Broadstairs weather in October

In October, Broadstairs sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 86 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 18% 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 Broadstairs's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Broadstairs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:28 AM – 4:51 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Broadstairs is coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, 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 Broadstairs reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°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)
11613
21613
31613
41613
51613
61613
71513
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101512
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How October really feels in Broadstairs

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.

Broadstairs 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 / 7313.80.88.21.1
Feb / 5711.219.61.0
Mar / 4710.30.411.51.6
Apr11° / 429.3013.52.6
May13° / 11°499.2015.33.8
Jun16° / 13°519.4016.35.1
Jul18° / 15°549.9015.96.1
Aug19° / 16°629.6014.46.2
Sep17° / 14°6010.7012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°8613.5010.43.9
Nov11° / 89150.18.62.4
Dec / 8414.20.77.71.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53367
63367
73466
83466
93565
103466
113565
123565
133565
143565
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Broadstairs gets around 86 mm of rain over 13.5 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 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
346
446
546
645
745
845
945
1044
1144
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2543
2643
2743
2843
2944
3044
3144

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171281
271281
372271
473261
574251
676240
776240
877230
978220
1079210
1179210
1280200
1380200
1481190
1581190
1682180
1782180
1883170
1984160
2085150
2186140
2286140
2387130
2488120
2589110
2689110
2790100
289190
299280
309280
319370

Wind in October

Winds average 25 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
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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 6:02 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 4:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:025:25
211.36:045:22
311.26:055:20
411.26:075:18
511.16:095:15
611.06:105:13
711.06:125:11
810.96:145:08
910.86:155:06
1010.86:175:04
1110.76:195:02
1210.66:215:00
1310.66:224:57
1410.56:244:55
1510.56:264:53
1610.46:284:51
1710.36:294:49
1810.36:314:47
1910.26:334:45
2010.16:354:43
2110.16:364:41
2210.06:384:38
239.96:404:36
249.96:424:35
259.86:434:33
269.86:454:31
279.76:474:29
289.66:494:27
299.66:514:25
309.56:524:23
319.56:544:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.0Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
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 Broadstairs?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Broadstairs.

What to pack for Broadstairs in October

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

In October, Broadstairs sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Broadstairs in October

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 18°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Broadstairs 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 Broadstairs peaks around June 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Broadstairs?

Broadstairs sits at 51.4°N, 1.4°E, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Saint Peters, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Broadstairs

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Broadstairs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m.

The land around Broadstairs is covered by water (50%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (75%) within 16 km, and water (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
305 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Saint Peters 2.0 km · Ramsgate 3.0 km · Margate 5.0 km · Deal 15 km · Herne Bay 22 km · Canterbury 27 km · Dover 27 km · Whitstable 29 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 Broadstairs (51.3584°, 1.4419°), 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).