Longton weather in October

In October, Longton sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 70 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Longton's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Longton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:45 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Longton is town in Staffordshire, UK.

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 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Longton reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1159
2159
3159
4159
5159
6158
7148
8148
9148
10148
11148
12148
13148
14148
15138
16137
17137
18137
19137
20137
21137
22137
23127
24127
25127
26127
27127
28127
29126
30126
31126

How October really feels in Longton

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.

Longton weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6112.71.47.90.7
Feb / 5311.51.69.50.9
Mar / 5611.8111.51.9
Apr12° / 5812.50.413.63.0
May15° / 6012015.54.3
Jun18° / 10°6912016.65.3
Jul20° / 12°7012.8016.25.7
Aug20° / 12°6812.4014.55.7
Sep17° / 10°6111012.45.0
Oct13° / 7012.3010.33.4
Nov10° / 67130.38.41.8
Dec / 6913.11.17.40.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42377
52377
62377
72476
82476
92377
102476
112476
122476
132476
142575
152575
162674
172773
182773
192773
202872
212872
222971
232971
242872
252872
262872
272773
282674
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Longton gets around 70 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
440
540
640
739
839
938
1037
1137
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1838
1938
2039
2140
2240
2341
2441
2542
2642
2743
2843
2943
3044
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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2919
3928
4928
5928
6937
7937
8937
9946
10946
11946
12955
13955
14955
15955
16964
17964
18964
19973
20973
21973
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

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 6:17 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 4:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:175:38
211.36:195:35
311.26:215:33
411.16:235:30
511.16:255:28
611.06:265:26
710.96:285:23
810.86:305:21
910.86:325:18
1010.76:345:16
1110.66:365:14
1210.66:375:11
1310.56:395:09
1410.46:415:07
1510.46:435:05
1610.36:455:02
1710.26:475:00
1810.26:494:58
1910.16:514:56
2010.06:524:53
219.96:544:51
229.96:564:49
239.86:584:47
249.77:004:45
259.77:024:43
269.67:044:41
279.67:064:39
289.57:084:37
299.47:094:35
309.47:114:33
319.37:134:31

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 4.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Longton?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Longton.

What to pack for Longton in October

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

In October, Longton sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Longton 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 Longton 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
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Longton?

Longton sits at 53.0°N, 2.1°W, 150 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Stoke-on-Trent, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Longton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Longton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 735 m.

The land around Longton is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), trees (30%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
735 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Stoke-on-Trent 4.0 km · Newcastle under Lyme 7.0 km · Kidsgrove 13 km · Biddulph 15 km · Leek 15 km · Stafford 20 km · Congleton 21 km · Sandbach 24 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 Longton (52.9833°, -2.1333°, elevation 150 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. 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).