Great Yarmouth in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Great Yarmouth sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 226 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 18°C in early September to 9°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
11°C
Rainfall
226 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
26 km/h
Travel score
3.7
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Great Yarmouth in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 18°C in early September to 9°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Great Yarmouth reaches about 14°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Great Yarmouth

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.

Great Yarmouth 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 / 6413.10.680.8
Feb / 5310.60.99.50.6
Mar / 4810.70.511.51.1
Apr / 378.8013.62.0
May12° / 10°488.7015.53.3
Jun15° / 13°5410.1016.54.5
Jul18° / 15°5911.2016.15.6
Aug18° / 16°6410.2014.55.9
Sep17° / 14°6611012.45.2
Oct14° / 11°8112.9010.33.7
Nov11° / 7914.50.18.52.2
Dec / 7213.60.57.51.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Great Yarmouth gets around 226 mm of rain over 38 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 26 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min in early September to 7 h 48 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Great Yarmouth?

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.

3.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Great Yarmouth.

What to pack for Great Yarmouth in Fall

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

In fall, Great Yarmouth sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 38 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Great Yarmouth in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 14°C across fall — 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 February near 6°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
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Great Yarmouth in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Great Yarmouth 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
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Great Yarmouth?

Great Yarmouth sits at 52.6°N, 1.7°E, 6 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Lowestoft, 15 km away.

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Topography around Great Yarmouth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Great Yarmouth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m.

The land around Great Yarmouth is covered by water (45%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (51%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
120 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Lowestoft 15 km · Norwich 29 km · Bowthorpe 35 km · East Dereham 54 km · Stowmarket 68 km · Thetford 70 km · Ipswich 72 km · Felixstowe 76 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 Great Yarmouth (52.6083°, 1.7305°, elevation 6 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.