Gillingham in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Gillingham sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 157 mm of precipitation over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 20°C in early September to 9°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Gillingham's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gillingham's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
15°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
9°C
Precipitation
157 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
4.2
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Gillingham in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 20°C in early September to 9°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Gillingham reaches about 15°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Gillingham

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

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

Gillingham weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4910.80.88.21.0
Feb / 429.319.61.2
Mar10° / 399.70.611.52.3
Apr13° / 4511.10.113.53.5
May16° / 509.7015.34.9
Jun19° / 12°529.5016.36.0
Jul21° / 14°5210.3015.96.4
Aug21° / 14°5810014.46.4
Sep19° / 12°458.7012.46.0
Oct15° / 5610.6010.44.2
Nov11° / 5710.60.18.62.4
Dec / 55110.97.71.3

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Gillingham gets around 157 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 15 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min in early September to 8 hours by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Gillingham?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Gillingham for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gillingham in Fall

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

In fall, Gillingham sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Gillingham in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 40 km away) 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
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Gillingham in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gillingham peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Gillingham in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gillingham is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Gillingham's WHO annual average of 13.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1418 µg/m³Nov 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gillingham?

Gillingham sits at 51.4°N, 0.5°E, 31 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Chatham, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Gillingham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gillingham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Gillingham is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), trees (22%) and water (21%) within 3 km, grassland (27%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (29%), grassland (22%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
226 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Chatham 2.0 km · Rochester 3.0 km · Strood 5.0 km · Gravesend 14 km · Maidstone 14 km · Sittingbourne 14 km · Canvey Island 15 km · Stanford-le-Hope 17 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 Gillingham (51.3891°, 0.5486°, elevation 31 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.