Horsforth in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Horsforth sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 218 mm of precipitation over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 17°C in early September to 7°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
12°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
7°C
Precipitation
218 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
2.9
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Horsforth in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 17°C in early September to 7°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Horsforth reaches about 12°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Horsforth

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
14
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Horsforth 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 / 7314.12.77.80.3
Feb / 6512.73.59.40.5
Mar / 6412.72.411.51.4
Apr11° / 6512.60.913.72.5
May14° / 6412.5015.63.7
Jun17° / 10°7813.7016.74.7
Jul19° / 12°7714016.35.4
Aug18° / 12°8214.2014.65.2
Sep16° / 6911.4012.54.5
Oct12° / 7513.20.110.22.9
Nov / 7413.70.78.31.4
Dec / 8213.82.27.30.5

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Horsforth gets around 218 mm of rain and snow 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 16 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min in early September to 7 h 36 min 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 1.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Horsforth?

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.

2.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Horsforth.

What to pack for Horsforth in Fall

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

In fall, Horsforth sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 38 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Horsforth 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 Horsforth peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Horsforth?

Horsforth sits at 53.8°N, 1.6°W, 145 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Yeadon, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Horsforth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horsforth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 735 m.

The land around Horsforth is covered by trees (40%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (44%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
389 m
80 km
735 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Yeadon 4.0 km · Pudsey 5.0 km · Guiseley 6.0 km · Chapel Allerton 7.0 km · Leeds 8.0 km · Shipley 9.0 km · Bradford 9.0 km · Saltaire 10 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 Horsforth (53.8426°, -1.6375°, elevation 145 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.