Hythe weather in October

In October, Hythe sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 102 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 18% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hythe's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hythe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:38 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Hythe is village in Hampshire, England.

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 Hythe reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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)
11612
21612
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51612
61612
71612
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101512
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Hythe weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 87148.21.3
Feb / 6210.89.71.3
Mar10° / 551111.52.0
Apr12° / 5610.213.53.0
May15° / 10°539.415.24.3
Jun17° / 13°559.616.25.5
Jul19° / 15°5510.115.86.2
Aug20° / 15°6910.314.36.1
Sep18° / 13°6610.512.45.6
Oct15° / 11°10213.210.44.0
Nov11° / 10414.18.72.5
Dec / 9413.17.81.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83466
93466
103466
113466
123565
133565
143565
153565
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223565
233565
243565
253466
263466
273466
283367
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hythe gets around 102 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
443
543
642
741
841
940
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1640
1740
1841
1941
2042
2143
2243
2344
2445
2546
2646
2747
2847
2947
3047
3148

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172271
273261
374251
475241
575241
676231
777221
878211
978211
1079201
1179201
1279201
1380191
1480191
1581190
1682180
1782180
1883170
1983170
2084160
2185150
2285150
2386140
2486140
2587130
2688120
2788120
2889110
2990100
3090100
319190

Wind in October

Winds average 21 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
720breezy
820breezy
920breezy
1020breezy
1120breezy
1220breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 4:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:135:36
211.36:155:34
311.36:165:32
411.26:185:29
511.16:205:27
611.16:215:25
711.06:235:23
810.96:255:20
910.96:265:18
1010.86:285:16
1110.76:305:14
1210.76:315:12
1310.66:335:10
1410.56:355:07
1510.56:365:05
1610.46:385:03
1710.46:405:01
1810.36:424:59
1910.26:434:57
2010.26:454:55
2110.16:474:53
2210.06:484:51
2310.06:504:49
249.96:524:47
259.96:544:45
269.86:554:43
279.76:574:41
289.76:594:40
299.67:014:38
309.67:024:36
319.57:044:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.94 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
72.3Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Hythe?

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
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Hythe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hythe in October

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

In October, Hythe sees daytime highs around 15°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 Hythe in October

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 8°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
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Hythe 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 Hythe peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hythe?

Hythe sits at 50.9°N, 1.4°W, 29 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Southampton, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Hythe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hythe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Hythe is covered by trees (31%), water (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (31%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Southampton 5.0 km · Totton 9.0 km · Hedge End 9.0 km · Eastleigh 12 km · Bishopstoke 13 km · Cowes 13 km · Fareham 16 km · Romsey 16 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 Hythe (50.86°, -1.4016°, elevation 29 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).