Bushey weather in October

In October, Bushey sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 14% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bushey's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bushey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:35 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Bushey is town in Hertfordshire, England, UK.

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 Bushey 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 11°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)
11610
21610
3169
4169
5169
6169
7159
8159
9159
10159
11159
12159
13158
14148
15148
16148
17148
18148
19148
20148
21148
22138
23137
24137
25137
26137
27137
28137
29137
30137
31127

How October really feels in Bushey

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.

Bushey weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 53110.98.10.9
Feb / 439.71.29.61.1
Mar10° / 4310.30.711.52.2
Apr13° / 5011.20.213.63.5
May16° / 5410.2015.34.9
Jun19° / 11°5810.4016.35.8
Jul21° / 13°5711015.96.3
Aug21° / 13°6210.8014.46.2
Sep18° / 11°499.5012.45.7
Oct14° / 5810.7010.44.0
Nov10° / 6010.70.28.62.2
Dec / 5611.21.17.71.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32872
42872
52872
62773
72773
82872
92971
102971
112971
122971
132872
143070
153070
163070
173169
183268
193268
203169
213169
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273268
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bushey gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
437
536
636
735
835
934
1034
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18416
28416
38515
48515
58614
68614
78713
88812
98812
108812
118911
128911
138911
149010
159010
169010
17919
18919
19928
20937
21937
22946
23946
24946
25955
26955
27955
28964
29964
30964
31973

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 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 6:09 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 4:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:095:32
211.36:115:29
311.26:135:27
411.26:145:25
511.16:165:22
611.06:185:20
711.06:205:18
810.96:215:15
910.86:235:13
1010.86:255:11
1110.76:275:09
1210.66:285:06
1310.66:305:04
1410.56:325:02
1510.46:345:00
1610.46:354:58
1710.36:374:55
1810.26:394:53
1910.26:414:51
2010.16:424:49
2110.06:444:47
2210.06:464:45
239.96:484:43
249.96:504:41
259.86:514:39
269.76:534:37
279.76:554:35
289.66:574:33
299.56:594:31
309.57:004:30
319.47:024:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bushey?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bushey for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bushey in October

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

In October, Bushey 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 Bushey 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 Bushey peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bushey?

Bushey sits at 51.6°N, 0.4°W, 99 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Watford, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Bushey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bushey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Bushey is covered by trees (43%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (36%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), grassland (29%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Watford 3.0 km · North Watford 5.0 km · Wealdstone 5.0 km · Pinner 6.0 km · Borehamwood 6.0 km · Harrow 7.0 km · Rickmansworth 8.0 km · Ruislip 9.0 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 Bushey (51.6432°, -0.3605°, elevation 99 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).