Bedlington weather in October

In October, Bedlington sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 79 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bedlington's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bedlington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Bedlington is town in North East Northumberland, England.

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 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bedlington reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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41310
51310
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91310
101310
111310
121310
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21129
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31118

How October really feels in Bedlington

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bedlington weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7114.41.47.50.7
Feb / 5712.31.59.20.7
Mar / 5212.11.211.41.1
Apr / 5110.40.213.81.8
May11° / 4710.4015.82.8
Jun14° / 11°6511.70173.8
Jul16° / 13°6912.5016.54.8
Aug17° / 13°7512.3014.74.8
Sep15° / 11°6310.7012.54.2
Oct12° / 7913.4010.23.0
Nov10° / 8915.20.48.11.8
Dec / 7814.60.971.0

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 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43268
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163268
173268
183367
193268
203466
213466
223565
233565
243565
253565
263565
273664
283664
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bedlington gets around 79 mm of rain over 13.4 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
440
540
640
740
840
940
1041
1141
1242
1342
1443
1544
1645
1745
1846
1947
2047
2147
2247
2347
2447
2547
2647
2747
2847
2946
3046
3146

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 22 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
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3123breezy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 4:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:175:34
211.26:195:31
311.16:215:29
411.16:235:26
511.06:255:24
610.96:275:21
710.86:295:18
810.86:315:16
910.76:335:13
1010.66:355:11
1110.56:375:08
1210.46:395:06
1310.46:415:03
1410.36:435:01
1510.26:454:58
1610.16:474:56
1710.16:494:53
1810.06:514:51
199.96:534:49
209.86:554:46
219.86:574:44
229.76:594:42
239.67:014:39
249.67:044:37
259.57:064:35
269.47:084:32
279.37:104:30
289.37:124:28
299.27:144:26
309.17:164:24
319.17:184:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bedlington?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bedlington.

What to pack for Bedlington in October

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

In October, Bedlington sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Bedlington in October

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun12Bracing
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UV index in Bedlington 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 Bedlington peaks around July 24 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bedlington?

Bedlington sits at 55.1°N, 1.6°W, 49 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Cramlington, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Bedlington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bedlington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Bedlington is covered by cropland (35%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, water (27%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Cramlington 5.0 km · Blyth 5.0 km · Ashington 6.0 km · Whitley Bay 14 km · Gosforth 15 km · North Shields 16 km · Wallsend 16 km · Tynemouth 16 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

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 Bedlington (55.1306°, -1.5932°, elevation 49 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).