Brixham weather in October

In October, Brixham sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 89 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Brixham's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brixham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:46 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Brixham is town and civil parish in Devon, 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 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Brixham reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°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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21612
31612
41512
51511
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101511
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291310
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31139

Brixham weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7912.98.31.4
Feb / 6110.59.71.4
Mar10° / 5810.711.52.0
Apr11° / 5810.913.52.8
May14° / 5810.715.24.0
Jun17° / 12°5610.416.15.1
Jul19° / 14°529.915.86.0
Aug19° / 14°6310.614.35.9
Sep17° / 13°549.612.45.4
Oct14° / 11°8913.410.53.8
Nov11° / 8913.48.82.5
Dec / 8612.87.91.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53367
63268
73268
83367
93268
103367
113268
123268
133268
143268
153070
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233070
243169
253169
263070
273070
283169
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Brixham gets around 89 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 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
640
740
840
940
1039
1139
1239
1339
1440
1540
1641
1742
1842
1943
2044
2144
2245
2346
2446
2547
2647
2748
2848
2947
3047
3147

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175241
276231
376231
477221
578211
679201
780191
880191
982180
1082180
1182180
1282180
1383170
1483170
1583170
1684160
1784160
1885150
1986140
2086140
2187130
2287130
2388120
2488120
2589110
2689110
2789110
2890100
2990100
309190
319190

Wind in October

Winds average 21 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
720breezy
820breezy
920breezy
1020breezy
1120breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 4:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:215:45
211.36:235:43
311.36:245:41
411.26:265:38
511.16:285:36
611.16:295:34
711.06:315:32
810.96:325:29
910.96:345:27
1010.86:365:25
1110.86:375:23
1210.76:395:21
1310.66:415:19
1410.66:425:17
1510.56:445:14
1610.46:465:12
1710.46:475:10
1810.36:495:08
1910.36:515:06
2010.26:535:04
2110.16:545:02
2210.16:565:00
2310.06:584:58
2410.06:594:57
259.97:014:55
269.87:034:53
279.87:044:51
289.77:064:49
299.77:084:47
309.67:104:46
319.57:114:44

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Brixham?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brixham.

What to pack for Brixham in October

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

In October, Brixham sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Brixham 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 August 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.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Brixham 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 Brixham peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brixham?

Brixham sits at 50.4°N, 3.5°W, 13 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Paignton, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Brixham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brixham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Brixham is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (60%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Paignton 6.0 km · Torquay 8.0 km · Newton Abbot 16 km · Exmouth 26 km · Heavitree 36 km · Exeter 37 km · Plymstock 41 km · Plymouth 45 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 Brixham (50.3943°, -3.5158°, elevation 13 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).