May	11° / 9°	56	11.2	0	15.7	2.7
Jun	13° / 12°	64	10.7	0	16.8	3.6
Jul	15° / 14°	67	12.2	0	16.4	4.2
Aug	16° / 14°	78	12.9	0	14.6	4.4
Sep	15° / 13°	85	13.3	0	12.5	4.1
Oct	13° / 11°	117	16.2	0	10.2	3.1
Nov	11° / 9°	125	18.5	0.1	8.2	2.0
Dec	9° / 7°	114	18.2	0.2	7.2	1.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	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 (%)	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28
Cloudier (%)	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	68	68	68	69	69	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Douglas gets around 117 mm of rain over 16.2 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 52% and peaks near 58% 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 (%)	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	49
7	49
8	49
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	53
21	54
22	55
23	55
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	58
31	58

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 95% 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 (%)	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 32 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 30 km/h on the calmest days to 34 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)	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Feels	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	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	30	windy
2	30	windy
3	30	windy
4	30	windy
5	31	windy
6	31	windy
7	31	windy
8	31	windy
9	31	windy
10	31	windy
11	31	windy
12	31	windy
13	31	windy
14	31	windy
15	32	windy
16	32	windy
17	32	windy
18	32	windy
19	32	windy
20	33	windy
21	33	windy
22	33	windy
23	33	windy
24	33	windy
25	34	windy
26	34	windy
27	34	windy
28	34	windy
29	34	windy
30	34	windy
31	34	windy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 4:37 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)	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.2	9.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:33	6:35	6:37	6:39	6:41	6:43	6:45	6:47	6:49	6:51	6:53	6:55	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:04	7:06	7:08	7:10	7:12	7:14	7:16	7:18	7:20	7:22	7:24	7:26
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:44	5:41	5:39	5:36	5:34	5:31	5:29	5:26	5:24	5:21	5:19	5:17	5:14	5:12	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:53	4:51	4:49	4:47	4:45	4:43	4:41	4:39	4:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:28	5:46
2	11.2	6:29	5:44
3	11.2	6:31	5:41
4	11.1	6:33	5:39
5	11.0	6:35	5:36
6	10.9	6:37	5:34
7	10.9	6:39	5:31
8	10.8	6:41	5:29
9	10.7	6:43	5:26
10	10.6	6:45	5:24
11	10.6	6:47	5:21
12	10.5	6:49	5:19
13	10.4	6:51	5:17
14	10.4	6:53	5:14
15	10.3	6:55	5:12
16	10.2	6:57	5:09
17	10.1	6:59	5:07
18	10.1	7:00	5:05
19	10.0	7:02	5:02
20	9.9	7:04	5:00
21	9.9	7:06	4:58
22	9.8	7:08	4:56
23	9.7	7:10	4:53
24	9.6	7:12	4:51
25	9.6	7:14	4:49
26	9.5	7:16	4:47
27	9.4	7:18	4:45
28	9.4	7:20	4:43
29	9.3	7:22	4:41
30	9.2	7:24	4:39
31	9.2	7:26	4:37

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.72 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)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	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	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.0	Moderate
9	2.0	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.8	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.6	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.5	Dim
24	1.4	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.3	Dim
28	1.3	Dim
29	1.3	Dim
30	1.2	Dim
31	1.2	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Douglas?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Douglas.

What to pack for Douglas in October

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

In October, Douglas sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara windbreakera warm layer

Sea temperature near Douglas in October

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 15°C and coldest in March near 8°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)	9	8	8	8	10	12	14	15	15	14	12	10
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	8	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	15	Cool
Sep	15	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	12	Bracing
Dec	10	Bracing

UV index in Douglas in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Douglas peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	3	5	5	5	6	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Douglas?

Douglas sits at 54.1°N, 4.5°W, 31 m above sea level, in Isle of Man. The nearest listed city is Whitehaven, 73 km away.

Topography around Douglas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douglas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 613 m.

The land around Douglas is covered by water (40%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (52%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

145 m

water 40%

16 km

617 m

water 52%

80 km

613 m

water 88%

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← September Douglas year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Whitehaven 73 km · Workington 82 km · Barrow in Furness 82 km · Newtownards 92 km · Bangor 95 km · Fleetwood 99 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 100 km · Blackpool 101 km

Isle of Man travel facts

Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita: $90,015; 2023
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.2; per 100k, 2015
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Douglas (54.15°, -4.4833°, elevation 31 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	14	12
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	12
5	14	12
6	14	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	13	12
12	13	12
13	13	12
14	13	12
15	13	11
16	13	11
17	13	11
18	13	11
19	13	11
20	13	11
21	13	11
22	13	11
23	13	11
24	13	11
25	12	11
26	12	11
27	12	11
28	12	10
29	12	10
30	12	10
31	12	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	49
7	49
8	49
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	53
21	54
22	55
23	55
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	58
31	58

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	49
7	49
8	49
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	53
21	54
22	55
23	55
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	58
31	58

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	49
7	49
8	49
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	53
21	54
22	55
23	55
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	58
31	58

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1