Great Yarmouth weather in October

In October, Great Yarmouth sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Great Yarmouth's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Great Yarmouth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:29 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Great Yarmouth is town in Norfolk, England, UK.

Density
6,296/km²
people per km²

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 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Great Yarmouth reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 3°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 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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21613
31513
41513
51513
61513
71512
81512
91512
101512
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How October really feels in Great Yarmouth

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.

Great Yarmouth 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 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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93466
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
153565
163664
173565
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203763
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233664
243664
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273565
283565
293565
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Great Yarmouth gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
442
542
642
742
842
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043
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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176231
276231
377221
478211
578211
680200
781190
881190
982180
1082180
1183170
1283170
1384160
1484160
1585150
1686140
1787130
1888120
1989110
2090100
219190
229280
239280
249370
259460
269550
279550
289640
299640
309730
319730

Wind in October

Winds average 26 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
225breezy
325breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 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 6:02 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 4:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:025:23
211.36:035:20
311.26:055:18
411.16:075:15
511.16:095:13
611.06:115:11
710.96:125:08
810.96:145:06
910.86:165:03
1010.76:185:01
1110.76:204:59
1210.66:214:57
1310.56:234:54
1410.46:254:52
1510.46:274:50
1610.36:294:48
1710.26:314:45
1810.26:324:43
1910.16:344:41
2010.06:364:39
2110.06:384:37
229.96:404:35
239.86:424:32
249.86:444:30
259.76:454:28
269.66:474:26
279.66:494:24
289.56:514:22
299.56:534:20
309.46:554:18
319.36:574:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Great Yarmouth?

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

3.7
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 Great Yarmouth.

What to pack for Great Yarmouth in October

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

In October, Great Yarmouth 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 Great Yarmouth in October

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 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 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 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
October 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. 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).