Braunstone weather in October

In October, Braunstone sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Braunstone's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Braunstone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:40 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Braunstone is town in Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

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 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Braunstone reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3159
4159
5159
6159
7159
8158
9158
10148
11148
12148
13148
14148
15148
16148
17137
18137
19137
20137
21137
22137
23137
24137
25127
26127
27127
28127
29126
30126
31126

How October really feels in Braunstone

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.

Braunstone weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5412.11.280.7
Feb / 43101.69.51.0
Mar10° / 4710.9111.52.0
Apr13° / 5411.60.313.63.2
May16° / 6011.1015.54.5
Jun19° / 11°6410.8016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6812.1016.16.0
Aug20° / 13°6511.4014.56.0
Sep18° / 10°5610012.45.4
Oct14° / 6411010.33.7
Nov10° / 6011.70.38.51.9
Dec / 5811.31.17.50.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42674
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102773
112773
122872
132872
142971
153070
163070
173070
183169
193169
203268
213169
223169
233070
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
292971
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Braunstone gets around 64 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
436
536
636
735
835
935
1034
1134
1234
1333
1433
1533
1633
1734
1834
1934
2035
2135
2236
2336
2436
2537
2637
2737
2837
2938
3038
3139

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
29010
39010
4919
5919
6928
7928
8928
9937
10937
11937
12946
13946
14946
15946
16955
17955
18955
19964
20964
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 17 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 4:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:135:34
211.36:155:32
311.26:175:29
411.16:195:27
511.16:205:25
611.06:225:22
710.96:245:20
810.96:265:17
910.86:285:15
1010.76:295:13
1110.76:315:10
1210.66:335:08
1310.56:355:06
1410.46:375:04
1510.46:395:01
1610.36:404:59
1710.26:424:57
1810.26:444:55
1910.16:464:53
2010.06:484:50
2110.06:504:48
229.96:524:46
239.86:534:44
249.86:554:42
259.76:574:40
269.66:594:38
279.67:014:36
289.57:034:34
299.57:054:32
309.47:064:30
319.37:084:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Braunstone?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Braunstone.

What to pack for Braunstone in October

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

In October, Braunstone sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Braunstone 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 Braunstone 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Braunstone?

Braunstone sits at 52.6°N, 1.2°W, 83 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Glen Parva, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Braunstone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Braunstone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m.

The land around Braunstone is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (30%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
544 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Glen Parva 4.0 km · Leicester 4.0 km · Oadby 7.0 km · Humberstone 7.0 km · Wigston Magna 7.0 km · Evington 8.0 km · Earl Shilton 10 km · Mountsorrel 11 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 Braunstone (52.6183°, -1.179°, elevation 83 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. 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).